Government of Bangladesh Ministry of Environment and Forests Bangladesh Forest Department Dudpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife SanctuaryDraft ManagementProject plan Final 2015 - 2025 SRCWP FINAL VERSION Dudpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife Sanctuary Management Plan 2015 - 2025 Final Version, 15 December 2014 15 December 2014 This management plan has been prepared under the CLIMATE-RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS AND STRENGTHENING REGIONAL COOPERATION LIVELIHOODS (CREL) PROJECT FOR WILDLIFE PROTECTION PROJECT (SRCWP) DraftProject Funded by USAIDFinal Funded by the World Bank SRCWP Implemented by Implemented by Winrock International (US) Agriconsulting S.p. A. (ITA) - Agrer S.A. (BE) - SODEV Consult (BD) 2 Dudpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife Sanctuary Management Plan 2015 - 2025 Final Version, 15 December 2014 Office of the Chief Conservator of Forests Forest Department, Banabhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh Phone:+88-02-8181737, Fax: +88-02-8181741 Office of the Divisional Forest Officer Chittagong South Forest Division Ban Pahar, Nandankanan, Chittagong Dudpukuria Beat, Khurushia Range Chittagong South Forest Division Dudpukuria Post Office: Padua, Rangunia Upazila, Chittagong District Draft Dhopachari Beat, Dohazari Range Project Chittagong South Forest Division West Dhopachari, Camp para,Final Post Office: Dhopachari, Chandanish Upazila, Chittagong District SRCWP 3 Dudpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife Sanctuary Management Plan 2015 - 2025 Final Version, 15 December 2014 Acknowledgements 1. This management plan is the result of a joint effort of the Bangladesh Forest Department and other stakeholders and partners. 2. Special thanks go to Bangladesh Forest Department, Md. Yunus Ali, CCF (overall guidance), Mr. Ratan Kumar Majumder, DCCF, (focal point), Mr. Tariqul Islam, ACCF, (focal point) Mr. Dewan Jafrul Hasan, CF, Chittagong Circle, (field co-operation) and Bipul Krishna, DFO, Chittagong South Forest Division (field co-operation). 3. Smooth implementation and logistic support was assured by senior officers of WNCC, especially Dr. Tapan Kumar Dey, Huq Mahbub Murshed and Atiqul Azam (PMU), and senior staff of the Chittagong South Forest Division, particularly the Range Officer Khurusia Range and Beat Officer and his staff of Dudpukuria Beat, as well as the Range Officer Dohazari Range and Beat Officer and his staff of Dhopachari Beat. 4. Scientific information on the occurrence and management of wildlife species was kindly provided by Dr. Monirul Khan and Dr. Md Mustafa Feeroz of the Jahanginagar University as well as Dr. Md. Kamal Hossain of Chittagong University. Information on elephant movement and conflicts between people and elephants was made available by Nasim Aziz (IUCN). 5. The compilation of the management planDraft was done by: 6. the CREL Technical Assistance team: A.Z.M. Shamsul Huda (protected area planning), Abdullah Al Mamun (protected area planning), Ruhul ProjectMohaimin and his team (mapping), Rupon Barua (field data collection), Paul Thompson and Shamsuddin. 7. the SRCWP Technical Assistance team: Drs. Floris Deodatus (methodology and editing), Shamsur Rahman (institutionalFinal issues and forestry), Dr. Lokman Hossain (herpeto-fauna), Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman (ornithology and mammology), D.R. Jérôme Courboulès (mapping) and Dr. Mohammad Zashim Uddin (botanist). SRCWP 4 Dudpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife Sanctuary Management Plan 2015 - 2025 Final Version, 15 December 2014 Table of contents Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... 4 List of tables ............................................................................................................................... 9 Acronyms ................................................................................................................................. 10 Executive summary .................................................................................................................. 11 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 15 1.1 Purpose of the management plan ............................................................................. 15 1.2 Location of Dudpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife Sanctuary ........................................... 15 1.3 Constitution ............................................................................................................... 15 1.4 Past management system and management plans................................................... 16 1.5 Management planning approach .............................................................................. 16 1.5.1 Institutional context ........................................................................................... 16 1.5.2 Forest Management Planning ............................................................................ 17 1.5.3 Co-management planning ................................................................................. 17 1.5.4 International policy context ............................................................................... 18 1.5.5 PA management planning framework ............................................................... 19 2 Description of the protected area ....................................................................................Draft 21 2.1 Protection status and authority .................................................................................Project 21 2.2 Geo-physical information .......................................................................................... 21 2.2.1 Climate and climate hazard ............................................................................... 21 2.2.2 Hydrology ........................................................................................................... 23 2.2.3 GeomorphologyFinal and soil .................................................................................... 23 2.3 Biodiversity ................................................................................................................ 24 2.3.1 Flora ................................................................................................................... 24 2.3.2 Fauna .................................................................................................................. 25 2.4 DDWS landscape landSRCWP use and tenure ...................................................................... 26 2.5 Cultural and aesthetic information............................................................................ 27 2.6 Socio-economic information ..................................................................................... 27 2.6.1 Population .......................................................................................................... 27 2.6.2 Administration and social facilities .................................................................... 27 2.6.3 Accessibility ........................................................................................................ 28 2.6.4 Livelihood and resource users ........................................................................... 28 2.6.5 NGOs, CBOs and projects ................................................................................... 29 2.7 Current land and resource use .................................................................................. 29 2.7.1 Land tenure ........................................................................................................ 29 2.7.2 Forestry .............................................................................................................. 29 2.7.3 Agriculture ......................................................................................................... 29 5 Dudpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife Sanctuary Management Plan 2015 - 2025 Final Version, 15 December 2014 2.7.4 Livestock ............................................................................................................. 30 2.7.5 NTFP ................................................................................................................... 30 2.7.6 Tourism .............................................................................................................. 30 2.8 Management and protection system ........................................................................ 30 2.8.1 Institutional setup and geographical layout ...................................................... 30 2.8.2 Protection infrastructure and logistics .............................................................. 32 2.8.3 Resource management ...................................................................................... 32 2.8.4 Co-Management ................................................................................................ 32 2.8.5 Community Patrol Groups ................................................................................. 33 3 Evaluation of values of the protected area ...................................................................... 35 3.1 Biodiversity ................................................................................................................ 35 3.2 Livelihood ................................................................................................................... 35 3.3 Cultural value ............................................................................................................. 36 3.4 Tourism .....................................................................................................................