Forests

Forest department has failed to maintain jatropha plantations: CAG

The jatropha puzzle has finally been solved.

In 2005-06, most of the districts in the State were abuzz with the talk of jatropha. In press conferences, the then District Collectors, especially in those adjoining western and eastern ghats, talked of largescale jatropa plantations as the oil extracted from its seeds (blended with diesel up to 20 per cent) could be used as a substitute to petroleum diesel.

Publication Date: 
18/05/2012
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, Diesel, Biodiesel, Panchayats, Land, Madurai (D), Theni (D), Farmers, Forests, Tamil Nadu
Climate Change

Greenhouse gas emissions up 4.2%

New Delhi India’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rose 4.2 % to 1301.21 million tonne in 2000 compared with 1994 levels and the GHG profile for the year 2007 is estimated to be of the order of 1771.66 million tonne carbon dioxide equivalent.

These are the findings of the second national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) prepared by the ministry of environment and forests, towards fulfillment of the reporting obligation under the convention. The first national communication was submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat on June 22, 2004.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2012
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Green House Gases, Carbon Dioxide, UNFCCC, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Agriculture, Ecosystems, Energy, Health Effects, IPCC, Livestock, Himalaya, Climate Impacts, Forests, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, Climate Change
Wildlife

Indiscriminate use of pesticides posing a threat to vultures

Study in the wild to create awareness of conservation

The last significant vulture population in the Western and Eastern Ghats are threatened by the indiscriminate use of pesticides, say researchers watching vulture habitats. A team of researchers from CareEarth Arulagam has taken up a detailed study in the wild and creating awareness of conservation of these forest scavengers. The organisation has its field station located within the vulture habitat at Bhavanisagar in Erode district.

Publication Date: 
27/04/2012
P. Oppili
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Erode (D), Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, Pesticides, Vulture, Nilgiri, Ecology, Farmers, Birds, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Tamil Nadu
Biodiversity

Species distribution models: ecological explanation and prediction of an endemic and endangered plant species (Pterocarpus santalinus L.f.)

Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. (Red Sanders) is an endemic and endangered species largely confined to the southern portion of the Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India. To understand its ecological and geographic distribution, we used ecological niche modelling (ENM) based on field sample-based distributional information, in relation to climatic and topographic datasets. Before modelling, hierarchical partitioning was used to optimize the choice of variables for better

Publication Date: 
25/04/2012
Shilpa Babar, Giriraj Amarnath, C. S. Reddy & et al
Current Science
102
8
1157-1165
Tags:
Climate Change, Flora, Biodiversity, Remote Sensing, Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh
Wildlife

Shut resorts in tusker corridor: Experts

NEW DELHI: The battle over removing hotels and resorts from the only corridor linking elephants in the Eastern and Western Ghats has got shriller. Experts on board the prime minister-led National Board of Wildlife (NBW) have written a joint letter to senior forest officials warning that they could be in contempt of court if they overrode the unanimous expert advice and set up yet another committee to review the Madras High Court decision that demanded removal of the resorts.

Publication Date: 
20/02/2012
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Elephant, Wildlife, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, High Court, Ecotourism, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forests, Chennai (D)
Environment

Remote sensing and GIS for soil erosion prone areas assessment: A case study from Kalrayan hills, Part of Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India

In this present study, the soil erosion assessment and conservation measures in hill ecosystem is carried out in the Kalrayan hills, Part of Eastern ghats, Tamil Nadu using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques. The geocoded digital data of IRS P6 LISS – III (P101-R65 of 2001) and Survey of India toposheets (1971) were interpreted and various thematic maps such as drainage, lineaments, geomorphology, land use/land cover and slope maps have been prepared.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2011
R.Sakthivel, N. Jawahar Raj, V. Pugazhendi & et al
Archives of Applied Science Research
3
6
369-376
Tags:
Soil Erosion, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu
Forests

Phytosociology of the tree community of Gandhamardan Hill Ranges

Phytosociological study of the tree community was carried out in tropical dry deciduous forest of Gandhamardan hill ranges belonging to Eastern Ghats at Harishankar of Bolangir district, Orissa. Twenty five quadrates of 20x20m size were laid in the 100 ha protected forest of Harishankar complex along GPS locations covering its whole geography.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
A.K. Bhadra, N. K. Dhal, N. C. Rout & et al
Indian Forester
136
5
610-620
Tags:
Trees, Orissa, Flora, Forests, Eastern Ghats, Bolangir (D)
Wildlife

Elephants, people & the battle for peaceful coexistence

Over the last several millennia, people have made steady inroads into the elephants’ natural habitat through agriculture and settlements along river valleys. With their habitats now fragmented, degraded and compressed, these mega-herbivores spill into human settlements thereby setting the stage for a highly volatile combat.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2010
Raman Sukumar, Lalitha Murali
Current Conservation
4
4
6-11
Tags:
Elephant, Orissa, People - Animal Conflicts, India, Agriculture, Land Use, Ecosystems, West Bengal, Nilgiri, Eastern Ghats, Plantation Crops, Asia, Coexistence Strategies
Wildlife

Status assessment of tourism on the Sigur Plateau, Tamil Nadu - Impacts and recommendations

Responsible tourism is especially important within natural areas so that the integrity of the environment and local community is not compromised. When natural resources are involved in tourism it is often referred to as eco-tourism, however, eco-tourism is still guided by the three same principles – social, environmental and economic. Eco-tourism has also been suggested to contribute to the conservation or preservation of the area in which it occurs (Fennell, 2003).

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Inneke A Nathan
WWF - India
Tags:
Ecotourism, Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu, Tourism, Wildlife And People, Sustainable Development, Eastern Ghats
Climate Change

Climate change and Indian forests

An assessment of the impact of projected climate change on forest ecosystems in India based on climate projections of the Regional Climate Model of the Hadley Centre (HadRM3) and the global dynamic vegetation model IBIS for A1B scenario is conducted for short-term (2021–2050) and long-term (2071–2100) periods. Based on the dynamic global vegetation modelling, vulnerable forested regions of India have been identified to assist in planning adaptation interventions.

 
Publication Date: 
10/08/2011
Ranjith Gopalakrishnan, Mathangi Jayaraman, Govindasamy Bala & et al
Current Science
101
3
348-355
Tags:
Climate Change, India, Forests, Climate Impacts, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, Ecosystems

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