ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India

Printed Date: Friday, October 11, 2024

Sustainable Land & Ecosystem Management- Some Best Practices from India

 Sustainable Land & Ecosystem Management

Some Best Practices from India
 
S no.
Name of Practice
Land use type
Agro-ecological Zones
Problem
1.                   
On farm Conservation of Genetically important crop Landraces of Rajmash for Sustainable land and Ecosystem Management in Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh
Crop Land
Western Himalayas, warm subhumid (to humid with inclusion of perhumid) ecoregion
Biological degradation
2.                   
Managing Ground Water for Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern India
Community land
Deccan Plateau (Telangana) and Eastern Ghats, hot semi-arid ecoregion
Drought
3.                   
Integrated farm Development for Sustainable land Productivity in Nagaland
Crop land/ Community land
North-eastern Hills (Purvachal), warm prehumid ecoregion
Biological degradation / Water erosion
4.                   
Lac Cultivation for Livelihood Generation and Biodiversity Conservation in Madhya Pradesh
Community land/ Forest land
Central Highlands (Malwa and Bundelkhand), hot subhumid (dry) eco-region
Biological degradation
5.                   
Land Shaping for Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Livelihoods in Sundarbans
Crop land
Assam and Bengal Plain, hot subhumid to humid (inclusion of perhumid) eco-region
Biological degradation
6.                   
Chauka System for Management of Common Property Resources for Sustainable Livelihood and Adaptation to Climate Change in dry Regions of Rajasthan
Crop land/ Community land
Northern Plain (and Central Highlands ) including Aravallis, hot semi-arid ecoregion
Biological degradation / Wind erosion
7.                   
Dissemination of Sustainable land and Ecosystem Management Practices and Traditional Knowledge Through Community Radio Station in Andhra Pradesh
 
Community land
Deccan Plateau (Telangana) and Eastern Ghats, hot semi-arid ecoregion
Drought / Biological degradation
8.                   
 "Wadi" A Tree based Farming System Model (TBF) for Sustainable land and Ecosystem Management
Crop land/ Community land
Deccan Plateau (Telangana) and Eastern Ghats, hot semi-arid ecoregion
Biological degradation / Drought
9.                   
Agarbatti Preparation from Degraded Bamboo Forest of Madhya Pradesh
Community land/ Forest land
Central Highlands (Malwa and Bundelkhand), hot subhumid (dry) eco-region
Biological degradation
10.               
Rehabilitation of Degraded Bamboo Forests in Madhya Pradesh
Forest land
Central Highlands (Malwa and Bundelkhand), hot subhumid (dry) eco-region
Biological degradation
11.               
Agro-Biodiversity Innovations for Sustainable land and Ecosystem Management in Odisha
Crop land
Eastern Plateau (Chhotanagpur) and Eastern Ghats, hot subhumid eco-region
Biological degradation
12.               
Sustainable land and Ecosystem Management in Shifting Cultivation Areas of Nagaland
Community land/ Forest land
North-eastern Hills (Purvachal), North-eastern Hills (Purvachal)
Biological degradation / Water erosion
13.               
Participatory Model for Water Harvesting and Development of Community Pastures in Thar Desert
Community land
Western Plain, Kachchh and part of Kathiawar Peninsula, hot arid eco-region
Wind erosion / Drought
14.               
Rejuvenation of Gharats (Water Mills) For Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management in Uttarakhand
Community land
Warm subhumid to humid with Inclusion of perhumid ecoregion
Biological degradation / Water erosion
15.               
Rain Water Harvesting and Augmentation of Water Resources For Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management in Uttarakhand
Community land/ Forest land
Warm subhumid to humid with Inclusion of perhumid ecoregion
Biological degradation / Water erosion
16.               
Aonla based agro-forestry as sustainable land and ecosystem management practice in semi-arid dry regions
Crop land
Northern Plain (and Central Highlands) including Aravallis, hot semi-arid ecoregion
Biological degradation / Water erosion
17.               
System of Rice Intensification for Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management
Crop land
Deccan Plateau (Telangana) and Eastern Ghats, hot semi-arid ecoregion
Biological degradation / Wind erosion
18.               
The Role of the Van Panchayats in Sustainable land and eco-system Management
Community land/ Forest land
Warm subhumid to humid with Inclusion of perhumid ecoregion
Biological degradation
19.               
Mangrove Afforestation in Sunderbans with Community participation to combat climate change and sustainable land and ecosystem management
Community land/ Forest land
Assam and Bengal Plain, hot subhumid to humid (inclusion of perhumid) eco-region
Biological degradation
20.               
Sustainable Management of Resources for Livelihood improvement through Watershed Management in Hills of Uttarakhand
Community land/ Forest land
Warm subhumid to humid with Inclusion of perhumid ecoregion
Biological degradation / Water erosion
21.               
Climate Change Adaptation by Promotion of Fodder and Pasture development for Animal based Farming System is Hills of Uttarakhand
Community land/ Forest land
Warm subhumid to humid with Inclusion of perhumid ecoregion
Biological degradation
22.               
Mulberry cultivation- A diversification climate change adaptation practice for sustainable livelihood under semi-arid regions
Crop land
Deccan Plateau (Telangana) and Eastern Ghats, hot semi-arid ecoregion
Biological degradation / Drought

 

Source: ICFRE