Forest Planning at Landscape Level : A Case Study of
Working Plan Revision in Chhattisgarh/Kailash Chandra Bebarta. New Delhi,
Concept Pub., 2007, xviii, 270 p., tables, figs., ISBN
81-8069-369-4.
Forest Planning at Landscape Level : A Case Study of
Working Plan Revision in Chhattisgarh/Kailash Chandra Bebarta. New Delhi,
Concept Pub., 2007, xviii, 270 p., tables, figs., ISBN
81-8069-369-4.
Contents: Preface. I. Working plan revision: study area, methodology and past management: 1. Forest working plan: principles, process and methodology. 2. Rajnandgaon: the study area and its forest resources. 3. Past forest management: an appraisal. II. Sustainable Forest Management (SFM): strategy and options: 4. Strategy of sustainable forest management. 5. Silvicultural management: objectives, options and basis. 6. Mainstreaming participatory forest management. 7. On-farm tree cultivation: prospects and challenges. Appendices: I. List of important tree species found in Rajnandgaon District. II. Government of Chhattisgarh Forest and Culture Department Mantralaya, Raipur. III. Approval of working plan of Rajnandgaon Forest Division by Govt. of India. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
"In the context of changing paradigm in forestry, preparing a forest-working plan at landscape level remains a daunting task for all practicing foresters. Attempts have been made at many quarters to define a basic overarching process, which, if adopted, will lead to the preparation of the forest working plan. This book tries to explain the process along with the underlying concepts. It presents a unique case study on principles and processes involved in revising the working plan of Rajnandgaon, a district in Chhattisgarh. It presents the basic process of working plan revision and introduces the study area and finally, makes an appraisal of past management of forests. Also it deals with the strategy for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM), an array of silvicultural options, ways of mainstreaming Joint Forest Management (JFM) and possibility of on-farm trees cultivation in the study area. The book will be useful to policy makers, researchers, forestry students and working professionals." (jacket)