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Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. The environment on which we all depend is under threat from growing levels of greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss and acidifying oceans. Environmental threats such as climate change, land degradation, deforestation, biodiversity loss, air and water pollution and natural disasters affect everyone, but they hurt poor countries and poor communities most. We have an obligation to protect our planet for the sake of future generations and to safeguard today's hard-won development gains. Hence, a clean and safe environment should be seen as a right, not a privilege. Forest cover one-third of the earth's land surface and their conservation and sustainable management are essential for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, combating climate change and its impacts, ecosystem management and in reducing environmental disasters. The book suggests that people-centric forest management can ensure food and water security, eradication of poverty and hunger, affordable energy and shelter, medicinal plants for health and nutrition, jobs and economy to vulnerable indigenous peoples and tourism and recreation facilities for all people.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Explorations and excavations. 2. Epigraphy. 3. Numismatics and treasure trove. 4. Other important discoveries. 5. Palaeobotanical and pollen analytical investigations. 6. Museums. 7. Architectural survey. 8. Preservation of monuments. 9. Archaeological chemistry. 10. Archaeological gardens. 11. Publications.

Zustand: As New. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Distribution of bamboos in the world. 3. Bamboos in India. 4. Bamboo taxonomy. 5. Silviculture and management of bamboos in India. 6. Genetic improvement. 7. Growth yield and economics. 8. Utilization of bamboo. 9. Bamboo products. 10. Pulp and paper manufacture. 11. Insect pests of Bamboos. 12. Diseases and decay of bamboo. 13. General bibliography on bamboo. Subject index. " There are about 75 genera and 1250 species of bamboos, each of them having widely differing characteristics and uses, such as constructional material, raw material for paper pulp and rayon, traditional cottage handicrafts as food etc. Need has been felt for the dissemination of available technology and related information pertaining to successful raising of various bamboo species plantations at economical cost, under national afforestation programmes of greening the country. Towards the need, an authentic but comprehensive and broad based compilation of information on bamboo has been felt for long. This monograph, fulfills the above necessity and provides an insight into the theoretical and applied aspects of bamboo cultivation in Asia. It deals with the distribution, management, protection, utilization and improvement aspects of different bamboo species and identifies the kind of knowledge and experience required in raising their successful plantations. Inter disciplinary in nature, this book also critically reviews the status of bamboo research and offers thoughtful directions for the future." (jacket) [D.N. Tewari is the.