1. Potentiality of homestead forests aspect of biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development in Bangladesh
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2. Location Academic skill in Forest Science / Md Mokbul Hossain

3. Forest Zone Academic skill in Forest Science / Md Mokbul Hossain

4. Forest features Academic skill in Forest Science / Md Mokbul Hossain

5. What is homestead forest?
Homestead garden
Traditional agroforestry system
number of crops including trees are grown with livestock, poultry and/or fish production, mainly for the purposes of satisfying the farmers' basic needs.
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6. Why its importance? Timber and fuelwood
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7. Importance
It is estimated that about 70% of timber, 90% of firewood, 48% of sawn and veneer logs, and almost 90% of bamboo requirements are met from homestead forests.
At least 20 million households, represent one possible strategy for biodiversity conservation
Nutrition's
Income
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8. Economic aspect of homestead forest
Landholding
size class
Annual
household
income
(US$)
Homestead
forest
Income
from other
sources
Contribution
of forest
income to
annual
income (%)
production
forest own
consumption
Marginal
822.9
67.3
755.6
8.2
119.9
52.6
Small
1061.5
122.4
939.1
11.5
212.0
89.6
Medium
1896.5
254.8
1641.6
13.4
396.9
142.1
Large
2314.8
397.1
1917.8
17.2
590.7
193.6
Overall
1180.8
138.9
1041.9
11.8
228.2
89.2
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9. Biodiversity conservation
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10. Habitats Academic skill in Forest Science / Md Mokbul Hossain

11. Thank you!
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