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Nature 2017.Pmd 24-03-2017, 23:36
nature 2017.pmd 231 24-03-2017, 23:36 N A T U R E Sikkim’s World Heritage Park The 1,78,400 ha Khanchendzonga National Park in Sikkim has been listed by UNESCO in 2016 as the first mixed World Heritage Site (natural and cultural heritage). It was selected for the unique diversity of its plains, valleys, lakes, glaciers and spectacular snowcapped mountains including Khanchendzonga, the world’s third highest peak and its ancient forests. The area is replete with mythological stories associated with mountains, caves, lakes and rivers, all of which are worshipped by the indigenous people of Sikkim. Integrated with Buddhist beliefs, the sacred stories give an identity to the people of Sikkim. Gangarampur plantation Gangarampur development block, South Dinajpur, West Bengal, planted 1,17,054 saplings on 73.37 hectares of barren land and along road sides in 12 hr (6.00 am to 6.00 pm) on July 23, 2016. With help of 5,094 people the purpose was not just to green the area and protect the environment but also to provide employment under 91 MGNREG schemes. Brikkopatta or tree ownership was given to 756 families for protecting plants over three years, earning them Rs 50,000 as guardians of 146 saplings each. The plantation included mango, guava, akashmoni and sonaijuri. nature 2017.pmd 232 24-03-2017, 23:36 N A T U R E Maharashtra’s two-crore sapling plantation The Forest Department as well as the Social Forestry Division of Maharashtra joined forces to plant 2,81,38,634 saplings across the State in 12 hours on July 1, 2016 by involving the general public, students, NGOs and other organisations, government and private. -
THE FOURTH FOREST VEGETATION SIMULATOR CONFERENCE Fort Collins, CO April 17Th- 19Th, 2012
THE FOURTH FOREST VEGETATION SIMULATOR CONFERENCE Fort Collins, CO April 17th- 19th, 2012 All presentations will be held at the Fort Collins Hilton Hotel located at: 425 W. Prospect Road 970-482-2626 www.fortcollins.hilton.com The Tuesday evening dinner and poster session will be held at the Fort Collins Brewery located at: 1020 E. Lincoln Ave 970-472-1499 http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com/ All workshops will be held at the Natural Resource Research Center located at: 2150 E. Centre Ave, Building A 970-295-5020 http://www.fort.usgs.gov/about/nrrc.asp The FVS Conference Committee: Judy Adams, Tim Bottomley, Dave Cawrse, Nick Crookston, Gary Dixon, Chris Dahl, Lance David, Bob Havis, Chad Keyser, Leah Rathbun, Stephanie Rebain, Erin Smith-Mateja, Mike Van Dyck, and Dave Wilson Conference Endorsements: Society of American Foresters (SAF) The International Union of Forestry Research Organization (IUFRO) Group: 4.01.02 Growth models for tree and stand simulation Conference Sponsors: US Forest Service, National Headquarters Forest Management US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 Salons IV and VI at the Hilton 7:00 – 8:00 am Registration Welcome and Program Overview 8:00 – 8:15 am Michael Van Dyck– Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Group Program Leader US Forest Service, Forest Management Service Center Keynote Address Moderated by Dave Cawrse Keynote Address Sam Foster – Station Director 8:15 – 9:15 am US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station Cal Joyner – Director of Forest Management US Forest Service, National Forest Systems Session 1: Climate Moderated by Erin Smith-Mateja Climate-FVS: An Update 9:15 – 9:40 am Nicholas L. -
Media Release
14th August 2012 Media Release This AUGUST 15 TH INDIA RISES FOR THE SPARROWS – House Sparrow declared State Bird of Delhi New Delhi, August 14th Launching the "Rise for the Sparrows" campaign, India’s largest conservation movement to save sparrows, Hon. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit declared the sparrow as the "State Bird of Delhi," a decision that is expected to go a long way in raising awareness and attention on the species. Mrs Dixit expressed concern over the lack of attention and recognition the bird has received from one and all. Mohammed Dilawar from Nature Forever Society informed that society had been working on this for more than a year and thanked the Hon. CM for making House Sparrows the State Bird of Delhi. Mrs Dixit was presented with an art work prepared by famed international illustrator Kim Rosen on the Common Bird Monitoring of India. She urged the citizens of the country to monitor the Sparrows and other common birds on August 15th for 15 minutes during any time of the day across the country as it will help in collection of vital data on sparrows and other common birds. She also urged the citizens to register on www.cbmi.in to monitor the sparrows and other common birds in around their homes, offices and schools, while calling on corporates, NGOs and educational institutions to become official conservation partners of the Common Bird Monitoring of India. "Rise for the Sparrows" is a project aimed at empowering and inspiring citizens, corporates and educational institutions to actively get involved in sparrow conservation, monitoring and creating awareness with regard to the conservation of house sparrows and other common birds of India. -
Imot Agademy Environmental NEWS - Yearly Compilation - 2018 – 19
