Dr Hishmi Jamil Husain

For sustainable management of forest vegetation inthe area, geology, soil and biota are importantfactors. Scientific investigation may be helpful inimproving and regenerating degraded hills byprotection of slopes through raising vegetationsuited to parent material and soil. Soils areconsidered to be our basic treasure. Man is dependenton soil and productive soil depends on man. Each ofthe different kinds of soils requires specialmanagement practice which changes from season toseason. The knowledge of mineralogical behavior ofsoils at good natural sites and at degraded sitesopens at possibilities of optimal management inputsto augment production of the biomass from good siteas well as from degraded site after suitableamelioration. In the present intensified programme ofraising large scale plantation, especially of fastgrowing species, the fertility potential dependslargely on the mineralogical composition of the soil.The underlying parent material plays a vital role indetermining the success or other-wise of theplantations especially over a number of rotations ina given year. This book provides in-depth knowledgeto the managers, foresters and land users to have athorough knowledge about the content and nature ofminerals present in the soil in diagnosing thefertility status and other soil-plant-parent materialrelationship in forestry.

Resettlement and rehabilitation of the dam displaced people is one of the great concerns for the policy makers to provide the sustainable entitlements to this vulnerable group. The vulnerability is generated on the cost of benefits to other. Though many agencies, institutes, organizations, states and countries are still trying to provide such suitable policy frame work in which the security for the entitlements of these vulnerable groups must be maximum. The two hydroelectric projects viz., Narmada and Tehri hydroelectric project’s affected population and the resettlement and rehabilitation policy for these two vulnerable groups provide some scope to implement and add new paradigm for the resettlement and rehabilitation policy for these vulnerable groups. This book is made to achieve the goal of acceptable plan for people.

Panelist at Global Water Summit.

The Global Water Summit is the flagship water industry event of the year. Attracting high-level executives from industry, municipalities and international water companies, the Global Water Summit gives you the opportunity to connect with hard-to-reach industry insiders that will not attend any other water event.

Member of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

UCN is a membership Union composed of both government and civil society organisations. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its more than 1,400 Member organisations and the input of more than 18,000 experts. This diversity and vast expertise makes IUCN the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.

Member of Club of Rome.

The Club of Rome was created to address the multiple crises facing humanity and the planet. Drawing on the unique, collective know-how of our 100 members – notable scientists, economists, business leaders and former politicians – we seek to define comprehensive solutions to the complex, interconnected challenges of our world

Elected fellow of the Linnean Society of London.

The Linnean Society of London is the world’s oldest active society devoted to natural history. Founded in 1788 by Sir James Edward Smith (1759–1828), who was its first President, the Society takes its name from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) whose botanical, zoological and library collections have been in our keeping since 1829. These unique collections are of continuing fundamental importance as a primary reference for naming of plants and animals. They are enhanced by the Society’s own rich library which provides key resources for scientific and cultural research.