The volume comes in an effort to provide a comprehensive work on biodiversity, conservation and development and regulation-related issues with respect to forests of India. It provides an overview of climate change and its impact on forestry, delving into the effects on emission of greenhouse gases. It gives an in-depth account of economics, development, marketing and financial aspects related to projects in the forestry sector, classifying forestry projects and ...
The present book makes an attempt to explain the need and evolution of regulations for managing the tree and forest cover in urban and rural areas-which are normally outside the focus of the legal forestry or scientific forestry, but are of critical importance. The very unique feature of the book, which can be useful for policy planners, framers of regulations, implementers and other affected stakeholders is to discuss the major approaches for ensuring the well ...
This book undertakes a study of concepts and approaches needed to meet the international standards of forest certification. It takes up important issues related to forest certification in the context of forests in India today. It examines economic factors, greening of certification processes and the interface between technical and business knowledge. Drawing on studies across the world, it deals with forest certification and its effects on biodiversity ...