1 IMoT Agademy Environmental NEWS - Yearly compilation - 2018 – 19 News New Pollution Forecast System • India joined hands with US and Finland to develop a new Pollution Forecast System. • It will help anticipate particulate matter (PM) levels at least two days in advance and at a greater resolution than what is possible now. • A key focus would be to develop forecasts around the “stubble-burning season” that adds to Delhi’s pollution woes in the winter. • At present, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SA- FAR) is by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune which serves as the apex forecaster of pollution trends in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, and Ahmedabad. • The new system generates a likely air quality profile, a day in advance, for these cities. • All the activities are coordinated by Ministry of Earth Sciences. NASA to Study Phytoplankton Blooms • NASA have to study the influence of Tiny Sea Creatures in Earth’s Climate. About half the carbon dioxide emitted into Earth's atmosphere each year ends up in the ocean, and plankton absorb a lot of it. • The North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES) studies the world’s largest plankton bloom and how it gives rise to small organic particles that leave the ocean and end up in the atmosphere, ultimately influencing clouds and climate. • Rates of phytoplankton accumulation are critical for understanding the ocean conditions that lead to phytoplankton growth and its timing, a key to unlocking the environmental drivers and controls of biological dynamics. Environment News 2018-19 www.agademy.in 2 BS VI Fuel Mandatory in Delhi • From April 1,2018, National Capital Region Delhi became first city in the nation to use BS VI Fuel for Transportation to combat the alarming rate of Air Pollution. -
February-2019-English.Pdf
1 CONTENT TNPSC BITS ...................................................................................................................................13 TAMILNADU..................................................................................................................................25 Athikadavu-Avinashi project ............................................................................ 25 Kalaimamani awards ....................................................................................... 25 Prime Minister visit to Tamil Nadu ................................................................... 26 Natyanjali fete world record ............................................................................. 27 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) ................................................ 27 Integrated Textile Policy ................................................................................... 28 GI tag for Erode turmeric ................................................................................. 29 Kalai Semmal Awards ...................................................................................... 29 e-Waste and Biomedical Waste Management .................................................... 30 GI Mark - Thirubuvanam silk saree ................................................................. 30 Information Commission recommendations ..................................................... 31 Separate Police Wing for Women ..................................................................... -
DSS Applications in Forest Policy and Management: Analysis of Current Trends
DSS applications in forest policy and management: Analysis of current trends Antonios Athanasiadis1, Andreopoulou Zacharoula1 1Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Laboratory of Forest Informatics, Box 247, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece, tel. 2310.992714, 2310.992327/fax. 2310.992717, e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Abstract. Today, not only scientists and researchers, but public services and governments as well use DSS (Decision Support System) methods to solve forest policy and management problems in order to meet the multiple needs of the public and to achieve the greatest possible effectiveness. This paper presents and analyses the current trends in emerging DSS applications for the sector of forest policy and management. The research relates to the scientific journal articles that propose a DSS since 2007 and until the present. The DSS are registered and classified as to their characteristics, such as their decision support topic, multiple-aim DSS, country of application, type of software, database use, GIS, mathematics, online presentation in the Internet etc. Finally the DSS applications are categorized as to the above characteristics and current trends are identified and discussed. GIS and Database technology seem to be the most popular software used by the decision makers, since Europe North America emphasize most in these kind of DSS applications. Keywords: Decision Support Systems, forest policy, forest management, current trends, 1 Introduction Information Systems researchers and technologists have built and investigated Decision support systems (DSS) for approximately 40 years. Computerized decision support systems became practical with the development of minicomputers, timeshare operating systems and distributed computing. -
Web Application for Regional Presentation and Development a K
