This book sought to answer the question of how the government of Bangladesh might mitigate the harm to the environment that has resulted from the protracted stay of Rohingya refugeesRohingya refugees. In doing so, the author argued that a more effective protection of human rights—such as freedom of movement and the right to workRefugee rightsright to work—would help to minimise the environmental damage being wrought in Bangladesh. In exploring this question, the book transcends the prevailing humanitarian and security-focused narrativesSecuritystate security narratives that have influenced policy responses to the Rohingya crisis. Instead, it presents a novel and interdisciplinary argument: that environmental degradationBangladeshenvironmental degradation associated with the presence of refugees is not an inevitability but is significantly influenced by state policy decisions, particularly those that restrict refugees’ fundamental human rightsRefugee rightshuman dignity, such as freedom of movementRefugee rightsfreedom of movement and the right to workRefugee rightsright to work.