Forests for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth

Section A: General Perspectives of Forests and Forest Resources

1: An Introduction to Forests and Forest Resources
● Present Status of forests and forest resources ● Major Forest Types and Biomes ● Important Forest Resources and their Economic Prospects ● Examples from global studies ● Forests and SDGs ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References Contributing

2: Major Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation
● Introduction ● Factors influencing deforestation and forest degradation ● Disturbances of Biological (Invasives, Epidemics, Grazing, anthropogenic influences, etc.) and non-biological origin (Forest Fire, climate change, etc.) ● REDD and REDD+ ● A case study ● Consequences of Deforestation and Forests Degradation ● Conservation Initiatives and Measures ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

3: Major Forest Carbon Stocks and Pools and their role in climate change mitigation
● Introduction ● Major Forest Carbon stocks and Pools ● Role of Carbon Sequestration in climate change mitigation ● A case study ● Impacts of land use changes in forest carbon pools and stocks ● Management Initiatives to improve forest productivity ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

4: Climate Change Impacts on Forests and Forest Resources
● Introduction ● Role of Forest Carbon in Global Climate ● Climate Change Impacts on Forests and Forest Productivity ● A case study ● Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies of Forests ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

5: Impacts of Land Use Change on Forest Biodiversity
● Introduction ● Land use and land cover changes ● Forest fragmentation and habitat alteration ● Impact of land use change on forest biodiversity ● A case study ● Policy intervention and Management strategies ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

6: Forest fires and its impacts on Forest Biodiversity
● Introduction ● Consequences of Forest fire ● Impact of Forest fires on forest biodiversity ● Impact of Forest fires on soil and atmosphere ● A case study ● Management of forest fires and sustainable

7: Invasive Plant Species and Altered Ecosystem Service
● Introduction ● Role of invasives in shaping local livelihoods and human well-being ● IPS impacts on Ecosystem services ● IPS: a major threat to native biodiversity ● A case study ● Management, Eradication and Control of IPS ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

Section B: Forest and Forest Resource Monitoring Methods

8: Forest Monitoring Tools and Techniques
● Introduction ● Recent Trends in Forestry Research ● Major field-based Forest Monitoring tools and techniques ● Remote-sensing based Forest Monitoring tools and techniques ● Pros and Cons of various advanced forest monitoring techniques ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

9: Advanced Forest Monitoring Tools and Techniques
● Introduction ● Use of Earth observation for Forest Monitoring ● Statistical Modelling tools for forest monitoring ● AIML ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

10: Application of Molecular Phylogeny in determining the Evolutionary trends of Forest Species
● Introduction ● Molecular Phylogeny and its role in Evolutionary studies ● Bioinformatics an advanced computational tool for molecular phylogeny studies ● Case study on phylogenetic relationship of important plant taxa ● Pros and Cons of Molecular Phylogeny ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

11: Species Distribution Models for Forest Conservation and Management
● Introduction ● Various Species Distribution Models (SDMs) and their efficiency ● Role of SDMs in Invasive mapping ● Role of SDMs in distribution mapping of various plant species ● Application of SDMs in Forest Conservation and Management ● Pros and Cons of SDMs ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

12: Vegetation Indices and their uses to determine forest composition and health
● Introduction ● Vegetation Indices and their role in forest structure and health determination ● Field-based vegetation indices to determine forest composition ● Remote sensing-based vegetation indices to determine forest health ● Vegetation Indices based on biochemical constituents to determine environmental stresses ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

13: Forests and Forest Resources for Livelihood Security and Poverty Alleviation
● Introduction ● Major Forest Resources for livelihood security and poverty alleviation ● Timbers ● NTFPs ● Medicinal herbs and wild edibles ● Negative Consequences of Forest Resource Extraction ● Indigenous peoples’ livelihoods and traditional ecological knowledge ● Sustainable Practices of Forest Resources Uses ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

14: Forests and forest resources for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic growth
● Introduction ● UN-SDGs related to Forests and Forest Resources ● Forests and forest resources for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic development ● Carbon Market and Trading ● Sustainable Forest Management Practices for Inclusive Economic Growth ● A case studies ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

15: Major Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Goods and Services
● Introduction ● Major Forest Biodiversity and their role in livelihood security ● Major Forest Ecosystem Services ● Forest as a Sustainable Natural Resources ● A Case studies ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

16: Forest biodiversity and wildlife trading
● Introduction ● Forest biodiversity and wildlife ● Wildlife poaching and trading ● Utilization and appropriation on a local level ● Policy Support and Promotion Strategies ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

17: Forests and Forest Resources for Socioeconomic Development and Environmental Sustainability
● Introduction ● Forest Resources and Food Security ● Forest Resources and Socio-economic Prospects ● Sustainable Forest Resource Harvesting for long-term Environmental Sustainability ● A case studies ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

18: Forest Resources as an economic commodity and marketable goods
● Introduction ● Major forest resources and forest-based products ● Sustainable harvesting of forest resources ● Economic analysis of forest goods and their valuation ● Policy Support and Promotion Strategies ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

19: Challenges and opportunities for balancing sustainability and economic activities in and around protected areas
● Introduction ● Protected area network (PAN) ● Role of PAN for balancing sustainability and economic activities ● Major Challenges and opportunities of PAN ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

20: Role of Tree outside forests and Urban Forestry in Forests Management
● Introduction ● Trees outside forests and production systems ● Urban Forests: Urban greenery and green spaces ● Utilization and appropriation on a local level ● Policy Support and Promotion Strategies ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

21: Management of Human-Wildlife Conflicts for Sustainable Forest Resource Conservation
● Introduction ● Major Human-wildlife conflicts ● Impacts of Human-wildlife conflicts and Economic losses ● Human-wildlife conflicts management ● A case study ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

22: Sustainable Forests Management: Participatory Forests Management Strategies
● Introduction ● Participatory Forest Management Strategies ● Social forestry and Community Participation ● Joint Forest Management ● Sustainable Forest Management Strategies ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

23: Policy Intervention for Forests and Forest Resource Conservation and Management
● Introduction ● Major Forests Acts and Policies for Forest Resource Conservation and Management ● Challenges in Forest Resource Conservation and Management ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References

24: Nature-based Solutions for Forests Management and Conservations
● Introduction ● Forest Restoration, Reforestation, and Afforestation ● Major Nature-based Solutions (Forest Plantation, Agroforestry intervention, etc.) ● Forest Landscape-based Restoration ● Recommendations and Future Research Prospects ● Conclusions ● References