Glimpses of Forestry Research in the Indian Himalayan Region : Special Issue in the International Year of Forests 2011

This special volume, dedicated for the International Year of Forests 2011, contains articles/research papers on wide ranging and emerging areas of forestry and forest ecology contributed by leading researchers from various Institutes, Universities and NGOs working in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). Topics covered in this edited voluem include climate change impacts on forest structure and functioning, ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, carbon markets and REDD+, community forestry, forest fire and invasion, and priority areas for forestry research in the RIO+20 Era. Readers will find that the articles indicate a paradigm shift from the traditional studies focusing on forest structure and functioning to contemporary global thinking on forests as a natural capital for sustainable growth and development. It is hoped, this publication will cater to the need of all those who are planning new research programmes in the field of forestry and forest ecology in the IHR in particular, and elsewhere in the country, in general.