Chaturvedi, RK and Tiwari, R and Ravindranath, NH (2008) Climate change and forests in India. In: International Forestry Review, 10 (2, Sp. Iss. SI). pp. 256-268.
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Forests play a critical role in addressing climate change concerns in the broader context of global change and sustainable development. Forests are linked to climate change in three ways. i) Forests are a source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: ii) Forests offer mitigation opportunities to stabilise GHG concentrations: iii) Forests are impacted by climate change. This paper reviews studies related to climate change and forests in India: first, the studies estimating carbon inventory for the Indian land use change and forestry sector (LUCF), then the different models and mitigation potential estimates for the LUCF sector in India. Finally it reviews the studies on the impact of climate change on forest ecosystems in India, identifying the implications for net primary productivity and bio-diversity. The paper highlights data, modelling and research gaps relevant to the GHG inventory, mitigation potential and vulnerability and impact assessments for the forest sector in India.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Publication: | International Forestry Review |
| Publisher: | Commonwealth Forestry Association |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to Commonwealth Forestry Association. |
| Keywords: | climate change;forestry;inventory;mitigation potential; impact assessment;India. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2009 13:35 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jul 2009 13:35 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/19197 |
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