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Record Nr.

UNINA9910637718003321

Autore

Sati Vishwambhar Prasad

Titolo

Sustainable Forest Management in the Himalaya / / by Vishwambhar Prasad Sati

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9783031219368

9783031219351

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 pages)

Collana

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Disciplina

605

634.92

Soggetti

Forests and forestry

Geography

Biotic communities

Forestry

Regional Geography

Ecosystems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Forest Land Use/Cover Change -- Chapter 3. Forest Classifications and Working Circles -- Chapter 4. National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Conservation Reserves -- Chapter 5. Forest Diversity and Distribution -- Chapter 6. Forest Stocks and Products -- Chapter 7. Environmental Index -- Chapter 8. Ecosystem Goods and Services -- Chapter 9. Drivers of Forest Degradation and Conservation Measures -- Chapter 10. Climate Change and Forests -- Chapter 11. Cultural and Socio-Economic Significance of Forests -- Chapter 12. Sustainable Forest Management -- Chapter 13. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents a comprehensive description of forests of the Uttarakhand Himalaya. It looks into the major drivers of forest depletion and suggests paths toward sustainable forest management. The book comprises thirteen chapters, which together describe forest land use/cover change; forest classification and working circles;



national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and conservation reserves; forest diversity and distribution; forest stocks and products; ecosystem goods and services; environmental index; drivers of forest degradation and conservation; climate change and forests; cultural and economic significance of forests, and sustainable forest management. The text is richly complemented by nearly seventy photographs and figures.