Natural Resource Management for Eco-Development and Livelihood Security by M. Madhu ISBN 9789389017434, 9788181891976, 818189197X, 9389017432 instant download

Natural Resource Management for Eco-Development and Livelihood Security by M. Madhu ISBN 9789389017434, 9788181891976, 818189197X, 9389017432 instant download

improper management of natural resources cause threat
to the sustainability of production systems and lead to environmental degradation.
Conservation of natural resources is an issue of utmost concern for sustainable
development and improvement of livelihood securities. To�ards this, several
programmes/ schemes of State/Central Govts. are being implemented in the
cotlf).try with major focus on participatory watershed management.' . .
South India covers ari. area of about 64.46 M ha (19.6% of the country's
geographical area) and supports 23 per cent of the total population of the couritiy.
ft is endowed with mu�h diversified and potentially rich natural resources.
Different estimates show that about 16-47 per cent area suffers from different
land degradation. problems in South India. Much valuable research and
developmental activities have already been  undertaken in the. field of Natural
Resource Management in the southern region. But the role of natural.processes
and controls, their complexities and diversities, specially the impacts of human
activities on land degradation, availability of water, sustainability of production
systems and upland-lowland linkages are poorly understood. Further, it has been
realized that there is a strong need to have more coordinated and integrated
approach to area specific and need based research, technology development and
training and involvement of communities in natural resource management through
capacity building and institutional support.