Restoring Degraded Landscapes through an Integrated Approach Using Geospatial Technologies in the Context of the Humanitarian Crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

The influx of nearly a million refugees from Myanmar’s Rakhine state to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in August 2017 put significant pressure on the regional landscape leading land degradation due biomass removal provide shelter and fuel energy posed critical challenges for both host displaced population. This article emphasizes geospatial applications at different stages addressing Bazar. A wide range data methods were used delineate tenure, estimate wood demand supply, assess degradation, evaluate restoration suitability, monitor activities. quantitative spatially explicit information these assessments integrated with technical guidelines sustainable management an adaptive strategy was enabling collaborative, multi-disciplinary evidence-based approach successfully restoring degraded landscapes displacement setting.