The role of law in conserving wildlife in Bangladesh

ABSTRACT

In spite of the prominent Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act, 2012, and many international treaties and agreements to curb the illicit wildlife trade, Bangladesh’s biodiversity is crashing. Illicit trade thrives because the country lacks the administrative, legislative, and technological capacity to implement legal safeguards. This commentary discusses the challenges and ways to prevent wildlife-related crimes and conserve biodiversity in Bangladesh with the collaboration of international legal frameworks.

KEYWORDS:

• Biodiversity conservation
• habitat destruction
• wildlife trade
• law

Acknowledgments

The author is grateful to Professor Ke Jian, School of Law, Wuhan University, for his valuable comments and feedback to improve the manuscript, and to other anonymous reviewers for their constructive opinions. Any errors and omissions relating to this article remain the author’s.

Data Availability

The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available in the [WCCU, 2021] [http://www.bforest.gov.bd/site/page/6294d890-4fda-4da1-bd39-afb77ee9af67/] and [Bangladesh Coast Guard, 2021] [http://coastguard.gov.bd/site/view/monthly_reports/Monthly-Achievement].

Disclosure statement

The author has no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.

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Funding

The author declares that no financial support was received during the preparation of this manuscript.