Agroforestry and Climate Change: Issues and Challenges

ISBN-13: 9781774634653 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 336 str.

Manoj Kumar Jhariya; Dhiraj Kumar Yadav; Arnab Banerjee

Opis

This book, Agroforestry and Climate Change: Issues and Challenges, addresses the diverse issues of climate change and how agroforestry systems can be effectively utilized to minimize these impacts and enhance sustainability.

Spis treści

1. Agroforestry and Climate Change: Issues, Challenges, and the Way Forward  2. Vermicomposting Practices: Sustainable Strategy for Agriculture and Climate Change  3. Agroforestry with Horticulture: A New Strategy toward a Climate-Resilient Forestry Approach  4. Role of Agroforestry in Carbon Sequestration: An Indian Perspective  5. Conservation Issues, Challenges, and Management of Medicinal Plant Resources: A New Dimension toward Sustainable Natural Resource Management  6. Silvo-Pasture System: A Way Ahead for Sustainable Development in India  7. Agroforestry for Climate Mitigation and Livelihood Security in India 8. Tree-Soil Interaction Studies on Different Species in Arboretum  9. Phytoremediation of Coal Mine Based Wastelands: An Approach in Raniganj Coalfield (RCF)  10. Non-Timber Forest Products: Constraints, Prospects and Management, Implications for Combating Climate Change, and Livelihood Development  11. Mulberry-Based Agroforestry System: An Effective Way of Maintaining Livelihood Security and Climate Change Mitigation

O autorze

Manoj Kumar Jhariya, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Farm Forestry at Sarguja Vishwavidyalaya, University Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, India, and is the author or co-author of many research papers in peer-reviewed journals, three books, seven book chapters, and several extension articles. Dr. Jhariya is an editorial board member of several journals and is a life member of the Indian Science Congress Association, Applied and Natural Science Foundation, Society for Advancement of Human and Nature, and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Association of India.

Dhiraj Kumar Yadav, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and the Head (In-charge), Department of Farm Forestry, Sarguja Vishwavidyalaya, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, India. He has been awarded the Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Award from the Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology. He also worked as project coordinator and in other positions at various forestry institutes. He has published many research papers, articles, and book chapters with national and internationally reputed publishers and has one book in his credit.

Arnab Banerjee, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Sarguja Vishwavidyalaya, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, India. He has been awarded a Young Scientist Award for best oral presentation at an international conference held at the University of Burdwan, India. He was a project fellow under a University Grants Commission-sponsored major research project. He has published many research papers in national and international journals as well as five books and two book chapters. He is a life member of the Academy of Environmental Biology.