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Destruction of
the Ecosystem

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Reduction in
upland flow synchronized to an imbalanced ecosystem
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Loss of upper
bole (canopy) due to top-dying of Sundri
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Lowering
number of marginal plants,impacting wildlife especially birds
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Low density of
plants giving easy access of man for illegal extraction and hunting
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Easy access
and less fear of tiger encouraging more people to collect the last
remaining resources ignoring sustainability and regeneration
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Shifting of
spawning grounds for aquatic creatures to unsuitable environment,
resulting in low production of commercial species and species of
ecological importance
Source:
Presentation made by A.N.H. Akhtar Hossain PEng, Engr. S. M. Mahbubur
Rahman and Engr. S.H.M. Fakhruddin at Press Club Dhaka.
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