Growth Analysis of Lannea kerstingii (Anacardiaceae) for Sustainable Forest Management in Northeast Nigeria | Chapter 3 | Current Research on Geography, Earth Science and Environment Vol. 3

 

Lannea kerstingii (anacardiaceae) is found mainly in the guinea and sudan savannahs and is useful as an agroforestry species and in meeting health benefits. The objective of this study is to close existing gaps in data availability for the purpose of formulating forest policy and planning in the sub-region of the study area. Twenty trees were sampled from fifteen quadrats each measuring 100m*100m and using different approaches, were measured for diameter at breast height, crown area, crown ratio, height and volume. Statistical analysis of the data generated was carried out using the coefficient of determination(r) and pearson’s correlation (r2). There were strong positive correlations with basal area and volume, while weaker associations with crown ratio and crown area were observed. Biomass assessment provides relevant data which helps in biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, climate change mitigation, climate budgeting and financing, culminating in developing an appropriate framework for forest policy formulation, planning and development.

 

Author(s) details

Justus eronmosele omijeh
department of forestry and wildlife management, modibbo adama university, yola, nigeria.

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/crgese/v3/6156

Forest Cover and Its Management: A Study in Indian Perspective | Chapter 2 | Novel Perspectives of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 9

This item conducts a statewise analysis of the extent of jungle cover in India for the past two decades to devote effort to something the level of implementation of various jungle conservation procedures. India has diverse kinds of woods which offer an colossal potential for crucial ecosystem aids, rural financial growth and sustainable incident. However, these ecosystems are endangered by deforestation. Moreover, as India has emphasized on the Joint Forest Management (JFM) as a radioactivity of forest procedures after 1988, this article still studies the importance and the current position of fund allocation of JFM schemes as a potential partnership model expected to aid better implementation of policies. Our reasoning reveals that Indian states have substantial jungle cover, some of that has been lost on account of various reasons over ancient times years in some domains. In order to combat such woodland cover loss, there is immediate need to enforce steps to sustainably safeguard forest ecosystems. Along with the governments, the miscellaneous stakeholders need expected involved in such preservation efforts. The JFM concede possibility be encouraged more so that in addition to better fund allocation skilled should be efficient use of aforementioned funds.

Author(s) Details:

Pia Ghoshal,
Post Graduate Department of Economics, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), 30 Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata 700016, West Bengal, India.

Aniruddha Banerji,
Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), 30 Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata 700016, West Bengal, India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/NPGEES-V9/article/view/11623

Advanced Thermophilic Fermentation of Wood Wastes with Nitrogen-rich Agricultural and Other Organic Wastes for the Production of Biomethane/Renewable Natural Gas Globally | Chapter 1 | Research Advances in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 4

 Improved thicket management formed of the collection of tree mortalities and of the pruning of tree stands can yield a big, but as of now mainly un-utilized biomass property that can be employed as well high in nitrogen content land wastes such as animal manures to produce inexhaustible natural gas via a organic process.  The novel process mimics the well-known forest digestion to poison gas employed by lower termites but operating at thermophilic temperatures. The adaptation process of renewable forest to green or bio-poison gas, designated as “Wood to Methane 3+2” exists of five (3+2) steps. The initial “3” steps of the process include (a) forest maceration to 1 mm pieces, (b) aerobic hyperthermophilic (70o) hydrolysis of the homogenized combination of wood and manure accompanying the aid of thermophilic fungi (Humicola insolens and Sporotrichum thermophile), and (c) the anaerobic thermophilic (55oC) co-digestion of the feedstock into biogas. The definitive “2” steps consist of (d) the improve of the generated biogas into “basic” bio-methane fuel by way of a three-stage commercial sheath separation plan along with the sequestration of the colorless odorless gas, and (e) the conversion of the isolated carbon dioxide into “subordinate” bio-methane fuel accompanying hydrogen produced by wind-stimulate water electrolysis in a thermophilic (55oC) anaerobic trickle bed catalyst employing hydrogenotrophic archaea (Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus). An optimally patterned, modular, industrial type plant treats occurring 12,000 mt (metric tons) of forest wastes (80% TS) and 12,000 mt of suitable animal manures (10% TS) and create 7.6 million Nm3 of primary and subordinate bio-poison gas fuel along with biography-fertilizers amounting to 2,800 mt of green liquid as ammonium nitrate, 1,000 mt of potassium concentrate and 3,500 mt of phosphate-rich humic soil amendment, has a negative 10,000 mt colorless odorless gas footprint and demands 25 MW of wind power.  The caused renewable natural gas maybe employed essentially or along with green hydrogen as an state-of-the-art, renewable, negative carbon conveyance fuel. The available appropriate waste-wood possessions globally are adequate to supply as much as 1/5 of the world’s energy basic needs in the 2nd half of the 21st century.

Author(s) Details:

John G. Ingersoll,
ECOCORP INC., Arlington, VA-22202, USA.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RAMB-V4/article/view/10127