Sustainable development, climate change and tropical rain forest landscape

A potential impact of climate change in the south Asian context in general and the Indian subcontinent in particular is an increase in rainfall, in some areas up to 50%. Using an extensive information base available on the dynamics of landscape structure and function of the northeastern hill areas o...

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Published in:Climatic change 1998-07, Vol.39 (2-3), p.583-600
Main Author: Ramakrishnan, P S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bamboo
Biodiversity
Climate
Climate adaptation
Climate change
Ecological function
Ecosystems
Environmental impact
Forests
Landscape
Rain
Rainforests
Sustainable development
Sustainable livelihood
Tropical forests
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Summary:A potential impact of climate change in the south Asian context in general and the Indian subcontinent in particular is an increase in rainfall, in some areas up to 50%. Using an extensive information base available on the dynamics of landscape structure and function of the northeastern hill areas of India, scenarios on landscape changes, as an adaptation to climate change, have been constructed. Climate change would impose a variety of stresses on sustainable livelihood of the inhabitants of the rain-forested areas through stresses on ecosystem function. It is concluded that appropriate management strategies for natural forests and plantation forestry should go hand in hand with a comprehensive rural ecosystem rehabilitation plan.
ISSN:0165-0009
1573-1480
DOI:10.1023/a:1005398606125