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ID: 63940
Title: Land Use/Land Cover Change Detection using Remote Sensing and GIS Technology in Surat Municipal Corporation Area, Gujarat, India
Author: R. D. Kamboj, Lopamudra Das, Nitin Patel, Mitesh Gohil
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (9) 887- 894 (2021)
Subject: Land Use/Land Cover Change Detection using Remote Sensing and GIS Technology in Surat Municipal Corporation Area, Gujarat, India
Keywords: Land Use/Land Cover, Geographical Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Surat.
Abstract: The present study encompasses the Land use/land cover (LU/LC) change detection in Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) area by using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) technology, over a period of a decade at an interval of 5 years, i.e., for the year 2005, 2011 and 2016. The comparison of LU/LC in 2005, 2011 and 2016 derived from Surat Municipal Corporation map and satellite imagery reveals that, there is a steady growth in dense tree cover, open tree cover, built-up area and aquaculture area. On the other hand, open land area declined correspondingly. Moreover, the overall tree cover of Surat Municipal Corporation area has increased from 1041.68 ha to 1139.98 ha from the year 2005 to 2016 which may be due to presence of Tapi riverine area within the study area as well as plantation derives undertaken as a part of Green Surat Campaign done by Surat Municipal Corporation Authority, State Forest Department and other organizations.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Carlson T.N. and Azofeifa S.G.A. (1999). Satellite Remote Sensing of land use changes in and around San Jose. Costa Rica. Remote Sensing of Environment .70:247-256. District Census Handbook Surat (2011). Directorate of Census Operations. Gujarat. pp-75.
Literature cited 2: FAO (1995). Report on Regional Study and Workshop on the Environmental Assessment and Management of Aquaculture Development, Annexure II-5, India, pp-503. Guerschman J.P.,Paruelo J.M., Bela C.D., Giallorenzi M.C. Pacin F. (2003).Land Cover classification in thge Argentine Pampas using multi-temporal Landsat TM data.Inernational Journal of Remote Sensing.24:3381-3402.

ID: 63939
Title: Predictive Analysis of Oak Forest Habitat under Different Climatic Change Scenario in Sikkim Himalayas
Author: M. C. Porwal , Indrani Phukan, Harnam Singh, Prabir De
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (9) 866-886 (2021)
Subject: Predictive Analysis of Oak Forest Habitat under Different Climatic Change Scenario in Sikkim Himalayas
Keywords: Ecological Niche Modeling, Climate Change, Geospatial Modeling, Oak Forest, Satellite Remote Sensing.
Abstract: Sikkim Himalayas are known for its rich biodiversity. Being part of the North eastern Region, which is one of the Biodiversity Hotspots, it is rich in natural resources and supporting a vast variety of flora and faunas. Over a period of time this region has experienced a phenomenal increase in the population; as a result, the rich native tropical evergreen forest has been exploited to a great extent. The Oak Forest habitat, which is essentially a part of dense evergreen, and semi evergreen forest are gradually getting open up and exposed to further deterioration. Oak forests habitat, being sensitive to particular climate and physiographic conditions is likely to be affected due to the changing climate scenario. Present study is an attempt to investigate the influence of climate change on Oak Forest habitat in Sikkim Himalayas. The current distribution of the Oak Forest derived by using satellite remote sensing and field visits and the climate and topographic information has been used to generate climatic envelope of Oak Forest habitat. Future scenarios of Oak Forest habitat and their potential spatial distribution have been predicted for the year 2050 and 2100 through ecological niche modeling and Geo-spatial techniques.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Anon. (2002). Biodiversity Characterization at Landscape level at North East India using Satellite Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (A) joint Dept. of Space and Dept. of Biotechnology Project 2002, and Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS).Dept. of Space,Govt. of India,Dehradun Uttranchal India (ISBN-81-901418-0-5) Araujo Miguel B., Richard G.Pearson Wilfried Thuiller and Markus Erhard (2005)."Validation of Species-climate Impact Models under Climate Change"Global Change Biology.11(9): 1504-13.
