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Land Degradation Neutrality: Achieving SDG 15 by Forest Management

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Editors:
  1. Pankaj Panwar

    1. Research Center Chandigarh, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Union Territory, India

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  2. Gopal Shukla

    1. Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, India

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  3. Jahangeer A. Bhat

    1. Forest Product and Utilization, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, India

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  4. Sumit Chakravarty

    1. Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, India

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  • Addresses emerging issues of forest ecosystem management, carbon sequestration, carbon credit and carbon farming

  • Compiles effect of deforestation on livelihood security of forest fringe communities, on biodiversity and climate change

  • Suggests strategies for achieving land degradation neutrality

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Forest Resources of the World: Present Status and Future Prospects

    • Manendra Singh, N. N. Shahina, Subrata Das, A. Arshad, Sajitha Siril, Debidatta Barman et al.
    Pages 1-23

  3. Effect of Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation on Ecosystem Services

    • Abhishek Raj, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Nahid Khan, Sharad Nema, Annpurna Devi, Ghanshyam
    Pages 25-41

  4. Impact of Deforestation on Faunal Diversity and Its Management Strategies

    • Abhishek Raj, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Nahid Khan, Surendra Singh Bargali, Ghanshyam, Annpurna Devi
    Pages 43-60

  5. Drivers of Deforestation, Forest Degradation, and Management Responses in Ghana

    • Kenneth Peprah
    Pages 61-79

  6. Forest Degradation in Nigeria: Case Study of Rugu Forest Reserve, Katsina State

    • Suleiman Iguda Ladan, Jummai Yusuf Saulawa
    Pages 81-97

  7. Deforestation and Degradation in the Mangrove Ecosystem: Implication on Environment and Livelihoods

    • Suchindra R. Dayal, Kaliova Ravuiwasa, Jahangeer A. Bhat
    Pages 99-116

  8. Assessing Land Degradation Using SDG 15.3.1 Indicators: Case Study from Climate-Vulnerable Assam State of India

    • Amitabha Nath, Arun Jyoti Nath
    Pages 117-129

  9. Benefit and Risk Analysis of a Novel Nomadic Practice in Northeast China

    • Yanbo Yang, Chentao Liang, Xiting Zhang, Wenjie Wang
    Pages 131-154

  10. Soil Degradation: Causes, Consequences, and Analytical Tools

    • U. A. D. Prasanthi Gunawardena
    Pages 155-170

  11. Accountability of Woody Plants for Restoring Degraded Forest Landscapes and Provision for Ecosystem Services: An Overview

    • Sheenu Sharma, Sabir Hussain, Pardeep Kumar, Anand Narain Singh
    Pages 171-190

  12. Ecological Restoration of Degraded Forests for Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality

    • Ajay Sharma, John Tracy, Pankaj Panwar
    Pages 191-204

  13. Tree Plantation: A Silver Bullet to Achieve Carbon Neutrality?

    • Subashree Kothandaraman, Javid Ahmad Dar, Najeeb Ahmad Bhat, Somaiah Sundarapandian, Mohammed Latif Khan
    Pages 205-227

  14. Role of Protected Area in Conservation and Sustainable Management of Biodiversity: An Indian Perspective

    • Pawan Ekka, Kavita Parmar, Vineeta Parmar, Amit Kumar, Purabi Saikia
    Pages 229-247

  15. Structure, Pattern, and Composition of Riparian Vegetation in North-western Himalayas, India

    • Anu Sharma, Neeraj Sharma
    Pages 249-275

  16. Land Degradation Neutrality in Coastal India: Case of Mobius’ Strip Linking Pedodiversity and Biodiversity

    • Tapas Bhattacharyya, Vinayak Patil
    Pages 277-301

  17. Role of REDD+ in Reducing Land Degradation and Achieving SDGs

    • Sajitha Siril, Manendra Singh, N. N. Shahina, Jahangeer A. Bhat, Gopal Shukla, Pankaj Panwar et al.
    Pages 303-313

  18. Carbon Sequestration Acts as a Moderator for Soil Restoration of Degraded Coal Mined Lands: An Overview

    • Pardeep Kumar, Sheenu Sharma, Sabir Hussain, Anand Narain Singh
    Pages 315-332

  19. Nature Conservation Effects on Forest Carbon Sequestration, Biodiversity of Plants, and Macrofungi: A Case Study in Central Lesser Khingan Mountains, NE China

    • Yuanyuan Wang, Binbin Wang, Kai Wang, Huimei Wang, Wenjie Wang
    Pages 333-361

  20. Urban Forest Resources: A Strategy for Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality

    • Nahid Khan, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Abhishek Raj, Kiran Bargali, Annpurna Devi, Ghanshyam
    Pages 363-380
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About this book

This edited book covers all aspects of forest deforestation and degradation in detail and their link to land degradation. Poor natural resource management is often a contributory factor in the depletion of resources particularly like degradation of land which hinders the goals to achieve land degradation neutrality (LDN). Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 15.3 states: “By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought, and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world.” To achieve the set goals a comprehensive multidirectional approach is required involving policymakers, field functionaries, researchers, and above all educators. The book compiles the field experiences and wisdom of some of the best researchers and authors working in the field of land degradations for quite a long time. The objective of the book is to disseminate the status of land degradation, the importance of achieving land degradation and share success stories of reclaiming Land degradation, and suggests means and ways of achieving land degradation neutrality. This book act as a repository of knowledge on Land degradation neutrality for students, researchers and practitioners, and policy planners. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Research Center Chandigarh, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Union Territory, India

    Pankaj Panwar

  • Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, India

    Gopal Shukla, Sumit Chakravarty

  • Forest Product and Utilization, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, India

    Jahangeer A. Bhat

About the editors

Dr. Pankaj Panwar, Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Center Chandigarh, Sector 27 A, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh - 160 019, India 



Dr. Gopal Shukla, Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari-736165, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India  



Dr. Jahangeer A. Bhat, Scientist, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Gwalior Road, Jhansi -284003, Uttar Pradesh, India 



Dr. Sumit Chakravarty, Professor & Head, Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari-736165, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Land Degradation Neutrality: Achieving SDG 15 by Forest Management

  • Editors: Pankaj Panwar, Gopal Shukla, Jahangeer A. Bhat, Sumit Chakravarty

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5478-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-5477-1Published: 19 October 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-5480-1Published: 20 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-5478-8Published: 18 October 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 452

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Forestry, Ecology, Ecosystems, Urban Ecology

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