Changing Land Uses Shrinking Streams And Carbon Sinks
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Changing Land Uses Shrinking Streams And Carbon Sinks
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Author : Brij Kishore Singh
language : en
Publisher: Notion Press
Release Date : 2022-10-19
Changing Land Uses Shrinking Streams And Carbon Sinks written by Brij Kishore Singh and has been published by Notion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-19 with Nature categories.
The book, ‘Changing Land Uses – Shrinking Streams and Carbon Sinks’, attempts at providing an overview of the calamitous consequences of deforestation on the world climate. Deforestation worldwide has been lowering the carbon sequestration potential of forests and increasing the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. The planet is already warmer by 1.10 C than the preindustrial era and as a result we are facing disastrous consequences in terms of frequent and destructive climatic catastrophes, namely, storms, sea surges, floods, droughts etc. Several perennial streams have become seasonal owing to deforestation in the catchments. With special reference to Karnataka’s Western Ghat forests, the book carries several investigative stories highlighting how notified and un-notified forests have been plundered for a variety of reasons. Diverse land tenures in Kodagu district of Karnataka and administration’s failure to regulate the rights and privileges are exploited by the nexus between politicians and bureaucrats. Without realizing the ecological services provided by forests, natural forests in different land tenures have been allowed to be degraded for quid pro quo. In addition, forests have been diverted for many developmental projects such as widening of roads, construction of reservoirs for power and irrigation, transmission of power, establishing rail connectivity etc. leading to changing land uses, disappearance of perennial streams and loss of carbon sinks. It is high time that states acted in conserving natural forests irrespective of the ownership, and the country as a whole must grow trees over 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 as pledged in the Paris climate accord of 2015.
Forests Of Karnataka Why And How Of Where They Are
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Author : DIPAK SARMAH
language : en
Publisher: Notion Press
Release Date : 2023-05-25
Forests Of Karnataka Why And How Of Where They Are written by DIPAK SARMAH and has been published by Notion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-25 with Nature categories.
The book, ‘FORESTS OF KARNATAKA - WHY AND HOW OF WHERE THEY ARE,’ attempts at understanding the diverse forests of Karnataka, their current status, and the primary factors that led to their transformation from their pristine (original and un-spoilt) states to the present states. Although formation of different types of forest depends fundamentally upon the general climatic and soil-related factors which vary from place to place, the present conditions of the forests are to a considerable extent reflective of the treatments meted out to them over the centuries. Past treatments of the forests include past forest management practices such as forest reservation, logging, clear-felling, raising plantations, forest protection, etc. as well as other biotic factors such as shifting cultivation, expansion of agriculture, heavy withdrawals of biomass, introduction of plantation crops, recurring fires, over-grazing, encroachments, etc. As a matter of fact, we now have different types of forest in different parts of the state depending upon the nature and intensity of the past interventions. The book while analysing various factors that resulted in degradation of a vast majority of the state’s forests has also suggested ways and means of how the existing forests can be protected from further degradation, enabling them to recover and rejuvenate.
Impacts Of Climate Change
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Author : Mr. Rohit Manglik
language : en
Publisher: EduGorilla Publication
Release Date : 2024-03-07
Impacts Of Climate Change written by Mr. Rohit Manglik and has been published by EduGorilla Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-07 with Science categories.
EduGorilla Publication is a trusted name in the education sector, committed to empowering learners with high-quality study materials and resources. Specializing in competitive exams and academic support, EduGorilla provides comprehensive and well-structured content tailored to meet the needs of students across various streams and levels.
Water Resources
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Author : Joseph Holden
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-01
Water Resources written by Joseph Holden and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Nature categories.
The world faces huge challenges for water as population continues to grow, as emerging economies develop and as climate change alters the global and local water cycle. There are major questions to be answered about how we supply water in a sustainable and safe manner to fulfil our needs, while at the same time protecting vulnerable ecosystems from disaster. Water Resources: An Integrated Approach provides students with a comprehensive overview of both natural and socio-economic processes associated with water. The book contains chapters written by 20 specialist contributors, providing expert depth of coverage to topics. The text guides the reader through the topic of water starting with its unique properties and moving through environmental processes and human impacts upon them including the changing water cycle, water movement in river basins, water quality, groundwater and aquatic ecosystems. The book then covers management strategies for water resources, water treatment and re-use, and the role of water in human health before covering water economics and water conflict. The text concludes with a chapter that examines new concepts such as virtual water that help us understand current and future water resource use and availability across interconnected local and global scales. This book provides a novel interdisciplinary approach to water in a changing world, from an environmental change perspective and inter-related social, political and economic dimensions. It includes global examples from both the developing and developed world. Each chapter is supplemented with boxed case studies, end of chapter questions, and further reading, as well as a glossary of terms. The text is richly illustrated throughout with over 150 full colour diagrams and photos.
Confronting Global Climate Change
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Author : Mark Harris
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2019-06-07
Confronting Global Climate Change written by Mark Harris and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-07 with Science categories.
This book offers a solutions-based approach to climate change problems which potentially impinge on human beings within the tropics. It largely comprises research articles with supplementary applications and illustrations. The effects of atmospheric phenomena, energy acquisition, wind power, CO2 sequestration, are linked with soils, aquatic life, reducing deforestation, rainwater harvesting and clay pot farming, climate, plant disease and food security to show that no area of life is untouched by the phenomenon of climate change. It discusses specific problem areas and provides an overview of geotechnical and sustainable solutions to lessen the impact of climate.
Use Of Landscape Sciences For The Assessment Of Environmental Security
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Author : Irene Petrosillo
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-10-02
Use Of Landscape Sciences For The Assessment Of Environmental Security written by Irene Petrosillo and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-02 with Science categories.
This book examines environmental security from the perspective of landscape sciences, identifying the forces that threaten environmental security at all levels. It stems from the last five years of the Pilot Study Project on Use of Landscape Sciences for Environmental Assessment sponsored by the NATO Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society. Readers explore concepts of environmental security from subjective and objective perspectives.
Water Resilience For Human Prosperity
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Author : Johan Rockström
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-03-27
Water Resilience For Human Prosperity written by Johan Rockström and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-27 with Business & Economics categories.
A new approach to water-resources for researchers, professionals and graduate students, focusing on global sustainability and socio-ecological resilience to change.
Environmental Impacts Of Pasture Based Farming
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Author : Richard W. McDowell
language : en
Publisher: CABI
Release Date : 2008
Environmental Impacts Of Pasture Based Farming written by Richard W. McDowell and has been published by CABI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Grazing categories.
Focusing on the different types of grassland farming and their impact on the environment, this book addresses issues facing environmental quality, namely soil, water and air quality and socioeconomic impacts. It also offers a commentary on how the different pastoral sectors influence environmental issues.
City Of Nairobi Environment Outlook
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
City Of Nairobi Environment Outlook written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Environmental degradation categories.
The Carbon Farming Solution
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Author : Eric Toensmeier
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2016
The Carbon Farming Solution written by Eric Toensmeier and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Business & Economics categories.
"Agriculture is rightly blamed as a major culprit of our climate crisis. But in this groundbreaking new book, Eric Toensmeier argues that agriculture--specifically, the subset of practices known as "carbon farming"--can, and should be, a linchpin of a global climate solutions platform"--