Forests Land Grabbing Across the Asia: Questioning the Sustainable Forest Future

用途：这项研究的主要目的是确定土地掠夺对孟加拉国和日本可持续森林发展的社会、经济和生态影响。研究还分析了孟加拉国和日本对土地掠夺过程产生影响的政策和法律的安排。活动：本研究于2017 - 2019年在日本北海道岛和孟加拉国的主要萨尔森林进行。该研究收集了初级和二级数据，使用不同的数据收集techniques. Findings：该研究发现了一些深入的调查结果，在日本和孟加拉国的林地掠夺的情况。日本的外国人强占土地案表明，强占土地的经济成果使当地人民和经济受益。总体而言，日本的土地掠夺情况与孟加拉国等发展中国家的情况完全相反。孟加拉国的萨尔林地掠夺案显示了一些令人失望的情况，需要政府立即干预。从可持续的角度来看，日本的案例显示了积极的结果。然而，孟加拉国的案例得出结论，萨尔森林的可持续性受到了严重影响，这将需要一个协调的方法，从每一个利益攸关方的水平。结果：研究结果已经发表在三个期刊文章，另一个是一种方式发表。同时，研究结果也在不同的科学会议/讲习班上作了介绍。

Purposes: the main purpose of the study was to identify the social, economic and ecological impacts of land grabbing on the sustainable forests development of Bangladesh and Japan. The study also analyzes the policy and legal arrangements of Bangladesh and Japan that have impacts on the land grabbing process.Activities: The study was carried out in the Hokkaido Island of Japan and the major Sal forests of Bangladesh during 2017-2019. The study collected both primary and secondary data using different data collection techniques.Findings: The study found out some in-depth findings on forestland grabbing scenario in Japan and Bangladesh. The Japanese foreigners based land grabbing case revealed that the economic outcomes of the land grabbing have benefited the local people and economy. Overall the Japanese land grabbing situation was totally opposite than that of developing countries experiences like-Bangladesh. Sal forestland grabbing of Bangladesh case showed some disappointing situation which would need immediate intervention by the government. In sustainable view point, the Japanese case showed positive outcomes. However, the Bangladesh cases concluded that the sustainability of the Sal forests had been severely affected which would need a coordinate approach from every stakeholders’ level.Outcomes: The findings of the study have already been published in the three Journal articles and another one is one the way to publish. Simultaneously, the results of the study had also been presented in the different scientific conferences/workshops.