Browsing by Subject "tree plantations"

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    Data for Decades of tree planting in Northern India had little effect on forest canopy cover and rural livelihoods
    (2021-06-24) Coleman, Eric; Schultz, Bill; Ramprasad, Vijay; Fischer, Harry; Rana, Pushpendra; Filippi, Anthony; Güneralp, Burak; Ma, Angdong; Rodriguez Solorzano, Claudia; Guleria, Vijay; Rana, Rajesh; Fleischman, Forrest; ffleisch@umn.edu; Fleischman, Forrest
    This contains data from three sources: 1. Remote sensing-based analysis of land cover and land use change in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India, with a focus on government run tree plantations we mapped in the region that had occurred between 1980 and 2018, were located in 60 randomly sampled panchayats (local governments), and were at least 5 HA in size. We also have supplemental information on these plantations provided by the local informants who helped map them (e.g. such as the date of establishment and the involvement of local communities in planting them) 2. A survey of Panchayat characteristics across 60 randomly sampled panchayats in Kangra District 3. A random sample survey of 40 households in each of the 60 panchayats, focusing on household livelihood needs and their relationship to forests and tree plantations in terms of both livelihood related uses (e.g. fuelwood, fodder, and grazing) and forest governance. Viewing these data sources together enable us to understand the relationships between land use change as driven by government plantations, local governance, and livelihoods.
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    Data for: Tree-planting programs in Himachal Pradesh India 2019
    (2020-03-26) Rana, Pushpendra; Fleischman, Forrest; Ramprasad, Vijay; Lee, Kangjae; pranaifs27@gmail.com; Rana, Pushpendra
    This dataset provides information on the tree plantation programs of the government of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Data were released publicly by the government in response to questions posed by Members of the State Legislative Assembly in 2019. We combined this data with other publicly available datasets to provide a more complete picture of plantation programs for the purpose of evaluating their effectiveness.
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    Historical tree planting data from Himachal Pradesh
    (2020-07-07) Fleischman, Forrest; Ramprasad, Vijay; Rana, Pushpendra; Rana, Rajesh; Guleria, Vijay; Fischer, Harry S; ffleisch@umn.edu; Fleischman, Forrest
    This dataset records information about tree planting activities in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh from 1979-2015. Data were obtained from "Annual Plantation Brochures" Published by the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department. The brochure for 1983 could not be located, thus the year 1983 is missing. Contains detailed information about species and government programs that are responsible for planting each tree. Two data files are included, a statewide dataset and a dataset focusing only on Kangra Circle