India's Forests, Forestry and Wildlife/S.S. Negi. Reprint. New Delhi,
Indus Pub., 2006, 400 p., ISBN 81-7387-191-4.
India's Forests, Forestry and Wildlife/S.S. Negi. Reprint. New Delhi,
Indus Pub., 2006, 400 p., ISBN 81-7387-191-4.
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Physiography and river systems. 3. Soil classification. 4. Forest types of India. 5. Forest policy. 6. Forest law. 7. Forest influences. 8. Forest Management concepts. 9. Indian trees and their silviculture. 10. Regeneration of forests. 11. Forest protection. 12. Forest diseases and insect pests. 13. Forest products. 14. Timber mechanics. 15. Wood seasoning. 16. Social and community forestry. 17. Joint forest management. 18. Forestry research, training and education. 19. Wildlife in India. 20. Managing India's wildlife. Appendices. Select bibliography. Index.
"Scientific forestry started in India during early last century when Capt. Watson was appointed as the first ever Conservator of Forests by the then Madras Government. The appointment of Sir Dietrich Brandis as India's first Inspector General of Forests in 1864 helped to give a definite direction to our forestry.
We have come a long way since the days when forests were seen merely as a source of revenue. Today their indispensable role in the survival of the human race is well known. Over the last 150 years there has been a major transformation in the forestry perspective of India.
This book encompasses the entire gambit of forestry in India, right from the country's forest regions to forest legislation, protection, management, policy, silviculture of trees, wildlife to its economics and trade. The main aim of this work is to prepare a ready reference book on India's forests, forestry and wildlife." (jacket)