Literature cited 2: Bakkees M., J.R.M.Alkemade F. ihle R. Leemans and J.B.Latour (2002)'Assessing Effects of Forecasted Climate Change on the Diversity and Distribution of European Higher Plants for 2050". Global Change Biology, 8(4):390-407. Barve Narayani, Vijay Barve, Alberto Jimenez-Valverde, Andrés Lira-Noriega,Sean P. Maher,A. Townsend Peterson, Jorge Soberon, and Fabricio Villalobos. (2011)."The Crucial Role of the Accessible Area in Ecological Niche Modelling and Species Distribution Modelling"."Ecological Modelling, 222(11):1810-19.

ID: 63938
Title: Assessment of Potential Distribution of Dipterocarpus turbinatus C.f. Gaertn in Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary of Darjeeling District, North Bengal through MaxEnt Model
Author: Narendra Prasad, Obaidullah Ehrar , P. C. Lakra, Saroj Biswakarma
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (9) 857-865 (2021)
Subject: Assessment of Potential Distribution of Dipterocarpus turbinatus C.f. Gaertn in Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary of Darjeeling District, North Bengal through MaxEnt Model
Keywords: MaxEntModel, Human Influence Index, Dipterocarpus turbinatus.
Abstract: The prospective application of ecological niche modeling can be seen in this study, which maps the potential distribution of Dipterocarpus turbinatus, one of the indigenous tree species in the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary. This study has also tested the efficiency of the MaxEnt model whether it has given accurate and précised result about the species distribution. In study area Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Data was collected for multiple sample points at different location using GPS of the target species namely Dipterocarpus turbinatus (Garjan) over the entire Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary area. The South-Western region of the study area has shown the higher potential, followed by the South-Eastern and Northern region. The prediction ranges from 0 to 1, 0 suggesting no potential for the occurrence and 1 shows high potential for the occurrence of the Dipterocarpus turbinatus. The North-Western region followed by Eastern region has shown the minimum support for the distribution of the Dipterocarpus turbinatus. Potential distribution of the Dipterocarpus turbinatus was predicted by MaxEnt model which involved multiple predictor variables like bioclimatic variables, elevation, slope, soil, LULC, and human influence index, where the maximum contribution of elevation was 39.1% having 14.2 % followed by Human Influence Index and soil 12.7% contribution respectively.
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Literature cited 1: Elith J.,Phillips S.J.,Hastie T., Dudi kM., Chee Y.E., an Yates C.J. (2010). A statistical explanation of MaxEnt for ecologists .Diversity and Distributions.1-15.DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2020. 00725.x Franklin J. (2009). Mapping species distributions: spatial inference and prediction. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge U.K.
Literature cited 2: Franklin J., Davis F.W., ikegami M.,Spyphard A.D., Flint L.E., Flint A.L., Hannah L. (2013). Modelling plant species distributions under future climates: how fine scale do climate projections need to be/Global Change Biology.19 (2):473-483. Khatibi M. and Sheikholeslami R. (2016). Ecological Niche Theory:A brief Review. The International Journal of Indian Psychology.3(2):42-45.

ID: 63937
Title: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Water Holes in Sariska Tiger Reserve: A Case Study Demonstrating GIS based Water Management in Landscape of Semi-Arid Aravalli Range, India
Author: Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj, Hemant Singh, Anand Kumar
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (9) 848- 856 (2021)
Subject: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Water Holes in Sariska Tiger Reserve: A Case Study Demonstrating GIS based Water Management in Landscape of Semi-Arid Aravalli Range, India
Keywords: Waterhole Management, Wildlife, Tiger Reserve, Protected Area.
Abstract: Spatial and temporal distribution data of all waterholes, both natural and artificial, in Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) was collected for one year (March 2018 to February 2019). The close proximity of some perennial water holes to the religious places and heavy pressure of livestock in water holes suggests the need of supplementing water requirement to wild animals with artificial water holes. Besides this, a high congregation of artificial waterholes in some areas was observed leaving behind considerable areas as dry zones. We suggest to review the existing water management plan using GIS techniques based on spatial and temporal distribution of existing perennial water sources.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Bhardwaj G.S. (2003).Baories for the King-Reviving the traditional water sources in Ranthambhore National Park. Geography and You, 3 (19&11):60-64. Bleich V.C. (2016). Wildlife conservation and wilderness: Wishful thinking? Natural Area Journal,36:202-206
Literature cited 2: Brandford D. (1975).The effects on artificial water supply on free-living Peromyscus truei. Journal of Mammalogy, 56:705-707 Calder W. (1984), Size, function and life history. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 431p.

