1st Edition
Sustainable Forest Resources Management Issues and Implications
Forests are one of our most valuable resources, yet they are fast depleting with an impending ecological crisis in view. The striking concept of sustainable forest management involves the use of socially justifiable, economically viable, and ecologically sound strategies for sustainably managing forest resources for present and future generations without diminishing their value. This new book, Sustainable Forest Resources Management: Issues and Implications, presents ideas of sustainable forest management from different viewpoints.
The book details the issues of implicating sustainable forest management practices and highlights the aspects of forest resources, the importance of traditional knowledge, the need for conservation, the impact of climate change, and ecosystem services. It covers the scientific, technical, and socio-economical aspects of forests to further ensure the conservation of forest resources. The book explains the value of forest resources by emphasizing livelihood security and traditional knowledge. Moreover, it discusses the climate change effect on forest health and reviews ecosystem services from the management perspective.
Topics included in the book include common ones such as the importance of forests, its benefits to communities, climate change, forest fires, etc. At the same time, it also covers specialized topics such as traditional knowledge of conservation status of medicinal plants, traditional methods of conserving medicinal plants, ecosystem services of agroforestry, trees as fodder, and so on.
With special focus on Indian conditions and forests, the book presents possible suggestions and recommendations for managing forest resources on not just local but also the global level. The broad topics covered in the book will be useful to researchers, scientists, conservation activists, foresters, policymakers, and students in environmental science/conservation/biology/botany programs across the world.
1. Conservation Status and Sustainable Management of Forest Genetic Resources
Shivani Dobhal, Ashok Kumar, Kalkame Ch. Momin, Ningthoujam Surmina Devi, and Asieleavio John
2. Conservation and Management Approaches of Ethno-Medicinal Plants for Livelihood Improvements
Pijush Das, Sarthak Bhattacharya, Agniswar Jha Chakraborty, and Abhishek Ghosh
3. Forests: Sustainable Uses and Their Role in Livelihood Security
Murad Muhammad, Abdul Wahab, Saqib Ullah, Abdul Basit, and Khushnood Ur Rehman
4. Forest Resources Status, Utilization, and Conservation
Arif Yaqoob Malik
5. Forest Health in a Changing Scenario of Climate Change
Abhay Kumar, Swati Shabnam, P. R. Oraon, and M. S. Malik
6. Fate of Plant Species in Response to Changing Climatic Scenarios with Special Reference to Habitat Suitability in the Himalayan Region
Qamer Ridwan, Nahila Anjum, and Mohd Hanief
7. Forest Fire Susceptibility and Sustainability in Relation to Climate Change: A Geospatial Evaluation of Global Forests
Mohammad Afsar Alam and Sakul Kundra
8. Traditional Health Care System in Rural Communities: An Overview from the Himalayan Protected Area
Showkat Aziem, Jahangeer A. Bhat, Zubair A. Malik, Ajeet Kumar Negi, and N. P. Todaria
9. Review on Traditional Knowledge and Conservation Status of Medicinal Plants in Uttarakhand: Opportunities, Threats, and Challenges
Ajay Maletha, Vedangini Bisht, Sunil Nautiyal, Satya Kumar, Janmejay Sethy, Murali Krishna Chattakonda, Rakesh Kumar Maikhuri, Surendra Singh Bargali, and Lakhpat Singh Rawat
10. Traditional Ecological Knowledge for the Management of Medicinal Plants with Particular Emphasis on Northeast India
Subhashree Patra, Shubham Anurag, Purabi Saikia, Amit Kumar, and Mohammed Latif Khan
11. Post Covid-19 Opportunities in Himalayan Medicinal Plants
Sajitha Siril, Abha Manohar K., Shahina N. N., Gopal Shukla, and Sumit Chakravarty
12. Atmospheric Deposition and Fertilization Impact on Forest Soil Organic Carbon and Plant Communities
Kingshuk Modak, P. S. Srikanth, Avijit Ghosh, and Sukanya Misra
13. Waste to Wealth from Forest: Perspective and Constraints
M. S. Sankanur, R. P. Gunaga, T. R. Ahlawat, S. K. Sinha, R. S. Chauhan, A. D. Chaudhary, and Vrutti Patel
14. Waste to Energy Generation: Perspectives and Constraints
Mudasir Youssouf, Aadil Yousuf, Lateef Naik, and Zubair A. Malik
15. Ecosystem Services of Agroforestry
Yashmita-Ulman and Manoj Singh
16. Tree Species Composition in Traditional Agro-Forestry Systems in Various Agro-Climatic Regions of India
Kaushal Singh, Mohammed Nasir, Vivek Vaishnav, and Ashok Gehlot
17. Fodder Trees: Potential Feed for Livestock in a Resource-Constrained World
Archibold G. Bakare, Titus J. Zindove, and Nation Chikumba
18. Re-Carbonation of Terrestrial Production Landscapes through Regenerative Agriculture
Ajay Kumar Mishra, Rajeswari Das, Dipti Grover, Mita Meher, Bisworanjita Biswal, and Sheetal Sharma
Biography
Jahangeer A. Bhat, PhD, is currently associated with the Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership at Piramal University, Mumbai, India. Before taking on his current position, he was associated with the College of Horticulture and Forestry at Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, India. Earlier, he served as Head of the Department of Forestry at the College of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry at Fiji National University, Republic of Fiji Islands. His research work in India and Fiji Islands spans 12 years and encompasses emerging issues in forestry, including conservation of biodiversity, traditional knowledge of plants, and sustainable management of forest resources, particularly in the light of climate change scenarios. He has worked as counselor, mentor, and coordinator for forestry academic programs and has been instrumental in developing higher education and technical and vocational education and training streams of forestry and allied programs. He worked closely for accreditation with the Fiji Higher Education Commission and forestry stakeholders. He is the first researcher to report the first time growing of Acacia dealbata Link. (silver wattle), an invasive species in the high altitudes of the Himalayas. His focus of research is on vegetation ecology, ethnobotany, and evaluation of ecosystem services, forest plant biodiversity, climate change, and sociocultural issues in forestry.
