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Author : Eskil Mattsson
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Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Forest and Land Use Mitigation and Adaptation in Sri Lanka written by Eskil Mattsson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Manjula Karunaratne
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (116 download)
Download or read book 04 - Accountability Issues in Centrally-led Forest Governance: Addressing Climate and Development Challenges Through Enabling Local Communities in Sri Lanka written by Manjula Karunaratne and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a developing country where government policies have the top priority on large scale infrastructure development projects using deforested lands, Sri Lanka faces extreme impacts of climate change. The export-oriented plantation economy introduced by the British colonial rulers contributed to forest land clearance prior to independence in 1948. After independence, new major development projects have added further strains on deforestation. The 2019 Long-Term Climate Risk Index has listed Sri Lanka as the second most affected country by extreme weather events. According to the UN-REDD programme in 2017, Sri Lankau2019s forests, which currently cover 29.7 percent of the total land area can make a significant contribution to both adaptation and mitigation of climate change impacts. Sri Lankau2019s forest governance is centrally-led. Although there are a number of central government authorities such as the Ministry of Wildlife, Forest Department, Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Central Environmental Authority, which are accountable for forest governance and wildlife conservation, there are several policy fragmentations and accountability clashes.Based on Sinharaja and Kanneliya rainforests, this research explores why the centrally-led forest governance is less accountable for addressing climate and development challenges, and how to enable local communities to address such challenges. Using the data gathered by interviewing forest and wildlife officials, this research identifies the gaps in centrally-led forest governance. The paper observes the potential of enabling local communities in protecting forests from degradation and deforestation and facing climate and development challenges.
Author : Eriyagama, N.
Publisher : IWMI
ISBN 13 : 9290907274
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: a review and preliminary vulnerability mapping. written by Eriyagama, N. and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2010 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is ample evidence to suggest that Sri Lanka’s climate has already changed. However, the bigger question of national importance is what Sri Lanka’s climate will look like in 50 or 100 years and how prepared the country is to face such changes. This report reviews the status of climate change (CC) research/activities in Sri Lanka in terms of observed and projected climatic changes, their impacts on water resources and agriculture, CC mitigation and adaptation, and research needs. The study also developed a pilot level CC Vulnerability Index, which was subsequently mapped at district level. The maps indicate that typical farming districts such as Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Moneragala, Ratnapura and Anuradhapura are the most vulnerable to CC due to their heavy reliance on primary agriculture.
Author : Anoja Wickramasinghe
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Farm and Village Forest and Land Use Practices written by Anoja Wickramasinghe and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Amarasinghe, Upali A.
Publisher : IWMI
ISBN 13 : 9290909315
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Adaptation to climate variability in Sri Lanka written by Amarasinghe, Upali A. and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pia Katila
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108486991
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Development Goals written by Pia Katila and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A global assessment of potential and anticipated impacts of efforts to achieve the SDGs on forests and related socio-economic systems. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.
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Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 9558177466
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (581 download)
Download or read book Financial incentives for ecosystem conservation : a review of the development of markets for environmental services in Sri Lanka written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2005 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anoja Wickramasinghe
Publisher : International Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Deforestation, Women and Forestry written by Anoja Wickramasinghe and published by International Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In two unique, detailed case studies, Anoja Wickramasinghe explores historical trends that have led to deforestation and women's loss of control over resources. --
Author : Arild Angelsen
Publisher : CIFOR
ISBN 13 : 9791412766
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)
Download or read book Moving Ahead with REDD: Issues, Options and Implications written by Arild Angelsen and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frances Seymour
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 1933286865
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (332 download)
Download or read book Why Forests? Why Now? written by Frances Seymour and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation. Why Forests? Why Now? synthesizes the latest evidence on the importance of tropical forests in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in climate change and development and to readers already familiar with the problem of deforestation. It makes the case to decisionmakers in rich countries that rewarding developing countries for protecting their forests is urgent, affordable, and achievable.
