Understanding climate variability and climate change of the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, India: In the context of land-use changes and forestry
Anjan SEN , Department of Geography, DSE, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, India
Climate change and variability are rapidly occurring due to anthropogenic pressure that is a big threat to wildlife resources from the global to local scale in the world. The impact of the climate patterns and forest degradation are instigated to highly scattered wildlife species. This research paper focuses on the climate change and analysis of forest covering & monitoring for the sustainable landscape of Ranthambhore areas as well as understanding the impacts of land-use changes and forestry of Ranthambhore tiger reserve, Rajasthan, India. The precise climate trends are considered from various available data sources. The study accomplishes a significant change in important climate driver’s i.e. Precipitation, temperature, humidity pressure, and wind speed in the study region. Different sources of climate data and satellite images over 20 years will be used for the study zone of RTR. All analyses and methods revealed an overall change in this pre-monsoon (April month) and post-monsoon (October month) over the years. This change in local climate and land use will be impacted forest cover, species structure, and composition, etc. in core and periphery areas. These results will be useful for evaluating climate trends and their impact in the protected areas. Further, it can be suggested that integrating regional climate models can better help in the understanding of forestry as well as the current and future impacts of climate change on Ranthambhore ecosystems. Eventually, it can contribute to sustainable local management with effective adaptation and mitigation strategies.
Mots clés : Climate change|Forest ecosystem|Land-use changes|Tiger conservation |sustainable local development
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