ID: 63936
Title: Assessment of Forest Transitions and Regions of Conservation Importance in Udupi district, Karnataka
Author: T. V. Ramachandra, Bharath Setturu , S. Vinay
Editor: R.P. Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (9) 634- 647 (2021)
Subject: Assessment of Forest Transitions and Regions of Conservation Importance in Udupi district, Karnataka
Keywords: Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Ecologically Fragile Regions, Udupi District.
Abstract: The current study prioritizes regions of conservation importance at the disaggregated level in the Udupi district, Central Western Ghats, based on ecological, geo-climatic, land, and social aspects. Conservation importance regions (CIR) or Ecological Sensitive Regions (ESR) are the distinct ecological units with exceptional biotic and abiotic elements which need at most care and sustainable development. CIR prioritization at grid levels (5' × 5' grids or 9 × 9 km) acts as a spatial decision support system to better understand the forest landscape dynamics and planning. The analyses of forest landscape dynamics using the temporal remote sensing data in reveal an increase in built-up areas by 8.8% with a decline in forest cover, resulting in the rise in maximum temperature by 40C in Udupi district during 1990-2018. Multivariate statistical analysis is done to understand the role of landscape dynamics on the land surface temperature (LST). The correlation analysis shows an increasing trend of LST across the CIR region with r = 0.8 where CIR 1 indicates the lowest temperature and CIR 4 has the maximum temperature.
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Literature cited 1: Aronson J. and Alexander S. (2013). Ecosystem Restoration is Now a Global Priority.Time to roll up our Sleeves.RestorEcol.21:293-296.https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12011. Asgarian A., AmiriB.J., and Sakieh Y. (2015). Assessing the effect of green cover spatial patterns on urban land surface temperature using landscape metrics approach.Urban Ecosyst., 18:209-222.
Literature cited 2: Bharath S.,Rajan K.S and Ramachandra T.V. (2013).Land Surface Temperature Responses to Land Use Land Cover Dynamics.Geoinfor Geostat An Overv..1.. https://doi.org/10.4172/2327-4581.1000112. Bonan G.B. (2008).Forests and Climate Change: Forcings,Feedbacks,and the Climate Benefits of Forests. Science, (80-)320:1444-1449.https://.org/10.1126/science/science.1155121.

ID: 63935
Title: Assessment of Wildfire Landslide Risk using Spatial Analytics and Deep Learning Techniques for Rudraprayag Forest Division, Uttarakhand
Author: Seema Joshi, J. K. Garg, Amarjeet Kaur, Manoj Kumar
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (9) 824- 833 (2021)
Subject: Assessment of Wildfire Landslide Risk using Spatial Analytics and Deep Learning Techniques for Rudraprayag Forest Division, Uttarakhand
Keywords: Wildfire, Landslides Risks, Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, GIS.
Abstract: Rudraprayag Forest Division of Uttarakhand State in India has a rich biodiversity; however, it experiences high frequency of wildfire incidents every year. According to Forest Survey of India, a total of 2609 Fires were recorded during the last one decade. Also, 1893 Landslides were detected by ISRO, and over 327 Landslides were recorded by Geological Survey of India during 2013-15. Wildfires are known to harm not only trees and plants, but they also decrease water retention capacity of topsoil leading to higher rainfall runoff resulting in significant erosion and debris flow. This attributes to potential causes for land sliding activity and flash floods. In this paper, we attempt to assess relation between wildfires and landslide hazards using GIS based spatial data sciences and subsequently deep learning techniques to identify sub-basin-wise landslide prone areas post wildfire incidents in the Mandakini valley, Uttarakhand. Freely available Landsat 8/Sentinel 2 Imagery, SRTM/ASTER DEM, Landuse/Landcover data were used along with near live feeds from MODIS and NASA. Analysis was carried out using Esri ArcGIS Pro and Python Scripts in Jupyter Notebook. In the study area, about 63-69% landslides were observed near forest fires suggestive of role of wildfires in triggering landslides. Many landslides were observed near roads and drainage establishing that landslides in the region are not only correlated to fire occurrences but are also influenced by other factors. The current study protocol may be used to detect wildfire generated landslide hazards in other areas for developing site specific disaster management plan in the identified susceptible watersheds.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Anbalagan (1992).Landslide hazard evaluation and zonation mapping in mountanous terrain.Enginnering Geology.32: 269-277 Carrara A. Guzzetti F.,Cardinali M. and Reichenbach P. (1999).Use of GIS technology in the prediction and monitoring of landslide hazard, Natural hazards,20;117-135
Literature cited 2: Chuveico E.,Aguado I., Yebra M., Nieto H., Salas J., Martin M.P., Vilar L.,Martinez J., Martin S. and Ibarra P. (2010). Development of a framework for fire risk assessment using remote sensing and geographic information system technologies.Ecol.Modell. 221:46-58. FSI (2011). Forest types of India. Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment. Forest and Climate change, Government of India, Dehradun.

