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Salam, Mohammad Fakhrus
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Lives and Livelihoods: How Socioeconomic Realities Shape Community Participation in Managing the Tanguar Haor Wetlands in Bangladesh Salam, Mohammad Fakhrus
Research in Social Sciences and Technology Vol 10 No 3 (2025): Research in Social Sciences and Technology
Publisher : Research in Social Sciences and Technology- OpenED Network

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.46303/ressat.2025.45

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This study delves into how local communities engage in the management of Tanguar Haor, a vital wetland in northeastern Bangladesh designated as an Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) and a Ramsar site. The study looks at relationships between important socioeconomic factors like income, education, age, gender, and local participation in wetland governance using household-level data from twelve villages. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study integrates quantitative household survey data with qualitative interviews and focus group discussions to capture both statistical trends and community perceptions regarding participation in wetland governance. Roles in decision-making, project implementation, evaluation, and benefit-sharing procedures are among them. In contrast to their mainland counterparts in the Sunamganj district, the Tanguar Haor region, which has been inhabited for generations, is home to communities primarily impoverished and socioeconomically marginalized. The degree of meaningful participation is nonetheless unequal and frequently limited by structural inequities, despite the government's efforts to promote a co-management model incorporating governmental actors and local communities. The study finds that while the most underprivileged groups continue to be under-represented, those with greater socioeconomic status are substantially more involved in wetland management. These results emphasise how crucial it is to address socioeconomic inequality in order to promote inclusive and sustainable wetland governance. The study contributes to the broader discourse on environmental justice, local stewardship, and the role of equity in natural resource management.
Reclaiming sovereignty: Decolonizing wetland governance in Bangladesh for sustainable futures Salam, Mohammad Fakhrus; Masrur, Habibur Rahman
Green Governance: Exploring Politics, Social Justice, and the Environment Vol. 3 No. 1: (February) 2026
Publisher : Institute for Advanced Science, Social, and Sustainable Future

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61511/gg.v3i1.2026.2890

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Background: Wetlands in Bangladesh, such as haors and beels, are living, dynamic landscapes that sustain biodiversity, livelihoods, and culture across generations. Yet, governance models rooted in colonial resource extraction and bureaucratic control persist, marginalizing these vital socio-ecological systems. Post-independence state-led development continues to prioritize technical solutions over community knowledge and ecological resilience. This has created a crisis in regions like the haors, where institutional incoherence meets acute ecological vulnerability. Methods: This study employs a qualitative interpretive design grounded in socio-ecological and historical perspectives to examine wetland governance in Bangladesh’s haor region, drawing on extensive secondary sources and using iterative thematic analysis informed by a decolonial framework to explore power dynamics, community experiences, and postcolonial institutional legacies. Findings: Informed by decolonial theory, political ecology, and Indigenous knowledge, this paper argues for a radical paradigm shift. Through fieldwork and community narratives, it highlights the urgent need to move beyond centralized, reactive governance. Instead, it calls for institutional decolonization centering local leadership, plural knowledge systems, and justice in environmental decision-making. Securing the future of Bangladesh’s wetlands demands not just technical innovation, but historical reckoning and epistemic justice, restoring governance to those whose lives are woven into these landscapes. Conclusion: Wetland governance in Bangladesh requires a decolonized, justice-oriented shift that centers community authority, participatory institutions, and the integration of local and scientific knowledge to ensure ecological resilience and social equity. Novelty/Originality of this article: This study applies a decolonial political ecology lens to wetland governance in Bangladesh, proposing a justice-oriented, community-centered model to replace centralized postcolonial control and strengthen socio-ecological resilience.
Co-Authors Masrur, Habibur Rahman