| Sanction Date: | 26-02-2018 | |||||
| Project Category | MG | |||||
| Batch Year | 2017-2018 | |||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years + 3 Months Extension | |||||
| BTA : | Biodiversity Conservation and Management | |||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: | Brahmaputra Valley of Assam | |||||
| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Biological Science & Technology Division CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Roles & Responsibilities | |||
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Head of Forest Force (HoFF), Department of Forest, Govt of Assam | Support on pass port data collection, permission to survey in different habitats of reserve forests of Assam and detailed information's regarding the forests from the respective forest divisions and range office. | ||||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Hari Prasanna Deka Boruah Principal Scientist and HoD Biological Science & Technology Division CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat 785 006, Assam |
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| Project Brief Description: | As per Paris agreement, India�s international commitment towards global reduction on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), committing to cut the emissions intensity of GDP by 33-35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels. To meet the committed INDCs strategies, emphasis on enhancing �carbon sink capabilities� of the nations is identified. Apart from western Ghat biome, North East (NE) region comprise of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizuram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura are the vital forest reserve of the of the nation and diverse. The diverse landscape and forest resources which falls under Indo Himalayan region are reservoir and sink for emission control. As per the satellite imagery information, the north eastern (NE) region has 163799 km 2 of forest, which approximately 25% of the total forest covers in the nation (FSI). The projected forest cover of the region has suffered in the recent past extensively due to clearing of forest cover, alteration of forest cover for human habitation, shifting cultivation accompanied with decreasing cultivation cycle, excessive use forest for timber and also human interferences. Moreover, the development activities also added reduction in forest sink capacity to large extent. Out of the eight NE states Assam has good stocks of forest reserve and among them some are reserve forest, wild life sanctuary and National Park. AS per our earlier investigation Assam has more than 250 reserve forest of different size with diverse habitats and ecosystems (Data not published). Few of this forest are original, while some are regenerated and few are planted. These reserve forest are the distributed in entire Assam; which are the major sink and carbon sequester; but it detail consolidated report on forest habitats at local, regional and national level is yet a far reaching subject. Therefore, extensive and intensive investigation is essential to forecast forest habitats structure, biomass carbon, carbon carrying capacity and sequestration potential of different reserve forest ecosystem of Assam. The investigation will include integration of geo-informatics systems (GIS), field data acquisition and soil behavioural activities so that sequestered Cretains in the soil. From the investigation it could be expected that the data generation will help to substantiate nations committed emissions intensity reduction and management by 2030. | |||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | MoEF Govt of India, State forest department, local people | |||||
| Activity Chart (For 3 Years): | Click Here | |||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 99,16,640/- (Rupees Ninety Nine Lakh Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred Forty only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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� Mapping for forest habitats of entire Assam using geographical information system and nature of landscape;
� Determination of nature of ecosystem of each reserve forest habitats and plant diversity;
� Determination of biomass carbon, carbon sequestration potential and nature of soil of each ecosystem in the respective reserve forests;
� Nature of microbial population, their dynamics to the environment and adaptation of plants;
� Dynamics of nutrients recycling in each forest habitats at different ecological niches. |
� Consolidated data base and documents on reserve forest habitats of entire Assam;
� Maps on nature of reserve forest C-stock and C-sequestration potential of entire Assam;
� Data base on dynamics of microbial population and nutrient recycling
� New process/strategy to cover the management practice of reserve forest with respect to C-stocks.
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� No. of maps and templates generated on the dynamics like C-Stock, C-sequestration, etc.;
� No. of New Database/ Datasets generated on the identified dynamics, i.e. biomass carbon, C-sequestration potential, nature of soil, microbial population, adaptation practices, nutrient cycling and other associated factors;
� Policy/ strategic framework/ draft(s) in the target/ identified area;
� Other Publications and knowledge products (Nos.). |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | 03 JRF | @ Rs.25,000/- + HRA |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Details | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter (FACS) |