ID: 63934
Title: Geoinformatics in the Preparation of Forest Working Plans for Odisha State
Author: Rakesh Fararoda, G. Rajashekar, M. Praveen, R. Suraj Reddy, G. Srivastava, C. S. Jha, S. Tripathi, P. K. Mallick
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (9) 813- 823 (2021)
Subject: Geoinformatics in the Preparation of Forest Working Plans for Odisha State
Keywords: Inventory, Stratified Random Sampling, Working Plans, Growing Stock.
Abstract: The Working Plan Code 2014 recommends grid based sampling design for the sample point distribution and using stratification at the estimation stage. Such a grid-based sampling would have required 52169 sample points and the requirements of sample point location at grid centre placed 3508 points outside the forested area. We have successfully demonstrated that using remote sensing based type and density stratification and spatially optimal stratified random sampling we can reduce the sample size with 92% estimation accuracies. Remote sensing based stratified random sampling with a two phase single stage sampling design reduced the sample size to one third (48661 to 17704) compared to grid based sampling while ensuring an estimation accuracy of 92%. This very significant reduction in sample size reduces the sampling cost and project completion time while achieving desired levels of accuracies. This SRS design ensured higher sampling intensities in the areas of potential working and high canopy density regions (8010 sample plots in 29% Selection Working Circle area while Rehabilitations Working Circles comprising 71% area receiving 9694 sample plots). A web-based Forest Inventory Design and Analysis System (web-based FIDAS) is developed on BHUVAN-NRSC's Geo-Visualization platform, which can be readily adapted for any new states working plan input preparation.
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Literature cited 1: Cockran W.G. (1977). Sampling techniques (3rd edn). New York, John Wiley& Sons. Dasgupta S. and Lakchaura P. (2007).GIS integrated sampling design for forest inventory inaccessible areas.The Indian Forester: Focus on working Plans & Forest Resources Survey.
Literature cited 2: Kumar M., Singh M.P.,Singh H. Dhakate P.M. and Ravindranath N.H. (2019). Forest working plan for the sustainable management of forest and biodiversity in India, Journal of Sustainable forestry,39 (1):1-22, DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2019.1632212. McRoberts R.E., and Tompo E.O. (2007). Remote sensing support for national forest inventories. Remote sensing of environment ,110(4): 412-419.

ID: 63933
Title: Strategies in Forestry to Combat Global Climate Change
Author: Ombir Singh, Vijender Pal Panwar, Manish Dev Shandilya
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (8) 778-784 (2021)
Subject: Strategies in Forestry to Combat Global Climate Change
Keywords: Strategies, Natural Forests, Plantation, Seed, Flowering, Conservation.
Abstract: Populations with little genetic variation are more vulnerable to the arrival of new pests or diseases, pollution, changes of climate and habitat destruction or other catastrophic events. Biological diversity is the best tool to counter environmental changes and combat climate change in uncertain future. Spatial isolation, fragmentation, increased in-breeding, low fruit set in disturbed natural forests necessitates more population sizes to generate enough variability through mutation and recombination's. Planting a diverse array of species and seed sources is a hedge in the face of global climate change. The best plantation strategy is to maintain diversity, breed for generalists, and deploy intimate mixtures of seed sources or progeny-tested families. Flowering time and seed maturation in plants could be altered in the scenario of climate change; so, should be understood and taken care off. In the era of climate change, conservation of forest genetic resources and their management is necessary to maintain required biodiversity to combat climate change. Seed banking is also a tool in combating the loss of global plant diversity.
