Open AccessCRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR ASSESSMENT OF FOREST DEGRADATION IN DRY-TROPICAL FORESTS OF INDIA
Author(s) -
M. Srinivasa Reddy,
Ombir Singh,
Peerzada Ishtiyak Ahmad,
Altaf Sofi,
Altaf Sofi,
Altaf Sofi,
Altaf Sofi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plant archives/plant archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-6063
pISSN - 0972-5210
DOI - 10.51470/plantarchives.2021.v21.no1.009
Subject(s) - forest degradation , tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests , sustainable forest management , environmental resource management , deciduous , environmental degradation , forest management , agroforestry , forest restoration , scale (ratio) , environmental science , geography , forest ecology , land degradation , ecology , cartography , ecosystem , archaeology , biology , agriculture
Forest degradation is a critical issue around the globe particularly in developing countries like India which has diverse phytogeography and forest types. It is a complex issue, existing parameters are difficult to apply across different forest types and classes, due to lack of specific guidelines therefore needs to be addressed in broader terms and scale. Therefore, the present paper proposes a new methodology based on Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) criteria and indicators leveraging remote sensing data for assessing the forest degradation. Emphasis is put on the upscale and explicability aspects of the methodology rather than stand level and local dentitions of forest degradation so that the methodology can be broadly applicable to all Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests of India. Hence to provide a scientific framework for assessing forest degradation and helps in the implementation of specific rehabilitation practices in degraded forests