House Plants for Indoor Decoration

House plant is a plant that is grown indoors in places such as residence, hospitals and offices for purification of indoor air and for decorative purposes.
A short list of indoor plants are given below:

Indoor Plants

1. Tinkona Amrul(Oxalis triangularis)
2. Anthurium(Anthurium crystallinum)
3. Begonia(Begonia sp.)
4. Zebra Plant(Calathea zebrina)
5. Calathea Plant(Calathea picturata)
6. Calathea Plant(Calathea stromata)
7. Maurleza Calathea(Calathea makoyana)
8. Prayer plant(Calathea ornata)
9. Chain plant(Callisia navicularis)
10. Ribbon plant(Chlorophytum sp.)
11. Copper Leaf( Chrysothemis pulchella)
12. Spider Lily( Crinum asiaticum)
13. Dumb Cane(Dieffenbachia sp.)
14. Lucky Bamboo(Dracaena sanderiana)
15. Mony Plant( Epipremnum aureum)
16. Velvet Plant(Gynura aurantiaca)
17. Mosaic Plant(Fittonia sp.)
18. Pitcher Plant(Nepenthes sp.)
19. Dusty Miller(Jacobaea maritima)
20. Peperomia( Peperomia caperata)
21. Peace Lily(Spathiphyllum wallisii)
22. Arrowhead Plant(Syngonium podophyllum)
23. Purple Queen(Tradescantia pallida)
24. Lipstick Plant(Aeschynanthus lobbianus)
25. Gunpowder Plant(Pilea crassifolia) etc.

A short list of Birds available in the greater Faridpur

Photo: Black Hooded Oriole

Birds are the wonderful creation of Allah. More than 14 crore years ago, birds had been evolved in this universe.There are about 8500 types of bird seen in the world and in our country it is about 300. Here ,a list of birds which are available in the greater Faridpur (Faridpur, Rajbari, Gopalganj , Madaripur and Sariatpur). The greater Faridpur is the jurisdiction of Faridpur Social Forest Division.

                                                                                                                                                                             

1. Greater Coucal(Centropus sinensis)
2. House Sparrow(Passer domesticus)
3. Common Myna(Acridotheres tritis)
4. Jungle Myna(Acridotheres fuscus)
5. Asian Pied Starling(Sturnus contra )
6. Chestnut Tailed Starling(Sturnus malabaricus)
7. Indian Tree Pie(Dendrocitta vagabunda)
8. Jungle Babbler( Turdoides striatus)
9. Common Hoopoe(Upupa epops)
10. Black Rumped Flameback(Dinopium bengalense)
11. Golden Oriole(Oriolus oriolus)
12. Black Hooded Oriole(Oriolus xanthornus)
13. Spotted Dove(Streptopelia chinensis)
14. Asian Koel(Eudynamys scolopacea)
15. Blue Throated Barbet( Megalaima asiatica)
16. Lineated Barbet ( Megalaima lineata)
17. Coppersmith Barbet(Megalaima haemacephala)
18. White Brested Waterhen(Amaurornis phoenicurus)
19. Red Whiskered Bulbul(Pycnonotus jocosus)
20. Red Vented Bulbul(Pycnonotus cafer) 
21. Tailor Bird(Orthotomus sutorius)
22. Magpie Robin(Copsyclus saularis)
23. White Throated Kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis) etc.

Forest dependent peoples are being benefited by the participatory Agar(Aquilaria agallocha)plantation in Kaptai National Park of Bangladesh

Name of the project:
Experimental participatory Agar plantation programme.

Implementation Year:
2007-2008,2008-2009 and 2009-2010.

Area allotted:
Kaptai Range:
45 hectare(2007-2008)
15 hectare(2008-2009)
50 hectare(2009-2010)
Karnaphuli Range:
13 hectare(2007-2008)

Total Number of participants:
271 nos.

Deed handing over date:
24/10/2010

Benefit sharing ratio:
Forest Department-----45%
Beneficiaries---------45%
Tree Farming Fund-----10%

Intermediary benefits:
Production from agricultural crops(Paddy,Turmeric,Ginger,Maize etc.)along with agar seedlings.

Benefits for Forest Department:
Tourism potentiality.
Harmonious position with adjoining forest dependent peoples.

Prepared by:
Md.Zahidur Rahman Miah,ACF,Katai National Park,Rangamati,Bangladesh.

Forest dependent peoples are being benefited by the participatory Agar plantation in Kaptai National Park

Eco Guides of Kaptai National Park

Eco tourism is increasing throughout the world especially in less developed countries like in Bangladesh it is often promoted is associated with protected are as.Tour Guides have important roles to perform the Eco tourism experience, such as ensuring the safety of the visitor,providing accurate and compelling interpretation of sites,and modeling appropriate environmental and cultural behavior.