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Literature cited 1: Angevine M.W. and Chabot B.F. (1979). Seed germination syndromes in higher plants. In Solbrig O.T., Jain S.,Jhonson G.B., Raven P.H. (Eds). Topics in plant population biology, New York, Columbia University Press Columbia, pp.188-206. Brack D. (2019). Forests and Climate Change, Forests and SDG, pp.1-56.
Literature cited 2: Campbell R.K. (1975). Adaptational requirements of planting stock. In: Globally Forestry and the Western Role.Proceedings,Western Forestry Conservation Association, Portland, pp.103-107. Cornett R.T. (2009). Seed Dispersal Distances and Plant Migration Potential in Tropical East Asia. Biotropica, 41(5):592-598 2009.

ID: 63932
Title: Research Productivity of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun During 1990-2019: A Scientometric Approach
Author: Indra Singh, Padam Singh, Pravin Rawat, Ayush Kumar Patel, Madan Singh, Kunwar Singh, Avadhesh Kumar Patel
Editor: R.P. Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (8) 778- 784 (2021)
Subject: Research Productivity of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun During 1990-2019: A Scientometric Approach
Keywords: Scientometrics, Research Productivity, Authorship Pattern, Forest Research, Forestry, Dehradun, Himalayas.
Abstract: Forest Research Institute (FRI) is a premier institute in India under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE). This study's main aim was to examine the research productivity of the FRI, Dehradun, during 1990-2019. The data for the present study were collected from the Scopus database. VOS viewer with version 1.6.16 was adopted to visualize Co-authorship analysis, Co-occurrence analysis, and Co-citation analysis. Scientometrics indicators like author productivity, collaboration coefficient, modified collaboration coefficient, co-authorship index, etc were used. The study's findings revealed that the maximum number of publications 75(8.4%), was published in 2008 while the maximum number of publications was cited in 2007(480). The analysis also revealed that the average citation per publication was maximum in 2015(88.00). The most focused research areas are Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Biochemistry, etc., present in Forest Research Institute. The most searched site for source collection is Indian Forester.
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Literature cited 1: jiferuke I.,Burell Q. and Tague J. (1988)Collaborative coefficient: a single measure of the degree of collaboration in research.Scientometrics, 14(5):421-433 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344164655
Literature cited 2: Ansari K.M.N.,Kumar S..Raahaman M.S. (2019). Scientific Research Productivity of Kumaun University,Nainital:A scientometric Analysis. In: Proceeding: International Library and Information Professions Summit (1-LIPS2019) on Empowering Libraries with Emerging Technologies for Common Sustainable Future, India. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344164655.

ID: 63931
Title: Development of Protocol for Propagation of Zanthoxylum alatum through Mound Layering
Author: Shama Jabeen, Dinesh Kumar, H. S. Ginwal
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (8) 762- 766 (2021)
Subject: Development of Protocol for Propagation of Zanthoxylum alatum through Mound Layering
Keywords: Girdling, Indole Butyric Acid, Mound Layering, Stooling, Zanthoxylum alatum.
Abstract: Zanthoxylum alatum (commonly known as Timur, Timru, Tomar) is an important medicinal plant found in the warmer valleys of the Himalayas, parts of north-east and eastern India. Propagation through shoot cuttings is one of the most common methods of vegetative propagation in many woody species. This study was initiated to investigate the potential of mound layering as an alternative vegetative propagation method for propagating many hard to root plants without requiring expensive equipment and it has been successfully used in horticulture on many species. The simplicity of this method makes it fascinating to test it for multiplication of Z. alatum. Results from wounding was found to have a significant (p≤0.05) effect on bud sprout, number of shoots per stools, shoot length and diameter, rooting per cent, number of roots, root length and per cent survival of the rooted shoots during spring season. Girdling proved to be the most effective method of wounding that yielded greatest number of shoots, rooting per cent, shoot length, shoot diameter, number of roots, root length and per cent survival. Furthermore, girdling method resulted in better survival of rooted shoots (65.20%) than random wounding (49.76%). Among IBA treatments, greater survival rate was achieved with 6000 ppm IBA (48.71%) in comparison with control (42.74%). It was therefore felt necessary to develop protocols for vegetative propagation of this species through cuttings and mound layering with the goal of working out multiplication rates by both methods.
