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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editor and Contributors -- About the Editor -- Contributors -- Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: The Sundarbans as Our Mind -- Introduction -- Biodiversity Resources -- Floral Species -- Faunal Species -- Aquatic Resources -- Resource System -- An Alternative Conceptualisation of Values by the TRUs -- Current Management Approach and Associated Problems -- Methodology -- PPGIS Method -- Study Area -- Rationale and Scope of the Book -- Design of the Chapters -- Conclusions -- References -- 2 Current State of Terrestrial Ecosystem: Evidence of Resource Vulnerability -- Introduction -- Trends in Biodiversity Resources -- Decadal Changes in Forest Coverage -- Issues and Challenges -- Increasing Habitation and Illegal Encroachment -- Land Shortage, Land Reclamation and Shrimp Cultivation -- Rent-Seeking Tendencies and Extra-Legal Management -- Marginalisation of Local and Indigenous People and Existence of Poverty -- Industrialisation and Development Projects Near (or Around) the Forest -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 Current State of Biodiversity in Marine and Coastal Ecosystem of the Sundarbans -- Introduction -- Current State of Biodiversity: Scientific Evidence -- Ecological Value Mapping of Fishing -- Ecological Value Mapping of Crabs -- Traditional Resource Users' Perspective: Community-Based Monitoring -- Loss of Coastal and Marine Biodiversity: The DPSIR Framework -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 Traditional Knowledge and Customary Sustainable Practices in Terrestrial Ecosystem -- Introduction -- Traditional Rules and Practices Followed by TRUs While Harvesting Resources -- Rules Followed by Mouals (Honey/Wax Collectors) -- Rules Followed by Bawalis (Wood Collectors) -- Traditional Practices of Golpata (Nypa Fruticans) Harvesters.

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Sundarbans as our mind -- Chapter 2: Current state of terrestrial ecosystems: Evidence of resource vulnerability -- Chapter 3: Current state of biodiversity in marine and coastal ecosystems of the Sundarbans -- Chapter 4: Traditional knowledge and customary sustainable practices in terrestrial ecosystems -- Chapter 5: Traditional knowledge and customary sustainable practices in coastal and marine ecosystems -- Chapter 6: Multiple values of ecosystem services and human well-being -- Chapter 7: Multiple values of nature and transformational pathways -- Chapter 8: Climate change and its impact: Sundarbans as a Natural Wall -- Chapter 9: Biodiverse adaptation to Climate Change: Community-based mangrove Agro Aqua Silvi (CMAAS) Culture -- Chapter 10: Traditional Resource Users and Claiming of Rights -- Chapter 11: Resilience and TRUs Contribution to SDGs and Aichi Biodiversity Targets -- Chapter 12: Human-nature Cooperation for Well-being: Community Understanding on 'One Health Approach' in COVID-19 Era -- Chapter 13: Conclusions: A post 2020 biodiversity takeaway.

Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Introducing the Framework -- Scope of the book -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Economic Growth in Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Stability Conditions -- Labour Utilisation and Migration -- Consumption-Led Growth from Shifts in the Labour Force -- Incongruent Improvements in the Social Sector -- Jobless Growth -- Higher Concentration in Informal Employment -- Stagnant Investment and Savings -- Declining Capacity of Public Spending -- Weak Revenue Collection -- Regressive Tax Structure -- Institutional Weakness in Public Spending -- Discrepancies in Accounting Methodology -- Covid-19 and Risks -- Transformability Conditions -- Political Settlement -- Competitive Clientelism -- Investment in Human Capital -- Productive Expansion -- Sustainability Conditions -- Institutions for Conservation of Natural Resources -- Growth and the Environment -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 2 Agriculture in Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Stability Conditions -- Fragility in Food Security -- Slow Rate of Structural Transformation -- Increasing Land Fragmentation -- Overuse of Fertilisers -- Differential Access to Credit -- Declining Agricultural Productivity with Concentrated Output Basket -- Low Utilisation of Technology -- Loss from Covid-19 -- Transformability Conditions -- Diversification of Output -- Integrated Irrigation -- Optimum Use of Fertilisers -- Formalising Credit -- Mechanisation in Harvesting -- Integrated Agricultural Marketing System -- Sustainability Conditions -- Sustainable Irrigation Methods -- Shifting Towards Bio-Fertilisers -- Diversification Towards Cash Crops -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3 Manufacturing Industry of Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Stability Conditions -- Production Capacity -- A Decelerating Trend.

Chapter 1: ECONOMIC Growth IN BANGLADESH -- Chapter 2: Agriculture IN BANGLADESH -- Chapter 3: Manufacturing Industry OF BANGLADESH -- Chapter 4: Financial Sector OF BANGLADESH -- Chapter 5: Education IN BANGLADESH -- Chapter 6: Health IN BANGLADESH -- Chapter 7: Poverty and Inequality IN BANGLADESH -- Chapter 8: Conclusions: Institutions, Political Settlement and Economic Outcome.