Land Use

Asia Pacific forestry sector outlook study-II: India country report

The forestry outlook study 2020 aims at an introspection on the prevailing forestry situation in the country and makes a critical analysis of the trends of development in various socio-economic sectors (agriculture, energy, etc) till 2020 and their influence on the forestry sector in its management, institutional and policy development aspects.

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Forests, Land Use, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Forest Products, India

Climate Change

Trees in the greenhouse: why climate change is transforming the forest products business

Climate change and policies to address it will fundamentally alter the market dynamics of the forest products industry. The management of forests and the manufacturing, use, disposal, and recycling of forest products can affect the balance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Because trees are a renewable resource with an ability to capture and store carbon, forest products companies that invest in sustainable production practices may be well positioned to provide climate change solutions through new and existing business models.

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Author(s): Andrew Aulisi, Amanda Sauer, Fred Wellington & et al

Source: World Resources Institute

Tags:

Forests, Land Use, Forest Products, Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration, Green Buildings, Energy, Fossil Fuels

Forests

Deforestation in Uttaranchal in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

The British began extending their control over forests in India
(including Uttaranchal, or Uttarakhand) after passing the Forest Acts of 1865 and 1878. This was driven by the increasing demand for timber, and hence the growing significance of forests as a source of revenue. Forests also acquired strategic importance with the growing requirement for timber for the expanding railway network.

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Author(s): Dhirendra Dangwal

Source: Current Conservation

Vol:

0

Issue:

2

pp:

10

Tags:

Forests, Land Use, Forest Act, Forest Act 1865, Deforestation, Rail Transport, History, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

Biodiversity

The cost of postponing conservation planning and implementation

Even when social institutions agree on conservation goals, for instance, the protection of endemic, rare, or at-risk species in regional conservation area networks, there is typically a long waiting period between setting goals and the formulation of an explicit action plan to achieve those goals, and an even longer period before the plan is funded and implemented on the ground.

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Author(s): Sahotra Sarkar

Source: Current Conservation

Vol:

0

Issue:

2

pp:

6

Tags:

Land Use, Endangered Species, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Mexico

Forests

State, peasants and land reclamation: The predicament of forest conservation in Assam, 1850s1980s

The present work examines the changing notion of wastelands and contested rights over it in
Assam in the last 200 years. As the East India Company gradually became aware of this
region, they expressed their serious interest in the wastelands. The initial intervention took
place with the discovery of tea plants in Assam, and the Company administration began to
lease out such lands to the European planters. During the 1830s and 1870s, a significant
amount of such lands was transferred to the planters. It was from the 1870s that the newly

Publication Date:

31/12/2007

Author(s): Arupjyoti Saikia

Source: Indian Economic and Social History Review

Vol:

45

Issue:

1

pp:

77

Tags:

Forests, Land Use, Wastelands, Land Reclamation, Wasteland Development, North East, Agriculture, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Farmers, Conflicts, History, India, Statistics

Environment

Natural resource accounting in Karnataka: a study of the land and forestry sector (excluding mining)

The study deals with a range of selected issues in the areas of natural resource
accounting in land and forest sectors namely physical accounting and valuation
issues which are imperative in conversion of physical accounts into monetary
accounts and for the integration of the latter into the

Publication Date:

31/12/2007

Author(s): Pushpa Trivedi, Sailbala Debi & et al, P.R.Panchamukhi

Source: Central Statistical Organisation

Tags:

Environment Economics, Land Resources, Land Degradation, Soil Erosion, Forest Resources, Karnataka, Land Use

Land

Global assessment of land degradation and improvement: identification by remote sensing

Land degradation is a global environment and development issue. Up-to-date, quantitative information is needed to support policy and action for food and water security, economic development, environmental integrity and resource conservation. To meet this need, the Global Assessment of Land Degradation and Improvement (GLADA) uses remote sensing to identify degrading areas and areas where degradation has been arrested or reversed. Within the parent LADA program, this screening will be followed up by field investigations to establish the situation on the ground.

Publication Date:

31/12/2007

Author(s): Z G Bai, D L Dent, L Olsson & et al

Source: FAO

Tags:

Land Use, Land Degradation, Remote Sensing, Global

Agriculture

Agriculture in developing countries: technology issues

Agriculture in Developing Countries : Technology Issues presents an experimental approach of testing new possibilities and combinations to match the changes taking place in the agricultural production environment of developing countries. While emphasizing the importance of combining scientific and indigenous knowledge, this book argues that sustained agricultural development can be achieved only by promoting farmers' participation in technology development. It provides empirical evidence for this, using recent primary data from across Asia.

Publication Date:

Dec 2007

Author(s): Keijiro Otsuka, Kaliappa Kalirajan

Source: Sage Publications

Tags:

Land Use, Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Tank Irrigation, Farmers, Poverty, Technology, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, India, Developing Countries

Environment

Africa: atlas of our changing environment

"Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment" provides compelling evidence of the extent and severity of such dramatic change over the past 30 years on the region's environment due to both natural processes and human activities. The atlas is the first major publication to depict environmental change in all of Africa's countries using satellite imagery. By telling a vivid, visual story of the dramatic impacts on the continent's landscapes, the atlas is a resource for remedial action at local, national, and regional levels.

Publication Date:

31/12/2007

Source: UNEP

Tags:

Environment, Land Use, Water Resources, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Population, Africa, Ecosystems

Environment