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Literature cited 1: Animesh S. and Ghosh B (2006).Air layering in guava cv.L-49as affected by plant growth regulators, wrappers and time of operation. Environment and Ecology,24(3):820-823. Erdogan V. and Smith D.C. (2005). Application on rooting of hazeinut layers.Hort Science, 40 (5):1457-1460pp.
Literature cited 2: Hartmann H.T.,Kester D.E., Davies F.T. and Geneva R.L. (2010). Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices. (8Edition). Prentice Hall. NJ, (USA).928. Jones J.R.,LeBude A.V. and Ranney T.G. (2010). Vegetative Propagation of Oconee Azalea (Rhododendron flammeum) by stem cuttings and Mound Layering .Journal of Environmental Horticulture, 28(2):69-73.

ID: 63930
Title: Why to Restore Mangroves? An Economic Valuation
Author: K. Kathiresan
Editor: R.P. Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (8) 602- 604 (2021)
Subject: Why to Restore Mangroves? An Economic Valuation
Keywords: Mangroves Of India, Restoration, Ecosystem Service, Economic Valuation
Abstract: Despite increasing pressures, the mangrove forest in India has increased by 54 km2 in the two years from 2017 to 2019. This increase is estimated here for ecological services and economic values and this is multifold greater than the cost of plantation, and hence it is a cost-effective venture. However, 40.6% of mangroves in India are of open type and degrading, and hence, it is suggested to rehabilitate the degrading mangroves especially in unprotected areas and to achieve a target of 6000 km2 within 10 years for restoring the ecosystem service and enhancing the economic value.
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Literature cited 1: Duke N.C.,Meynecke J.O.,Dittmann S., Ellison A.M. Anger K.,Berger U., Cannicci S., Diele K., Ewel K.C., Field C.D., Koedam N.,Lee S.Y.,Marchand C.,Nordhaus I., Dahdouh-Guebas F. (2007). A world without mangroves?Science, 317:41. FAO (2007). The world's mangroves 1980-2005.Forestry Paper No.153.Rome: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.p.75.
Literature cited 2: Kathiresan K. (2018).Mangrove Forests of India.Curr.Sci., 114:976-981. Kathiresan K. and Bingham B.L. (2001) Biology of mangroves and mangroves ecosystems.Adv.Mar.Biol., 40:81-251.

ID: 63929
Title: Growing Zero Cost Seedlings of Peepal (Ficus religiosa L.) in Hi-Tech Nursery
Author: Vinay Kant Misra
Editor: R.P. Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (8) 754- 757 (2021)
Subject: Growing Zero Cost Seedlings of Peepal (Ficus religiosa L.) in Hi-Tech Nursery
Keywords: Ficus religiosa L., Peepal Seedlings, Nursery Technique.
Abstract: Growing the seedlings of Ficus religiosa L. is very difficult by conventional nursery technique because of poor survival of seedlings up to transplantation stage. Poor germination per cent, less seed viability, very tender nature in early stage and damage due to watering, handling and transplantation are the main reasons responsible for this low survival. The present paper describes outcome of a field experiment by which more than 10,000 seedlings were successfully raised without any additional cost up to transplantation stage. The seedlings were successfully transferred and established in root trainers and polythene tubes with more than 90% survival. These seedlings were planted and established in field with 100% survival. Besides monetary value, the saving was also made in terms of resources like water, land and time by their effective utilization. The present field experiment may not be a standard method and getting desired number of seedlings may not be ensured. However, a fairly large number of seedlings can be obtained by avoiding the damage and without additional cost.
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Literature cited 1: Gaial.J.and Meir L. (1981).Drupelet germination in Ficus religiosa L.Israel J. Bot., 30 (1):41-47. Mathew G., Skaria B.P. and Joseph A. (2011).Standardization of conventional propagation techniques for four medicinal species of genus Ficus Linn., Indian Journal of Naturl Products and Resources,2 (1): 88-96.
Literature cited 2: Khali M.P.,Joshi S.C., and Dhyni P.P. (19960.Rooting responses of branch cuttings of two Ficus species (F.benghalensis and F.reliogosa).J.Trop.For.Sci., 9(2):184-188. RaiS.N.,Nagaveni H.C. and Padmanabha H.S.A. (1988). Germination and Nursery Technique of four species of Ficus. Indian Forester, 114(2):63-68.

