Environment and Forest

by Deka, M.M.

ISBN: 9789388027090
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 6495.00
Biblio : x+170p., figs., tbls., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. M.M. Deka was serving as class II and class I Services of Assam Forest Development in different capacities. He is having multifarious practical field experiences in forest and wildlife management. During his service period he was the main axle of Joint Forest Management System Programme at the Dhubri and Parbatjhora Forest Division of Assam, specially on motivation and participation of local villagers. He studied the subject of Criminology and Private Investigation in his service period and for which he was felicitated with a certificate of merit on B Grade (very good) by the Detective Training College (A Division of Indian Academy of Criminology) Kolkata. The Author has contributed many scientific and popular articles on Forest and Wild life conservation besides many writings having cultural values in many journals and magazines etc., and has appeared on Radio and Televisions. He has already contributed three books.

About The Book

This book contains lots of information regarding Indian Forest and Environment. Problems of environmental degradation such as population, land degradation and soil erosion, deforestation, air pollution, development –vs- environment etc. are dealt in this book. History of killing wild animals by the British people in India and by the Rajas and Maharajas of India prior to our independence and distribution of wild life at Indian sub-continent, relation of forest and wild life etc. are also discussed in this book. Some critics of wild life protection Act, 1972 are also included. History of formation of Rural Panchayat at Assam and its development and inclusion of Social Forestry Programme at Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 is presented here. Economic importance of Bamboo, its utilization, silvicultural character of this plant and flowering nature of this species are incorporate in this book. Joint Forest Management in North East India is penning here to focus the origin and development of JFM system in NE Region of India. Immense information of Kaziranga National Park during 7th decade of last century is furnished here including its wildlife population, problems of management and wildlife census at Kaziranga during 1978. The present book will be useful to the students, research scholars, eco planners, scientists in the field of environment and forest. In short, this book is helpful for every one who is seeking a clear cut understanding of the environment and forest.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1. Environment and Forest 2. Forest and Economics 3. Forest and Human Being 4. Eco-System and Wild Life Habitat 5. Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 and Certain Chronicles 6. Forest and Panchayat of Assam 7. Bamboo – Key for Economy of Rural Society 8. Joint Forest Management 9. Joint Forest Management In North East India 10. Kaziranga during Seventieth Decade of Twentieth Century 11. Te Vanishing Rhinoceros and Assam’s Wild Life Sanctuaries 12. Note on Game Preservation in Assam 13. RHINO Preservation Act 1954 14. Te Assam Joint (Peoples Participation) Forestry Management Rules, 1988 15. Norms of Plantation and Nurseries 16. Assam Forest At A Glance Listed Reserved Forest