Landuse and Land Cover Dynamics and Impact of Human Dimensions in Indian River Basins
Study Area: Western Ghats and Krishna River Basin
Project Highlights- Development of Landuse/Landcover (LULC) database for 3 decades (1985-95-05) using multi-temporal satellite datasets (LANDSAT - MSS, IRS LISS 1, and IRS LISS 3) at 1:250000 scale.
- Development of LULC change drivers database for three decades (1985-95-05) including Socioeconomic, Climatic and Topographical drivers at 250m grid size
- Prediction of future LULC using relationship models
- Hydrological Modeling
Comprehensive Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) for Forest Management-Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD)
Study Area: Bodoland Territorial Areas District, Assam
Project Highlights- Forest working plan automation
- Interactive forest village rehabilitation planning
- Carbon pool calculator
- Joint forest management
- Habitat suitability analysis
- Identification of encroachment areas
- Forest crime analysis
- Comprehensive SDSS- ARANYA
Multicriteria Spatial Modeling for Identification of Potential Afforestation/Reforestation Sites for Claiming 'Carbon Credits' and Analysis of Futuristic Landuse Dynamics
Study Area: Kamrup & Cachar Districts, Assam
Project Highlights- Identification of potential afforestation/reforestation sites for generation of carbon credits considering eligibility, climatic, ecological and biodiversity criteria
- GIS based predictive modeling for future forest cover estimation
Land-Use and Land-Cover Dynamics and Impact of Human Dimension in Western Ghats of India
Study Area: Western Ghats of India (Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu)
Project Highlights- Identification of changes in landuse/landcover during 1985-2005
- Detailed investigation of landuse/landcover change drivers
- Future landuse/landcover predictions
Study of Landscape Dynamics with Emphasis on Landuse/Landcover Change vis-a-vis Carbon Sequestration and Habitat Loss
Study Area: Western Ghats of Maharashtra
Project Highlights- Detailed investigations of Biomass, Biodiversity and Carbon Pool in a part of Western Ghats of Maharashtra (Radhanagari Wild Life Sanctuary)
- Estimation of carbon sequestration potential of different forest types and plantation, located in different strata (based on multi-time observations in permanent sampling locations)
Biodiversity Characterisation at Landscape Level Using Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS
Study Area: Bihar, Maharashtra (Including Western Ghats), Central India
Project Highlights- Identification of biodiversity hot-spots using principles of landscape ecology and geoinformatics
- Preparation of vegetation-type maps and biodiversity characterization
- Identifying areas for conservation prioritization based on analysis of biological richness (calculated by taking social, biological, terrain and field datasets into consideration)
Biodiversity Characterisation at Landscape Level using Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS
Study Area: Proposed Rajmachi (Father Santa Pau) Wildlife Sanctuary, Pune
Project Highlights- Biodiversity characterisation at landscape level
- Identification of disturbance regime
- Identification of biologically rich areas for conservation prioritization
- Study of interrelationship of forests and associated agriculture zones
- Identification of potential landraces zones
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