ID: 63928
Title: The Evolution of India's Environmental Policy
Author: A. Ballal, S. Tambe, E. T. Joe
Editor: R.P. Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (8) 743-753 (2021)
Subject: The Evolution of India's Environmental Policy
Keywords: Political Will, Exclusionary, Participatory, Judiciary, Standoff, Conventions.
Abstract: Environmental policies are influenced by a multitude of factors and determine how environmental resources are accessed, apportioned, consumed, conserved and governed. Using existing literature, the paper tracks the evolution of India's environmental policy post-independence. We discuss the key milestones in the country's environmental journey and their drivers. We found that India's environmental policy took shape in the 1970s and 1980s when environmental obligations were included in the constitution and federal laws were framed. It led to the creation of an extensive protected area network, albeit by overlooking the needs of the forest dwellers. In the 1990s, the judiciary innovated by creating space for civil society to take up environmental issues and played an active role. This period also saw a gradual shift towards participatory natural resource management and collaboration between the state and the civil society. However, by the early 21st century this bonhomie weakened when civil society successfully secured the tenurial rights of the forest dwellers. The last decade has seen a weakening of participatory forest management, a shift towards re-centralization, and a relentless tussle between a strong state and a resilient civil society. The key influencing factors of environmental policy change were discerned as international diplomacy, political leadership, judicial activism, civil society advocacy and environmental disasters.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Agarwal A. and Narain S. (1991). Global Warming in an unqqualworld.A case of Environmntal colonialism. Centre for Science and Environment. New Delhi, 39.pp. Aggarwal M. (2018). India's new compensatory afforestation rules dilute rights of forest dwellers.Mongabay, 23rd Aug,2018, Retrieved on 12 thJuly,2021 at 08:10 am from https://India-mongabay.com/2018/08/india-new-compensatory-afforesttion-rules-dilute-rights-of-forest-dwellers
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ID: 63927
Title: Leveraging Financial Inclusion for Forest Conservation: Availing VFC Framework in Karnataka
Author: Jagmohan Sharma, K. V. Vasantha Reddy, A.V. Surya Sen
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (8) 737- 742 (2021)
Subject: Leveraging Financial Inclusion for Forest Conservation: Availing VFC Framework in Karnataka
Keywords: Financial Inclusion, Forest Conservation, Karnataka Forest Department, Self-Help Group, Village Forest Committee.
Abstract: Microfinance ecosystem, and Self-Help Group-Bank Linkage Program (SHG-BLP), have developed in Karnataka over past two decades. With over 6000 SHGs in Village Forest Committee (VFC) villages and aided by smartphone-based information communication technologies (ICT), Karnataka Forest Department (KFD) is poised to leverage SHG-BLP. This study considers the extant VFC framework and proposes a technology-enabled intervention to boost financial inclusion in VFC villages to enliven dormant VFCs and promote forest conservation. In contrast to a classical credit seeking scenario in rural areas, the proposed intervention pivots on: women (and not men) as loan seekers; promoting credit for other than agriculture activities; banking activity in open space; and, social rather than physical collateral based on the embedded knowledge about the loanee with the community.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63926
Title: Research Advances in the field of Forest Inventory, Biometrics and Growth Modelling Contributing to Forest Management in India
Author: V. P. Tewari
Editor: R.P Singh
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (8) 727- 736 (2021)
Subject: Research Advances in the field of Forest Inventory, Biometrics and Growth Modelling Contributing to Forest Management in India
Keywords: Forest Inventory, Mensuration, Growth Modelling, Forest Management, India
Abstract: The discipline of Forest Inventory has developed a versatile toolbox of techniques and methods useful for national level assessments. Forest mensuration has always played an important role in the practice of forest management. Forest measurements and biometrics involves developing and testing methods for taking and using measures from forested lands. Forest management is concerned with future effects of current decisions. The key to successful forest management is a proper understanding of growth processes, and one of the objectives of modelling forest development is to provide the tools that enable foresters to compare alternative silvicultural treatments. In this article, a brief description of Forest inventory and assessment in India, and recent advances made by various ICFRE research institutes in the field of forest mensuration, biometrics and growth modelling leading to effective forest management options has been presented. Research needs and gaps, and suggestions for future research are also given.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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