EFITA/WCCA 2005 25-28 July 2005, Vila Real, Portugal Web Application for Regional Presentation and Development A K. Papastavroua, P D. Lefakis b, Z S. Andreopoulouc, S E. Vassiliadoud, K S. Ioannou e, and A I. Lazaridouf aLab. Of Forest Informatics, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 247, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece, [email protected] bAUTH, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece, [email protected] c AUTH, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece, [email protected] d AUTH, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece, [email protected] eAUTH, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece, [email protected] f AUTH, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece, [email protected] Abstract The development of Information Technology introduces data and knowledge in a large audience, through the use of the World Wide Web. This paper presents the design and development of a multipurpose website environment for regional development through the case study of the Hellenic University Forest Administration (HUFA). Mambo platform was used for the design of the site as well as a PHP (Hypertext Pre-processor) interpreter; both offered under an open source license. The maintenance of the website for the University Forests on the Internet, aims in upgrading their inventory and presentation, but also promotes neighboring mountainous province, as well as it promotes and encourages recreational and tourist purposes. Key words: Internet Services, website development, open source, regional development. 1 Introduction 1.1 General In today’s networked environment, people demand new evolutionary technology for information retrieval and intellectual exchange (Feng et al., 2004). ICT (Information and Communication Technologies), as defined by World Bank (World Bank, 2002), consists of hardware, software, networks, and media for collection, storage, processing, transmission, and presentation of information (voice, data, text, images). -
Forest Land Allocation and Applied Informatics in Managing
Page 1 of 13 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Thanh Hoa Department of Forestry Protection Report on FOREST LAND ALLOCATION AND APPLIED INFORMATICS IN MANAGING FOREST AND FOREST ALLOCATED LAND IN THANH HOA PROVINCE PART I: BACKGROUND INFORMATION I. NATURAL CONDITIONS. Thanh Hoa, a large province of Northern Central Viet Nam, has a total area of 1,116,833 ha. It borders Ninh Binh to the North, Nghe An to the South, the People's Democratic Republic of Laos to the West and the East Sea to the East. The province has a diversified topography comprising 4 areas: plains, midlands, mountains and seasides. II. POPULATION, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. The population of Thanh Hoa province is 3,700,000, with an average population density is 331 persons/km 2. The province has a certain potential to develop its economy, based on natural resources such as forests, plain agriculture and the sea. However, its economy is an agricultural one which depends much on nature; its industry is under-developed. Natural disasters occur here often. People, especially in mountainous areas, still meet enormous difficulties in their daily life. III. FOREST RESOURCES. Thanh Hoa is one of the provinces with a big forest resources with a total forest area of 698,572.59 ha (which accounts for 63% of natural land area), of which actually forested land constitutes 375,439.90 ha; and barren land 323,123.69 ha. Forest cover is 33,6%. (Source: Inventory and Statistics results on natural forests of Forestry Department stated enclosed with Decision 238 Q§-NN/UBTH dated March 23th 1996 by Chairman of Thanh Hoa People’s Committee). -
The House Sparrow Is Disappearing from Many of Our Cities and Towns
AKHILESH KUMAR, AMITA KANAUJIA, SONIKA KUSHWAHA AND ADESH KUMAR TORY S OVER C The House sparrow is disappearing from many of our cities and towns. We can resurrect their numbers by simple steps like providing alternative nesting sites for these little chirping birds. among the fi rst animals to develop a close surveys conducted by ornithologists and association with humans. This led it to researchers suggest that the dramatic HE gentle chirruping of the small bird being given the name Passer domesticus. decline in population of the sparrow is an Tis slowly vanishing. As the House The House sparrow is also commonly unfortunate reality. sparrow loses its living space to other known as Gauriya. Scientists and researchers aggressive birds and also to humans, it is Unfortunately, the species has been suggest several causes responsible disappearing in large parts of the world. declining since the early 1980s in several for the diminishing population like In the last few years the bird has gone parts of the world. There has also been unavailability of nesting space, decrease completely missing from most urban noticeable decline in the number of in food availability, changes in human neighbourhoods. House sparrows in several parts of India lifestyle, pollution, electromagnetic As humans settled down to particularly across Bangalore, Mumbai, radiation from mobile phone towers agriculture and set up permanent Hyderabad, Punjab, Haryana, West (obsolete theory now) and diseases. settlements, the House sparrow was Bengal, Delhi and other cities. Several -
A Fuzzy Inference System Using Gaussian Distribution Curves for Forest Fire Risk Estimation
