Land and Environmental Management Through Forestry

Written and edited by a group of experts in the field, this groundbreaking reference work sets the standard for engineers, students, and professionals working in forestry, agriculture, ecology, and environmental science, offering the scientific community a way toward combating climate change and land degradation.

This outstanding new volume covers the diverse issues of land degradation around the world and its restoration through forestry, agroforestry, and other practices. The editors have integrated many different concepts and applications into a single place from which scientists, research scholars, academicians, and policymakers can  benefit. New insights in this area are critical, as our very existence depends on forest sustainability and land restoration management.

The work consists of chapters addressing the issues of land degradation, deforestation, intensive agricultural practices, sustainable intensification, soil and forest-related services, land and environmental management, and overall sustainability of the ecosystem. The contributors address current issues and their management through a holistic and integrated approach, presenting the context of land degradation and its problem, identifying the potential areas of research in the field of land restoration, identifying the land-based services and their potential role for ecosystem sustainability, creating awareness so that future policies can be framed for the betterment of human civilization, and addressing sustainable intensification for land and environmental management and service.

A standard reference work for the disciplines of forestry, agriculture, ecology, and environmental science, it will also be a way forward for combating climate change. Useful to academics, researchers, ecologists, environmentalists, students, capacity builders, and policymakers, it is a must-have for any library.

Abhishek Raj, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Forest Product and Utilization, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay College of Horticulture & Forestry, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, India. He has published over 20 papers in scientific journals, 50 book chapters, and three books.

Manoj Kumar Jhariya, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Farm Forestry, Sant Gahira Guru Vishwavidyalaya University, India. He has published 86 scientific papers, 14 books, 75 book chapters, and several extension articles. He is an editorial board member for several journals and a life member of numerous societies.

Arnab Banerjee, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Sant Gahira Guru Vishwavidyalaya University, India. He has published 80 research papers in reputed national and international journals, 15 books, and 50 book chapters. He is a life member of the Academy of Environmental Biology.

Sharad Nema, PhD, is a professor and department head in the Department of Forestry and Wildlife at Saheed Mahendra Karma Vishwavidyalaya University, India. He has published more than 60 research papers, book chapters, books, and reports, and holds several prestigious and responsible administrative responsibilities at the university.

Kiran Bargali, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Botany, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, India. She has published over 100 research papers and two books with various reputed national and international publishers.