Gopal Shukla, PhD, is currently working as Professor in Forestry at North Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Tura, Meghalaya, India. Before joining as Professor, he was working as Senior Assistant Professor in Forestry at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. Dr. Shukla has teaching and research experience of more than 12 years. He has worked on different projects, including the National Agricultural Innovation Project (ICAR); National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (ICAR); and also as a young scientist on the project on carbon stock of different land uses (Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India). The focus of his research and development work is on agroforestry, medicinal plants, forest ecology, and conservation. He has national and international publications that include 90 research papers, 30 book chapters, and eight books. He has successfully completed several research projects on forest ecology, medicinal plants, and agroforestry. Dr. Shukla also guided four doctoral and 6 master’s students.
Manmohan J. Dobriyal, PhD, is Professor and Head of the College of Horticulture and Forestry at Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was a faculty member in different institutes, such as Doon (P.G) College of Agriculture Science and Technology (DCAST), Dehradun; Dolphin PG Institute of Bio Medical & Natural Sciences DIBNS, Dehradun, Uttrakhand; and College of Horticulture and Forestry CoHFat, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur MPUAT, Udaipur/AU, Kota, Rajasthan, as Assistant Professor (Forestry). He also served as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry at the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat, India. He has more than 19 years of experience in forestry research, teaching, and extension. His specialization is forest ecology and environment/silviculture, non-wood forest products (medicinal and aromatic plants) agroforestry, biodiversity conservation, and ecosystem services. He has published more than 100 papers and articles in refereed journals, attended various conferences, and operated research projects, as well as guiding many postgraduate and PhD students. He graduated with a degree in Forestry, followed by postgraduate and doctorate degrees from institutions that include GB Pant University, Pant Nagar; TNAU, Coimbatore; and Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India.
Sumit Chakravarty, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. He has vast experience of more than 20 years in forestry training, research, and development. He has conducted research on several aspects of forestry, agroforestry, medicinal plants, and climate change with national and international reputed publications. This includes 120 research papers, 48 book chapters, and eight books. He has successfully completed and continuing 15 research projects on forest ecology, medicinal plants, and agroforestry. He has trained more than 50 master and doctoral students in the field of forestry. Dr. Chakravarty has attended more than 50 national and international conferences as presenter and invited speaker. He holds a master‘s degree in Forestry and a doctoral degree in Agronomy from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
A. Arunachalam, DSc, is a tropical ecologist, globally noted for his contributions to soil ecology, ecosystem ecology, shifting agriculture, and land use dynamics, particularly in the Indian Himalayan Region. He is presently working as a Director of the ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is also an Adjunct Professor at over 12 national/international universities. Dr. Arunachalam is the Project Coordinator of the ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Agroforestry and the Coordinator of the Task Force of Himalayan Agriculture under the National Mission on Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystems supported by DST, Govt. of India. Dr. Arunachalam has more than 26 years of experience in teaching, research, and extension in the field of forestry, biodiversity, ecology, and natural resources management. He has guided 15 PhD students; written/edited over 21 books in English and Tamil; and published over 240 research articles in national/international journals of scientific repute, over 120 book chapters, and 35 popular articles. Dr. Arunachalam worked as an Assistant/Associate Professor for the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Arunachal Pradesh; Principal Scientist in ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region; as Principal Scientific Officer in ICAR HQ in New Delhi; and as Assistant Director General (International Relations) at ICAR HQ. Academically, he is a Gold Medalist for both his BSc and MSc degrees from Madurai Kamaraj University. He earned his doctorate degree from North-Eastern Hill University. He did his post-doc in Restoration Ecology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA, and Biodiversity Monitoring from JNCASR, Bengaluru, India.
Rainer W. Bussmann, PhD, is an ethnobotanist and vegetation ecologist and is currently Head of the Department of Botany at the State Museum of Natural History in Karlsruhe, Germany. He is also a Full Professor of Ethnobotany at the Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia. Dr. Bussmann was formerly Director of the William L. Brown Center at Missouri Botanical Garden, William L. Brown Curator of Economic Botany (WLBC), and Senior Curator. Before WLBC, he held academic appointments as Research Fellow in geography and the environment at the University of Texas at Austin, USA; as Associate Professor of Botany and Scientific Director at the Harold Lyon Arboretum at University of Hawaii, USA, and as Assistant Professor at University of Bayreuth, Germany, following a postdoc at the same institution. He holds affiliate appointments and serves as external thesis advisor at universities worldwide. Dr. Bussmann‘s work focuses on ethnobotanical research and the preservation of traditional knowledge in the Andes, Caucasus, and the Himalayas. He has authored over 350 peer-reviewed papers, over 1300 peer-reviewed book chapters, and authored or edited 38 books. According to PLOS Biology, he is one of the most cited and recognized ethnobotanists among the most influential scientists worldwide. He currently serves as editor-in-chief of the Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions book series, published by Springer Nature. Dr. Bussmann is editor-in-chief of Ethnobotany Research and Applications, deputy editor of the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,associate editor of Ethnobiology and Conservation, academic editor of PLOS One, editor of ethnobotany topics for the Nordic Journal of Botany, and member of the editorial boards of Antibiotics, Life, Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Pleione, and Nelumbo. Dr. Bussmann is past President of the Society for Economic Botany and has served as a board/council member of the International Society for Ethnopharmacology, Society of Ethnobiology, Botanical Society of America, and International Society of Ethnobiology.
