Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Forest policies and programs affecting vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
Abstract Due to large scale afforestation programs and forest conservation legislations, India’s total forest area seems to have stabilized or even increased. In spite of such efforts, forest fragmentation and degradation continues, with forests being subject to increased pressure due to anthropogenic factors. Such fragmentation and degradation is leading to the forest cover to change from very dense to moderately dense and open forest and 253 $ km^{2} $ of very dense forest has been converted to moderately dense forest, open forest, scrub and non-forest (during 2005–2007). Similarly, there has been a degradation of 4,120 $ km^{2} $ of moderately dense forest to open forest, scrub and non-forest resulting in a net loss of 936 $ km^{2} $ of moderately dense forest. Additionally, 4,335 $ km^{2} $ of open forest have degraded to scrub and non-forest. Coupled with pressure due to anthropogenic factors, climate change is likely to be an added stress on forests. Forest sector programs and policies are major factors that determine the status of forests and potentially resilience to projected impacts of climate change. An attempt is made to review the forest policies and programs and their implications for the status of forests and for vulnerability of forests to projected climate change. The study concludes that forest conservation and development policies and programs need to be oriented to incorporate climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation.
Forest policies and programs affecting vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
Abstract Due to large scale afforestation programs and forest conservation legislations, India’s total forest area seems to have stabilized or even increased. In spite of such efforts, forest fragmentation and degradation continues, with forests being subject to increased pressure due to anthropogenic factors. Such fragmentation and degradation is leading to the forest cover to change from very dense to moderately dense and open forest and 253 $ km^{2} $ of very dense forest has been converted to moderately dense forest, open forest, scrub and non-forest (during 2005–2007). Similarly, there has been a degradation of 4,120 $ km^{2} $ of moderately dense forest to open forest, scrub and non-forest resulting in a net loss of 936 $ km^{2} $ of moderately dense forest. Additionally, 4,335 $ km^{2} $ of open forest have degraded to scrub and non-forest. Coupled with pressure due to anthropogenic factors, climate change is likely to be an added stress on forests. Forest sector programs and policies are major factors that determine the status of forests and potentially resilience to projected impacts of climate change. An attempt is made to review the forest policies and programs and their implications for the status of forests and for vulnerability of forests to projected climate change. The study concludes that forest conservation and development policies and programs need to be oriented to incorporate climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation.
Forest policies and programs affecting vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
Afreen, Shamama (Autor:in) / Sharma, Nitasha (Autor:in) / Chaturvedi, Rajiv K. (Autor:in) / Gopalakrishnan, Ranjith (Autor:in) / Ravindranath, N. H. (Autor:in)
2010
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
BKL:
43.47
Globale Umweltprobleme
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43.47$jGlobale Umweltprobleme
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