SAARC FORESTRY JOURNAL VOLUME III DECEMBER 2014 1 2 3 Table of Contents Carbon Flux Assessments in Forest Ecosystems Using Landsat and Terrestrial Sample Based Inventory Data ......................................................................................................................... 7 Abstract .................................................................................................................................... 7 I. Background ..............................................................................................................................7 II. Materials and methods .........................................................................................................8 II. 1 Description of the study area and forests .............................................................................8 II. 2 Landsat image processing ...................................................................................................9 II. 3 Forest sampling and measurements ................................................................................... 10 II. 4 Carbon stock estimation.................................................................................................... 11 III. Results and Discussions...................................................................................................... 11 IV. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 14 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 15 References ................................................................................................................................15 Resource Poor Community Forests takes up Fuel Wood Plantations ...................................17 Abstract ...................................................................................................................................17 I. Background ............................................................................................................................ 17 II. Site Assessment: ................................................................................................................. 19 III. Identification and site assessment in 2013:........................................................................ 20 IV. Plantation Establishment: .................................................................................................. 21 V. Capacity Building: ............................................................................................................. 22 VI. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 24 References ................................................................................................................................24 Sustainable management of some of the Non Wood Forest Product species in Pemagatshel, one of the poor south-eastern districts of Bhutan: An Observation .................................................25 Abstract ...................................................................................................................................25 I. Introduction .........................................................................................................................26 II. Policy pertaining to NWFP Development ..........................................................................27 III. An observed district’s description ....................................................................................29 IV. Methods .............................................................................................................................31 V. Data analysis .......................................................................................................................31 VI. Result and discussion ........................................................................................................31 a. Result ...................................................................................................................................31 b. Discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 34 4 VII. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................35 References ................................................................................................................................36 Butterfly Diversity Of Dzamling Norzoed Community Forest, Tsirang, Bhutan – A Priliminary Study ........................................................................................................................................38 Abstract ...................................................................................................................................38 I. Introduction .........................................................................................................................38 II. Materials and Methods ......................................................................................................39 III. Results and discussion ......................................................................................................39 IV. Conclusion: ........................................................................................................................40 References ................................................................................................................................40 Appendix 1. Species composition of butterflies recorded from DNCF during the survey....41 Economic Valuation of the role of Forests in providing Water Supply to the people of Kohima town, Nagaland, India .............................................................................................................47 Abstract ...................................................................................................................................47 I. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 47 I.1 Climate ............................................................................................................................. 48 I.2 Forests and water .............................................................................................................. 48 I.3 Water Supply of Kohima town.......................................................................................... 50 II. Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 52 III. Results and discussion ........................................................................................................ 53 III.1 Demand and supply status of water in Kohima ................................................................. 54 III.2 Shortage in supply of water .............................................................................................. 55 III.3 Purchase of extra quantity of water ................................................................................... 56 III.4 Quality of water supplied ................................................................................................ 56 III.6 Willingness to Pay for improving supply of water............................................................. 57 IV. Payment for Ecosystem Services ....................................................................................... 60 References ................................................................................................................................63 Decadal changes in Net Primary Productivity over Mizoram state in India ........................65 Abstract ...................................................................................................................................65 I. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 65 II. Study area and Landcover types ....................................................................................... 66 III. Data used and their sources ............................................................................................... 67 IV. Model and Methodology .................................................................................................... 67 V. Results and Discussion ....................................................................................................... 69 1 Spatial variability of NPP over Mizoram .................................................................................. 69 5 2 Percentage change in NPP over Mizoram ................................................................................. 69 VI. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 71 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 71 References: ..............................................................................................................................72 Dualistic development and economic benefits: Experience from Community