Forest Management
« Previous EntriesRecent Trends in the Forestry Sector of Sri Lanka
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Mr H M Bandaratillake
Director, Forest Resources Management Project
Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources
The forest cover in Sri Lanka has been continuously declining during the last several decades. The forest cover which was around 44% of the land area in 1956 had declined to 23.9% in 1992 and 22% at present. It has been widely accepted […]
What can you do for Environment Friendly Living
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008What Can You Do…
to Help Sustain Soils?
to Promote More Sustainable Agriculture?
to Help Reduce Pesticide Use and Exposure?
to Control Common Insect Pests and Weeds?
to Reduce Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution?
to Reduce Water Waste?
to Reduce Water Pollution?
to Reduce Solid Waste?
to Reduce Hazardous Waste?
to Help Preserve Biodiversity?
to Be a Responsible Ecotourist?
to Help Protect Endangered and Threatened Species?
to […]
Species diversity and forage value of herbage in a neglected coconut land proposed for livestock integration
Monday, December 10th, 2007L Kumanayaka, T Seresinhe, M de S Liyanage and I Pathirana
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Mapalana, Kamburupitiya, Sri Lanka.
The proposed coconut land is situated in the southern province, belongs to the land suitability class S4 which is moderately suitable for coconut. Therefore, managing coconut as monoculture is unprofitable and steps have been […]
An assessment of vegetation and canopy structure of moderately exploited natural forest area in Yagirala forest reserve
Monday, December 10th, 2007W M P S B Wahala,Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
W A J M De Costa, Department of Crop Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. and
D M S H K Ranasinghe, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science
Study assessed the vegetation composition and structure and the forest canopy […]
Estimation of above ground biomass of forest trees using dbh as a single parameter
Monday, December 10th, 2007I D Welivita and S M C U P Subasinghe
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Forests in Sri Lanka contribute to the mitigation of climate change through sequestrating a net amount of carbon dioxide and also maintaining carbon stock as biomass. Total tree biomass comprised of above ground and below ground […]
Investigation of ergonomic parameters of easy chairs in Moratuwa furniture manufacturing establishments
Monday, December 10th, 2007S A L P Silva and H S Amarasekera
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science,
University of Sri Jayawardenpura, Sri Lanka
Sitting on a comfortable seat helps to relax the body and reduce energy consumption, but on the other hand prolonged sitting slackens abdominal muscles and may cause back ache. Application of medical and ergonomic principles in […]
Predicting the optimal rotation length of Teak plantations using a simulation model
Monday, December 10th, 2007L H P Gunaratne and T N Subramanium
Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management,
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
The traditional problem in Forest Economics has been mainly dealt with the estimation of optimal rotation length for sustainable management. However, given the limitation of the availability of time series data on growth and management in forest plantations […]
Estimation of change of taper with age for Tectona grandis L. f. (Teak)
Monday, December 10th, 2007M A Nafees, Divisional Forest Office, Ampara and
S M C U P Subasinghe, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
Taper is the change of diameter over a specified length along the tree stem, which varies not only by species and site type, but also by diameter at breast height (dbh), […]
Construction of a growth model to predict the individual stem volume of Tectona grandis L.f. (Teak) in Sri Lanka
Monday, December 10th, 2007S M C U P Subasinghe
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Stem volume is one of the most important variables in commercial forestry since all the management decisions are taken on the volume production of trees. Also volume is the most difficult variable to measure and therefore it has to be […]
Community Forestry in Nepal
Monday, August 28th, 2006Rachitha Silva
The people of Nepal are heavily reliant on subsistence agriculture and Forests are an integral part of the agriculture and lives of them. The concept of community forestry is primarily focused on encouraging and contributing to support rural livelihoods in terms of fuel timber for housing, fuel wood, and fodder for stock and leaf […]
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