Assessing the extent and causes of forest degradation in India: Where do we stand?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2937-2944

  Davidar, Priya ^a   Sahoo, Sasmita ^a   Mammen, Pratheesh C ^a   Acharya, Prashanth ^a   Puyravaud, Jean Philippe ^a,b   Arjunan, M ^c   Garrigues, Jean Pierre ^d   Roessingh, Krista ^e  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ECOS   (India)

^c SKP Engineering College   (India)

^d Domaine de Donadille ^*  (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest degradation; Forest products; Fuel wood; India; Livelihoods; Livestock grazing pressure; Protected areas; Sustainable use of forests

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FIELDWORK; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST PRODUCT; FUELWOOD; GRAZING PRESSURE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

BANDIPUR NATIONAL PARK; EASTERN GHATS; INDIA; KALAKAD-MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE; KARNATAKA; NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE; TAMIL NADU; WESTERN GHATS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 78149499422     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.04.032     Document Type: Article

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