A trained Eco Guide lists are enclosed for your dreaming tour to the Kaptai National Park.

01. Hla ching Marma Mong(18 and HSC pass),S/O sui aung Marma ,Address:Chithmaram Bara para ,Karnaphuly Range.
02. U thoai Pru Marma(21 and SSC pass),S/O Binoy Mohan Marma,Address:Bang chari Marma para,Kaptai Range.

03. Mong Ching U Marma(21 and HSC candidate),S/O Aung Su Marma,Address:Chithmaram Bara para,Karnaphuly Range.
04. Mong Thoai ching Marma(HSC candidate),S/O Aaping Marma,Chithmaram Buddist Temple Area,Karnaphuly Range.
05. Ashutosh Das Shipan ,Address:Industrial Area , Kaptai,Rangamati.
06. Basudev Chy,Address: Natun Bazar, Kaptai,Rangamati.
07. Biplob Barua,Address: 04 No UP Area,Kaptai,Rangamati.
08. Nantu Chakma(17),S/O Mantu Chakma,Address: Ara Chari Mukh para ,Karnaphuly Range,Kaptai.
09. Md. Karim Uddin(25 and SSC pass),S/O Nurul Alam,Address: Kaptai Parisad Area,Kaptai Range.
10. Md. Faisal Uddin(25 and SSC pass),S/O Md. Aflaw Hossain,Address:4 no union parisad, Kaptai.
11. Md. Shahin,S/OAnwar Hossain,Address: Industrial Area , Kaptai,Kaptai Range,Kaptai.
12. Abdur Razzak,S/O Abdul Salam,Address: Industrial Area , Kaptai,Kaptai Range,Kaptai.
13. Saddam Hossain(17),S/O Ebrahim ,Address:FIDC, Kaptai,Kaptai Range,Kaptai.

Wild Orchids of Kaptai National Park

Orchid family is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of Monocots. It is currently believed to be the second largest family of flowering plants(only the Asteraceae is larger) with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera.The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species),Epidendrum(1,500 species), Dendrobium(1,400 species) and Pleurothallis(1,000 species).

The following Orchid species are seen in the Kaptai National Park.

• Pholidota pallida
• Papilionanthe teres
• Dendrobium aphyllum
• Dendrobium sp.
• Acampe papillosa
• Cymbidium aloifolium
• Bulbophyllum lobbii
• Eria tomentosa
• Pelatantheria insectifera
• Oberonia sp.
• Coelogyne sp.
• Aerides odorata
• Smitinandia sp.
• Peristylus constrictus
• Malaxis acuminata(Rare)

Prepared by:
Md.Zahidur Rahman Miah
ACF,Kaptai National Park
Bangladesh.

Jhum cultivation in the Kaptai National park of Bangladesh

Introduction:
Kaptai National Park is situated at Kaptai under Rangamati district of Chittagong Hill Tracts(CHT).There are about 26,000 households are dependent on jhum cultivation in CHT.In Kaptai National Park peoples of two forest villages like Kallabunia and Bangchari are partially dependent on jhum cultivation and households number are 10 and 79 respectively.About 50 households of Kamillachari(park adjacent village) are practicing jhum cultivation on Kaptai National Park forest land.Generally forest department seems that the villagers of Kamillachari are now destroying park vegetation by jhum cultivation.In 2008,forest department starts agar(Aquillaria agalocha) plantation on the disturbed jhum area of Kaptai National Park.This is a participatory plantation programme and people can grow agricultural crops with agar seedlings.

Jhum cultivation:
This is the most common and most destructive way of damaging forest in the practice of jhum cultivation.In this system first clear fell the vegetation and burn an area to grow agricultural crops.After harvesting crops the area is abandoned for 7 or 8 years.

Detrimental effects of jhum cultivation:

• forest degradation
  
• loss of biodiversity
• soil erosion and decline of soil fertility
• water shortage due to destroying water-shade
• sedimentation
  

Thinking of tribal people about jhum cultivation:

• appropriate form of agriculture due to indigenous knowledge oriented farming practice.
• jhumia's social fabric including their laws ,customs,festivals,music dances and literature strongly influenced by jhum cultivation.

Conclusion:
Peoples should practice jhum cultivation in modified form by avoiding forest destruction.They need alternative income generation activities.Forest conservation is needed both for wild lives and those are dependent on forest resources.

Prepared by:
Md.Zahidur Rahman Miah
ACF,Kaptai National Park
Bangladesh.