Conference Paper

Managing fisheries from a migrant perspective

bhalla — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:30:48 +0000

Managing fisheries from a migrant perspective bhalla Wed, 01/17/2018 - 10:30

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Year of Publication

2017

Authors

Divya Karnad

Journal

Nature's Present

Date Published

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 12:00

Programme

Natural Resource Management

Refereed Designation

None

Project

Finding spaces for co-existence: fishing communities and threatened marine species conservation in India

Publisher

Seminar

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5 Divya Karnad Format.pdf

Ecological and Anthropogenic Implications of Two Decades of Land Cover Changes in the Upper Nilgiris in The Context of Global Climate Change

bhalla — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 10:39:41 +0000

Ecological and Anthropogenic Implications of Two Decades of Land Cover Changes in the Upper Nilgiris in The Context of Global Climate Change bhalla Thu, 03/03/2016 - 10:39

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Year of Publication

2016

Authors

kumarank bhalla Devi Prasad

Journal

International Conference on Sustainable Forest Development in view of Climate Change

Date Published

Mon, 08/01/2016 - 12:00

Abstract

Large scale changes in land cover can impact a range of ecosystem services, particularly in the context of global climate change induced extreme rain events coupled with longer dry seasons. A recent Landsat image was classified using over 400 ground control points and Maximum Likelihood Classification to obtain a map of the present extent of six classes of land cover. Changes in the area under these classes were then calculated based on a similar map published in 1996. There has been a significant reduction in forest plantations with a smaller reduction in natural forest, natural grassland with shrubs, forest plantation and water bodies. These areas have been replaced by tea plantations and vegetable cultivation. This is likely to increase risks of shallow landslides in this region. Reduced water quality due to increased erosion and transport of agrochemicals downstream coupled with an overall reduction of stream flow in dry season in the headwaters are some of the other likely outcomes of the land cover changes.

Programme

Natural Resource Management

Refereed Designation

None

Project

Hydrologic and carbon services in the Western Ghats: Response of forests and agro-ecosystems to extreme rainfall events

Publisher

Faculty of Forestry Universiti Putra Malaysia

City

Malaysia

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SFCDD 2016 Paper

La Nina and Indian Ocean Dipole Influence on Distribution of Daily Rain Intensities in India

bhalla — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 11:06:53 +0000

La Nina and Indian Ocean Dipole Influence on Distribution of Daily Rain Intensities in India bhalla Sun, 10/11/2015 - 11:06

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Year of Publication

2015

Authors

Jagdish Krishnswamy srini

Journal

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2015

Date Published

Tue, 12/01/2015 - 12:00

Programme

Natural Resource Management

Refereed Designation

None

Project

Hydrologic and carbon services in the Western Ghats: Response of forests and agro-ecosystems to extreme rainfall events

Keywords

Indian Monsoon, Indian Ocean Dipole, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, La Nina, Srinivas Vaidyanathan

Publisher

American Geophysical Union

City

San Francisco, USA

How connected will tiger populations be in the future?

srini — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:10:29 +0000

How connected will tiger populations be in the future? srini Fri, 10/09/2015 - 11:10

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Year of Publication

2015

Authors

ThattePrachi JoshiAditya srini RamakrishnanUma

Journal

27th International Congress For Conservation Biology

Date Published

Wed, 08/05/2015 - 12:00

Programme

Wildlife Biology and Conservation

Refereed Designation

None

Keywords

connectivity, genetics, India, landscape ecology, population, srinivas, tiger, vaidyanathan

Publisher

Society for Conservation Biology

City

Montpellier, France 2 - 6 August 2015

Estimating Evapotranspiration Demands of Different Land Covers

rsb — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:15:09 +0000

Estimating Evapotranspiration Demands of Different Land Covers rsb Wed, 10/07/2015 - 16:15

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Year of Publication

2015

Authors

bhalla kumarank srini Krishnaswamy Nick_Chappel Johnsingh_AJT

Journal

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2015

Programme

Natural Resource Management

Refereed Designation

None

Project

Hydrologic and carbon services in the Western Ghats: Response of forests and agro-ecosystems to extreme rainfall events

