With a mega-biodiversity ecosystem, the assessment of forest cover resilience will enhance the effectiveness of climate adaptive conservation strategies. In the current study, we have used an open source tree canopy cover percentage (TCC %) data to map the spatial distribution of forest, scrub, ...
We construct an econometric model to analyze the impact of the implementation of joint forest management and volume of timber extracted on total forest cover, represented as percentage of geographic area, in India. We use variation in space – i.e., across states for a fixed time period – ...
(2002). Forest cover assessment in north-east India- the potential of temporal wide swath satellite sensor data (IRS-1C WiFS). Int. J. of Remote Sensing , 23 ( 22 ): 4881–4896.Roy PS, Joshi PK (2002) Forest cover assessment in north-east India—the potential of temporal wide swath...
According to recent study the forest cover of India is 7,08,273 sqkm or 24.39% of total area of India.In last 2 years it has increased by 1%,overall percentage is increasing but very dense and mid dense forests are wiping off which is matter of discussion. ...
India’s forest and tree cover accounts for about 23.4% of the total geographical area of the country. Over the past decades, national poli- cies of India aimed at conservation and sustain- able management of forests have transformed India’s forests into a net sink of CO ...
Finally using Markov chain analysis (MCA) forest cover area statistics was predicted for the year 2031. This analysis would help to have a holistic view of the future scenario of forests which would guide the policy makers and managers. Strict policy implementation to safeguard the forests against...
The extent of forest cover resources on land surface governs many important earth system ecological processes and is the foremost requirement characterizing sustainable forest management. The extent of forest area and decline in forest resources due to deforestation and changes in forest cover have been...
At the state level, increases in percent forest cover between 2000 and 2004 are positively associated with percent of total households that are urban (corresponding to fewer percentage households using wood) but not related to changes in fuelwood demand. Plantations are a primary cause of increases...
According to FSI report (2015), forest cover in Arunachal Pradesh is 67,248 km2; it is ranked as second in terms of forested areas after Madhya Pradesh (77,462 km2). On the other hand, it ranks 4th in terms of percentage of forest cover (80.30%). In the Himalayan ranges of ...
The percentage forest cover decreased significantly from 23.6% during 2000 to 15.4% during 2005, whereas SPR was increased during 20002005. The present study is the first attempt to understand the role of deforestation in malaria incidence using RS and GIS in the north-eastern region of India at...