A Fuzzy Inference System Using Gaussian Distribution Curves for Forest Fire Risk Estimation Lazaros Iliadis1, Stergios Skopianos1, Stavros Tachos2, and Stefanos Spartalis3 1 Democritus University of Thrace, Pandazidou 193 str., Orestiada, Greece [email protected] 2 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Informatics 3 Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece Abstract. This paper describes the development of a fuzzy inference system under the MATLAB platform. The system uses three distinct Gaussian distribu- tion fuzzy membership functions in order to estimate the partial and the overall risk indices due to wild fires in the southern part of Greece. The behavior of each curve has been investigated in order to determine which one fits better for the specific problem and for the specific areas. Regardless the characteristics of each function, the risky areas have been spotted from 1984 till 2007. The results have shown a reliable performance over time and they encourage its wider use in the near future. Keywords. Fuzzy algebra, Gaussian distribution curves, Fuzzy Inference Sys- tem, wildfire risk. 1 Introduction Every year, forest fires destroy important forest areas, with enormous consequences. The problem of forest fires occurs mainly in the Mediterranean countries, in Austra- lia, in Canada and the United States [6]. Especially in Greece due to the lack of a proper cadastral survey, the problem of forest fires is related to political elections and also to the cycles of drought [9][10]. More detailed analysis on the problem of forest fires in Greece can be found in [14][16][17]. Fuzzy logic systems are quite flexible and they are used for several purposes such as modeling, forecasting and classification [8]. -
Common Bird Monitoring of India India Programme Will Monitor a Novel Citizen Science Feature Feature 18 Common Birds Across the Country and You Too Can Join In
MRITYUNJAY BOSE Now you can be the eyes and ears of a unique project that seeks to monitor the common Common Bird Article birds found throughout the country. The Monitoring of Common Bird Monitoring of India India programme will monitor A Novel Citizen Science Feature Feature 18 common birds across the country and you too can join in. Programme Common birds have tremendous country. These include well-known birds like ecological and economical value as the house sparrow, house crow, rock many of them are important pest pigeon, rose ringed parakeets, and also controllers, pollinating agents and lesser known ones like Ashy Prinia and N a first-of-its-kind initiative, India’s scavengers. Frugivores or fruit eaters help Hoopoe. Its goal is to generate region- maiden Common Bird monitoring in forest regeneration and in maintaining specific mapping of these bird species. I programme was launched on the the genetic mix of fruit trees. The Bulbul is Such a mapping effort will help in filling up occasion of the World Sparrow Day on 20 an important disperser of seeds as its critical gaps, according to Dilawar March 2012 in Mumbai. The Common Bird digestive juices give a trigger for the seeds Mohammed, the founder of Nature Monitoring of India (CBMI – www.cbmi.in) to germinate better. Forever Society. “Over a period of time is an initiative of the Nature Forever Society CBMI aims to monitor the interesting data will be generated which (NFS) located in Nashik. eighteen common birds across the can be statistically analysed,” he said, adding that every year they would release Salient Features of CBMI a report with key findings. -
Environment Management and E-Mail: [email protected] Conservation in Various Industries and Other Organizations
Together we aim for a better and healthy environment PLACEMENT BROCHURE 2019-21 ENVIRONMENT M.Sc. MANAGEMENT Forest Research Institute (FRI) Deemed to be University Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education PO: I.P.E. Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun - 248 195 Layout & Design Sh. Amol K. Raut (Artist, FRI), Subhajit Chanda, Amruta G.H., Prachi Upadhyay, Riya Soni, Shubhi Bansal, Dr. Meenakshi Sati (Jr. Consultant), Dr. Hukum Singh & Dr. Manoj Kumar (Placement Officers) From the Desk of Vice Chancellor The Forest Research Institute (FRI) established in 1906, is a pioneer institute in the field of forestry and environment research which was For More given the status of Deemed to be University in December,1991. This comprehensive course deals with a range of issues related to Details Contact sustainable management of natural resources and also about climate change, environment impact assessment, biodiversity conservation, sustainable management and many other related issues also Dr. H.S. Ginwal constitutes majority in the curriculum. Dean (Academic) Excellent infrastructure, state of the art laboratories, qualified, FRI Deemed to be University experienced and motivated faculty members are responsible for E-mail: [email protected] ensuring all round development of the young talents admitted to the FRI Ph no: +91-135-2752682 Deemed to be University. Recent and contemporary issues such as Fax no.: +91-135-2751826 climate change, environmental biotechnology and environmental laws are part of the syllabus, which keeps the students abreast with latest Dr. A.K. Tripathi developments in these fields. The course thus, prepares professional Registrar, FRI Deemed to be University leaders to fulfil the demands of environment management and E-mail: [email protected] conservation in various industries and other organizations.