Date Released

Tue, 12/01/2015 - 12:00

Publisher

AGU

City

San Francisco, USA

Coping with Climate Change – The case of Fisherfolk along the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu

bhalla — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:10:30 +0000

Coping with Climate Change – The case of Fisherfolk along the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu bhalla Tue, 10/06/2015 - 12:10

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Year of Publication

2015

Authors

bhalla

Journal

International Conference on Climate Change Resilience, ICCCR-2015

Date Published

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 12:00

Abstract

We used the livelihoods approach to quantify the coping strategies of artisanal fisherfolk to resource depletion and reduced access on account of shoreline change and extreme weather events. Our study covered 63 villages located along the Coromandel coast covering the districts of Villupuram and Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry.

Fishing communities in the region fall under the Parvatharajakulam and Pattanavar castes, both falling under the Meenavar or fisherfolk caste group categorised under the most backward castes in Tamil Nadu. This social vulnerability is compounded by economic vulnerability arising from a nearly total dependence on fisheries as a source of income by both men and women.

Fishing communities remain highly vulnerable to changes in shoreline and extreme weather events. Flooding remains a major threat in the deltaic regions of Cuddalore and was associated with an increase in water borne diseases. Villages north of Pondicherry are faced with severe shoreline change leading to erosion of beaches which were traditional boat landing sites and protected the settlements from cyclonic storms and squalls. These factors combined with declining fish yields, reduced fish landings in villages and changing markets have altered traditional sources of income forcing these communities to adapt and alter their livelihood strategies.

The absence of formal financial institutions and limited access to alternative livelihood has increased the dependence on informal sources of credit, often tied to sales of fish catch. A number of men now seek employment as crew members in mechanised craft and for ring seining operations, while women who have been squeezed out of traditional fish vending, attempt to set up small shops or remain unemployed.

Impacts of climate change on communities are often exacerbated by socio-economic vulnerability, poor development decisions such as hard structures for coastal defence and resource depletion due to habitat degradation and overexploitation. Fishing communities on the Coromandel coast are presently threatened by this combination of factors. Turning the tide, as it were, would require multiple interventions which restore natural coastal defences, habitats and resources, provide social security and enable them to diversify into livelihoods outside the traditional ambit.

Programme

Natural Resource Management

Refereed Designation

None

Publisher

Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University and Indian-European Multi-level climate Governance Research Network (IECGN)

City

Pondicherry

Document Download

VulnerabilityResilienceCoastalCommunities.pdf

Protection from grazing changes vegetation composition in the western Himalayas

Selva Ganesh — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:33:02 +0000

Protection from grazing changes vegetation composition in the western Himalayas Selva Ganesh Thu, 06/11/2015 - 09:33

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Year of Publication

2013

Authors

rajat

Journal

Rufford India Conference 2013

Date Published

Thu, 05/17/2018 - 12:00

Programme

Wildlife Biology and Conservation

Refereed Designation

None

Project

Consumer control and vegetation response:the fire-vegetation-grazing dynamics in the Western Himalayan landscape

Publisher

FERAL

City

Bengaluru

Implications of gear selectivity on catch diversity, trophic structure and size in fisheries along a part of the Coromandel Coast

Selva Ganesh — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:35:32 +0000

Implications of gear selectivity on catch diversity, trophic structure and size in fisheries along a part of the Coromandel Coast Selva Ganesh Tue, 06/09/2015 - 09:35

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Year of Publication

2013

Authors

Kumaran S

Date Published

Thu, 05/17/2018 - 12:00

Programme

Marine Science

Refereed Designation

None

Project

Artisanal Fisheries Resource Surveys along a part of the Coromandel Coast

Effect of Changed Grazing Practices on the Ground Vegetation in the Western Himalayas

rajat — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:48:53 +0000

Effect of Changed Grazing Practices on the Ground Vegetation in the Western Himalayas rajat Tue, 02/03/2015 - 11:48

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Year of Publication

2014

Authors

rajat Mayuresh-Gangal

Journal

Student Conference in Conservation Sciences, Beijing, China

Programme

Wildlife Biology and Conservation

Refereed Designation

None

Project

Consumer control and vegetation response:the fire-vegetation-grazing dynamics in the Western Himalayan landscape

Date Released

Sat, 11/01/2014 - 12:00