Forest coverPanel regressionJoint forest managementTimber demandFuel wood demandPlantationsContrary to trends in many countries, forest cover in India has increased in recent times. Using a step wise time series cross section regression analysis on state-level panel data over 1990-2008, we examine ...
Policy and demand-driven-plantations appear to drive forest cover in India. Abstract Contrary to trends in many countries, forest cover in India has increased in recent times. Using a step wise time series cross section regression analysis on state–level panel data over 1990–2008, we examine ...
Surveys of India (SoI) topographical sheet as well map provided by West Bengal State Forest Division were used to delineation of Protected Forest (PF) Boundary as the basement of the work. Region cover by BFD and its immediate surrounding area has been sensibly clipped based on area of ...
Forest fragmentation is a major driver of global biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation1,2,3,4. Identifying which areas have the most severe forest fragmentation is a fundamental task in ecology, but the findings from investigations into the patterns of global forest fragmentation have been incon...
Uttara Kannada District has the distinction of having the highest forest cover in Karnataka State, India. This region has been experiencing changes in its forest cover and consequent alterations in functional abilities of its ecosystem. Temporal land use analyses show the trend of deforestation, eviden...
a, b, Relative (a) and absolute (b) growth rate of forest biomass as derived from the State of Europe’s Forests 2015 report1 in combination with GlobBiomass27 and GFC21 data. The data in a are given over five European regions, with colours corresponding to the colour scale: north (ye...
2004). Over the years land use and cropping patterns in the western Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh have been changing. The expansion of cultivation at the expense of forests has been relatively more profound in Himachal Pradesh than other parts of India (Melkania and Melkania 1987). The ...
(i.e., resprouting percentage and new seedlings), we considered the interaction significant between species and dNBR, given the proximity to 0.05 of thep-value (respectively 0.056 and 0.081). The number of recruitments was linear-transformed using square root to improve the model. Pairwise ...
Forest Projects offsets can be used for regulatory compliance, unless the management of offsets changes in the future, the policy may be creating a carbon debt and lead to increased carbon in the atmosphere relative to the state’s cap-and-trade targets. The incentive structure of the ...
The present study attempts to explore the forest vulnerability in the protected area of Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR), India. A forest ecosystem vulnerability index (FEVI) was constructed using its three components (exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity) and site-specific indicators. Exposure, ...