Author : Kanchana Wickramasinghe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789558708613
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Ecotourism for Sustainable Forest Management in Sri Lanka written by Kanchana Wickramasinghe and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hasnat, G. N. Tanjina
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799843734
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Examining International Land Use Policies, Changes, and Conflicts written by Hasnat, G. N. Tanjina and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though conflicts continue to arise over land use and land cover changes, the conversion of forest land to cropland or other land uses such as housing and urban development have been on the rise in recent years. Decisions regarding land use and land cover influence climate change as well as various natural processes. While proper changes can minimize the effects and speed of climatic changes, the continued adverse changes may be accelerating the deterioration of the world’s condition. Examining International Land Use Policies, Changes, and Conflicts presents the latest research on the present status of land use and land cover changes throughout the world in order to determine appropriate land use policies that can protect earth’s present and future condition. The findings of the studies investigate the conflicts behind the land tenure and land uses in different countries of the world and examines existing policies and the reasons behind changes in them. Ultimately, the book provides readers with knowledge on how land can be managed in a sustained manner, how landscape models are helpful for predicting and determining future land uses, how land can be managed with the best architectural measures, and how urban forestry is helpful for better environmental management and adapting or mitigating climate change effects. Land users, agriculturalists, urban planners, policymakers, government officials, researchers, academicians, and students looking to improve their understanding of this topic for better use of land in the future will find this book to be an asset to their current research.
Author : N.S. Cooray
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811042594
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Decentralization and Development of Sri Lanka Within a Unitary State written by N.S. Cooray and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume provides uniquely diverse insights into various aspects of decentralization and development from both developed and developing countries, with special reference to Sri Lanka. For a quarter century, Sri Lanka was battered by its prolonged civil war, which ended in 2009, but has now achieved relative peace and stability. Having developed rapidly, Sri Lanka offers a classic example for developing countries. There is, however, a strong need, particularly in the context of postwar conflict, to formulate policies for reconciliation, peace building, and development at all levels—local, provincial, and national. Decentralization itself is not a new subject; however, how to devolve power to local administrative levels within a unitary system and how to link the devolved power to make local administrative systems more conducive to development and provide better services for citizens are challenging tasks in many countries. Taking into account the developmental, governance, and conciliatory needs and the sensitivity of central–local relations, this volume critically examines the local government systems in Sri Lanka. It also proposes a viable, effective and autonomous local-level administrative unit based, which draws on experiences from Japan and other countries, and identifies the role and functions of such a unit. The book presents commissioned papers from a three-year research project undertaken by internationally respected experts with financial support by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) under a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research.
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Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Country Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Meybeck, A. ; Gitz, V. ; Wolf, J. ; Wong, T.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 925133367X
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Addressing forestry and agroforestry in National Adaptation Plans written by Meybeck, A. ; Gitz, V. ; Wolf, J. ; Wong, T. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Addressing forestry and agroforestry in National Adaptation Plans: Supplementary guidelines' provide specific guidance for national adaptation planning in the forestry sector. They are intended to be used by national planners and decision–makers working on climate change issues in developing countries and authorities and experts who are contributing to climate change adaptation and NAP formulation and implementation.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 925107920X
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Tackling Climate Change Through Livestock written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2013 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and technologies. FAO conducted a detailed analysis of GHG emissions at multiple stages of various livestock supply chains, including the production and transport of animal feed, on-farm energy use, emissions from animal digestion and manure decay, as well as the post-slaughter transport, refrigeration and packaging of animal products. This report represents the most comprehensive estimate made to-date of livestocks contribution to global warming as well as the sectors potential to help tackle the problem. This publication is aimed at professionals in food and agriculture as well as policy makers.
Author : V. R. Nanayakkara
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretarial
ISBN 13 : 9780850924886
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Forests and Forestry in Sri Lanka written by V. R. Nanayakkara and published by Commonwealth Secretarial. This book was released on 1996 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report reviews critically the historical development of forest management approaches in Sri Lanka; describes the environmental, social and economic importance of these forests; traces the history, impact and future plans of the forest plantation sub-sector.
