Management strategies for prevention of forest fire and environmental degradation in tropics with special reference to Western Ghats of Kerala Region India

Vishnu-Menon R. G., . and Menon A. R. R., . Management strategies for prevention of forest fire and environmental degradation in tropics with special reference to Western Ghats of Kerala Region India. pp. 24-33. ISSN 0128-1283

Management of forest fire is one of the top priority activities of forest departments both in tropics and temperate regions. Extensive amount and intensive efforts are deployed to combat fire. The results of a case study on forest fire prone mapping conducted at Periyar tiger reserve in Western Ghats of Kerala India was highlighted and based on the study the implementation of fire management strategies were discussed. The fire risk map was validated with the forest fire inventory points of Forest Survey of India. Forest fire is a frequent occurrence in tropical forests especially in moist deciduous and dry deciduous regions. Though forest fire management is one of the major activities of forest departments the forest fire mitigation is not 100 successful. The magnitude of forest fire its frequency potential location etc. can be assessed using Geoinformatics techniques by giving different weightage status to fire controlling factors. A case study was conducted on these lines and control measures were highlighted using different management strategies. The implementation of the desired action plan for sustainable development and conservation of forests can be successful only by getting the full support and confidence of the stakeholders. The stakeholder support for environmental management aspects is possible only by convincing them that they are directly or indirectly getting the benefits by the proposed action. Usually most of the environmental management activities may lead to nontangible benefits which is apparently non-visible hence getting stakeholder support may not be an easy task. Various marketing strategies needs to be used to convince the beneficiaries to implement good conservation practices for the betterment of the local inhabitants.

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Abstract

Management of forest fire is one of the top priority activities of forest departments both in tropics and temperate regions. Extensive amount and intensive efforts are deployed to combat fire. The results of a case study on forest fire prone mapping conducted at Periyar tiger reserve in Western Ghats of Kerala India was highlighted and based on the study the implementation of fire management strategies were discussed. The fire risk map was validated with the forest fire inventory points of Forest Survey of India. Forest fire is a frequent occurrence in tropical forests especially in moist deciduous and dry deciduous regions. Though forest fire management is one of the major activities of forest departments the forest fire mitigation is not 100 successful. The magnitude of forest fire its frequency potential location etc. can be assessed using Geoinformatics techniques by giving different weightage status to fire controlling factors. A case study was conducted on these lines and control measures were highlighted using different management strategies. The implementation of the desired action plan for sustainable development and conservation of forests can be successful only by getting the full support and confidence of the stakeholders. The stakeholder support for environmental management aspects is possible only by convincing them that they are directly or indirectly getting the benefits by the proposed action. Usually most of the environmental management activities may lead to nontangible benefits which is apparently non-visible hence getting stakeholder support may not be an easy task. Various marketing strategies needs to be used to convince the beneficiaries to implement good conservation practices for the betterment of the local inhabitants.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	forest fire management
AGROVOC Term:	Forest fires
AGROVOC Term:	Fire prevention
AGROVOC Term:	Geographic information systems
AGROVOC Term:	Management techniques
AGROVOC Term:	Environmental degradation
AGROVOC Term:	Remote sensing
AGROVOC Term:	Fire control
AGROVOC Term:	Fire fighting
AGROVOC Term:	Fire strategy
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10346

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