ANNUAL RESEARCH PROGRESS: 2015 – 2016

Government of the people’s Republic of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute Chittagong Contents of the Research Progress : 2015 – 16

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Sl.No. Name of the Division/Section Page 01 Forest Botany Division 1 02 Forest Economics Division 5 03 Forest Inventory Division 10 04 Forest Protection Division 14 05 Mangrove Silviculture Division 19 06 Minor Forest Products Division 32 07 Plantation Trial Unit Division 40 08 Seed Orchard Division 50 09 Silviculture Genetics Division 60 10 Silviculture Research Division 66 11 Soil Science Division 80 12 Wildlife Section 88 FOREST PRODUCTS WING 14 Forest Chemistry Division 93 15 Pulp and Paper Division 96 16 Seasoning and Timber Physics Division 101 17 Veneer and Composite Wood Products Division 103 18 Wood Preservation Division 107 19 Wood Working and Timber Engineering Division 110

Research Progress 2015-16 Forest Botany Division

1 Study : On-going 1.1 Programme Area : Biodiversity and Conservation. 1.2 Title of the Study : Floristic composition and restoration of village common forest of Kapru Para, Bandarban Hill District 1.3 Justification : Kapru Para is a Murang village situated down site of Nilgiri and on western site of Bandarban Thanchi Road under Bandarban Hill District. It is 54 km away from the Bandarban District town. The Murang community maintains and conserves the village common forest (VCF) around their paras or villages as tradition, which is known as para ban or khowa ban. VCF has is linked with their life for water resources and become as a part of their culture and heritage and maintained by traditional norms and rules. Besides water supply the VCF also protects village from fires, habitat of wild life and maintain the local environment. Once the VCF is very rich with the native of flora and fauna and considered as the remnant hotspots of natural forests Bandarban. Now this type of forest is becoming extinct due to land scarcity, shifting cultivation, urbanization and loss of social norms. On the other hand, some VCF are converted production cultivation system with fruit trees. So, the study was taken to assess the floristic composition of the VCF and will helps for restoration of ecology, sustainable land use and biodiversity management. 1.4 Objective(s) : 1.4.1 To assess the qualitative and quantitative floristic composition of common village forest of Kapru Para. 1.4.2 To motivate the local people for restoration of the village common forest. 1.5 Expected output : a. Data base on diversity and status of the community forest reserve will be known and this will help in future conservation and biodiversity changes b. Awareness among the local people about values of local biodiversity and their conservation will be strengthened for future conservation. c. Motivation of community people for restoration for their perennial water source and better livelihoods. d. BFRI herbarium will be enriched with voucher specimens of the VCF. 1.6 Study period : 1.6.1 Starting year : 2013- 14 1.6.2 Completion year : 2016-17 1.7 Personnel(s) : 1.7.1 Study leader : Mohammed Mohiuddin, D.O 1.7.2 Associates : A.H. M. Jahangir Alam, R.O ; Syedul Alam RA-1 1.8 Progress : 1.8.1 Previous year: Two discussions meeting were conducted with the karbary and community people for biodiversity conservation. Total 30 sample plots having 10 m x10 m size were lay out in three different slopes (Upper, medium, lower hill portion and along the jhiri) for data collection and vegetation analysis. Listing of available plant species in each plot was done. Lepidagathis incurve, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Arorosa dioica, Baccaurea ramiflora, Litsea glutinosa and Ficus hispida were most common species in all sample plots. Eighty two botanical samples were collected from the sample plots, processed and preserved in the herbarium. Total 45 botanical samples were identified comparing with the authentic plant samples of the BFRI herbarium. About 5000 seedlings of sixteen indigenous species have been distributed to kaprupara and Sita pahar para for enrichment plantation in the community reserve. The distributed species were garjan (Dipterocarpus sp.), champa (Michelia champaca), chikrassi (Chukrasia tabularis), kadam (Anthocephalus chinensis), chapalish (Artocarpus chaplasha), neem (Azadirachata indica), kainjalbhadi (Bischofia javanica), telsur (Hopea odorata), mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni), haldu (Adina cordifolia), chakua-koroi (Albizia chinensis), bohera (Terminalia bellirica), kalo jam (Sygygium cumini), amloki (Phyllanthus emblica), arjun (Terminalia arjuna), and haritaki (Terminalia chebula).

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1.8.2 This year : Activities of the study Progress a. Group discussion with local a. Two group discussions meeting were carried out with the karbaries (local leaders) people and Kabaries. and community people at Kapru para and Sitapahar para in Bandarban Hill District for biodiversity conservation. b. Preparation of site map and b. Total 21 sample plots of 10 m x 10 m size were lay out representing various slopes laying out sample plots. (Upper, medium, lower hill portion and along the jhiri) for data collection and vegetation analysis. c. Collection of botanical samples c. Sixty eight botanical samples were collected from the sample plots. Collected and processing of the samples. samples processed and persevered in the BFRI herbarium. Collected samples were classified into trees, shrubs, herbs and climbers species. d. Identification of species and A total of 46 species under 26 genera of 18 families have been identified comparing data analysis. with the authentic samples of the BFRI herbarium. Among them 22 trees, 10 shrubs, 5 herbs and 9 climbers species. Mounting, leveling and family wise arranged of 17 identified samples for preserved in the BFRI herbarium. The quantitative data for the floristic composition have collected. e. Motivate the local peoples Local people were become aware about the importance of biodiversity conservation towards enrichment plantation for in their area. They express their consent for enrichment planting with rare indigenous restoration. species in the VCF. f. Motivate the local people for Total 6000 seedlings of fourteen indigenous tree species have been distributed to conservation of indigenous tree community people of kaprupara and Sitapahar para for enrichment plantation in the seedlings and enrichment VCF. The supplied seedlings were neem (Azadirachata indica), chapalish planting with supplied indigenous (Artocarpus chaplasha), mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni),champa (Michelia species. champaca), chikrassi (Chukrasia tabularis),telsur (Hopea odorata), garjan (Dipterocarpus sp.), chakua-koroi (Albizia chinensis), kainjalvhadi (bischofia javanica), arjun (Terminalia arjuna), kadam (Anthocephalus chinensis), amloki (Phyllanthus emblica), bohera (Terminalia bellirica), kalo jam (Sygygium cumini), haritaki (Terminalia chebula), bans, and bet. g. Data processing and report Preparation of draft of scientific report is under process. writing

1.9 Achievement(s), if any : 1.10 Financial statement : 1.10.1 Total cost : Tk. 5,00, 000/- 1.10.2 Cost of the year : Tk. 1,65,990/- 1.10.3 Expenditure of the year : Tk. 1,65,990/- 1.10.4 Source of fund : GOB 1.11 Beneficiaries : Forest Departments, Academic Institutes, NGOs, and Communities.

2 Study : On-going 2.1 Programme Area : Biodiversity and Conservation. 2.2 Title of the Study : Ethno-botanical used by the Chakma community of Rangamati and Khagrachari Hill District 2.3 Justification : Rangamati and Khagrachari are the hill districts situated in the south east corner of the country. The floristic composition of these two districts is very rich. Thirteen ethnic groups people are living there for long time using the natural resources of fthe hills. The Chakma community is the largest community of CHT and dominating in Rangamati and Khagrachari. The Chakma tribe has very good traditional medicine knowledge