Land Management

Blue harvest – Inland fisheries as an ecosystem service – A report by UNEP

Cover This report by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reviews the importance of inland fisheries as an ecosystem service, the pressures upon them, and management approaches to sustain them and thus helps inform future approaches to conservation and management of freshwater ecosystems.

There is an urgent need for major investment in policy and management approaches that address the direct and indirect drivers of aquatic ecosystem degradation and loss of inland fisheries taking into account their role in sustainable development and human well being. The UNEP Ecosystem Management Programme (UNEP-EMP) provides an effective framework for pursuing this challenge.

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Blue harvest – Inland fisheries as an ecosystem service – A report by UNEP (2010)	2.03 MB

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Content Type: Research
Category: Aquatic Ecosystem Degradation, Catchments, Ecological Processes, Ecosystem Processes, Ecosystem Service, Fisheries, Fisheries Productivity, Freshwater Ecosystems, Inland Fisheries, Lakes, Land Management, Land Use, Natural Forest, Rivers, Water Management, Wetland Ecosystems
Author: WorldFish Center, Welcomme R, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), O'Keefe M, Dugan P, Delaporte A, Andrew N
Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Location / Time: Africa, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Europe, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Latin America, Mali, Mekong, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, North America, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, 2010
Difficulty Level: Expert

Hydrology of the Upper Ganga river – A report by the International Water Management Institute

This report by International Water Management Institute deals with the hydrology of the Upper Ganga river - the upper main branch of the river. To provide the background hydrological information for the assessment of environmental flow requirements at four selected ‘Environmental Flow’ sites, a hydrological model was set up to simulate the catchment in the present state (with water regulation infrastructure) and to generate the natural flows (without water regulation infrastructure).

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Hydrology of the Upper Ganga river – A report by the International Water Management Institute (2011)	1.73 MB

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Kanpur, UP, India
Latitude: 26.457904, Longitude: 80.320663

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Content Type: Research
Category: Baseflow Discharges, Catchment, Channel, Climate, Environmental Flow Requirements, Environmental Flow’ (EF), Erosion, Flood Events, Flow Duration Curves, Flow Hydrographs, Glacier, Hydrological Cycle, Hydrology, Land Management, Nutrients, Pesticides, Plant Growth, Reservoir Routing, River, Runoff Variability, Seasonal Flow Distribution, Soil Temperature, Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), Water Regulation, Watershed
Author: Jayakody P, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Bharati L
Source: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Location / Time: Gandak, Ganga, Gangrotri, India, Karnali, Kosi, Mahakali, Nepal, Tibet, Upper Ganga, Uttar Pradesh, kanpur, 2011
Difficulty Level: Expert

NREGA and rural water management in India: Improving the welfare effects – An occasional paper by IRAP

This occasional paper by Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP) looks at improving the welfare effects of National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (NREGA) and rural water management in India. NREGA is being eulogized by many in the academic, development and policy arena as a “silver bullet” for eradicating rural poverty and unemployment, by way of generating demand for productive labour force in villages and private incentives for management of common property resources.

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NREGA and rural water management in India: Improving the welfare effects – An occasional paper by IRAP (2010)	254.36 KB

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Kozhokode, KL, India
Latitude: 11.255400, Longitude: 75.781212

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Content Type: Research
Category: Agro-climatic Region, Catchment Hydrology, Common Property Resources (CPR), Employment, Geo-hydrology, Geology, Hydrology, Labour, Land Management, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Rural Poverty, Rural Water Management, Social Protection Initiative, Social Welfare, Topography, Water Management
Author: Nitin Bassi, M Dinesh Kumar, Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP)
Source: Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP)
Location / Time: Aji Reservoir, Bihar, Brahmaputra, Chambal, Chhattisgarh, East Coast Plains, Eastern Plateau Region, Gandhi Sagar Dam, Ganga, Gangetic Plains, Gujarat, Himalayan Region, India, Karnataka, Kerala, Kozhikode, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Malwa, North West India, Orissa, Pali, Punjab, Rajasthan, Rajkot, Saurashtra, South India, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, West Coast Plains, 2010
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Special Tags: General

Traditional natural resource management practices of forest dependent communities in Arunachal Pradesh – A case study of fringe villages in Banderdewa forest range - A paper in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

This paper in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge deals with traditional natural resource management practices of forest dependent communities in Arunachal Pradesh. The present study attempts to provide preliminary insights on the overall paradigm of resource assessment for meeting various requirements of people residing closer to biological resources per se, particularly in resource rich areas.

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Traditional management practices of natural resources of forest dependent communities in Arunachal Pradesh – A case study of fringe villages in Banderdewa forest range - IJTK (2011)	274.17 KB

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Itanagar, AR, India
Latitude: 27.103224, Longitude: 93.688437

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Content Type: Case Studies, Research
Category: Biodiversity Conservation, Fisheries, Forest Dependence, LIvelihoods, Land Management, Livelihood Options, Natural Resource Management, Non Timber Forest Produce (NTFP), Resource Management, Resource Utilization, Soil Fertility, Tradition, Traditional Farming, Traditional Irrigation System, Traditional Knowledge Systems, Tribal Communities, Tribal Community, Tribal society
Associated People / Organizations: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (NEH Region), North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology
Author: S Biswas, I S L Mawphlang, Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, G Pangging, A Arunachalam
Source: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
Location / Time: Arunachal Pradesh, Banderdewa, Greater Itanagar Complex, India, Itanagar, Kharasingasa, Kurung Kumey, Lower Subansiri, North East India, Papum Pare, West Siang, 2011
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Tank irrigation in semi-arid tropical India: Economic evaluation and alternatives for improvement - A report by ICRISAT

This report by ICRISAT deals with a survey of thirty-two tanks and farm data from Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra states to assess the economic performance of irrigation tanks in semi arid tropics of India. It uses district-wise data on climatic and institutional variables to analyze the factors affecting tank-irrigation density. Results indicate that the spatial distribution of irrigation tanks is determined primarily by physical factors—hard rock substratum, post-monsoon rains, low moisture-holding capacity of soils and by population density.Read More

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Medak, AP, India
Latitude: 18.050193, Longitude: 78.264700

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Content Type: Research
Category: Agriculture, Deforestation, Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Irrigation, Land Management, Runoff, Siltation, Sluice, Soil Erosion, Soils, Tank, Tank Irrigation, Tank Management, Tank Rehabilitation, Tankbed Cultivation, Water Bodies, Water Control, Water Harvesting, Water Use Efficiency, Well Irrigation
Author: M von Oppen, K V Subba Rao, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Source: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Location / Time: Akola, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, Aravalli, Cuddapah, India, Kurnool, Maharashtra, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Rajasthan, Rayalseema, Sholapur, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, 1987
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Hydrological problems in the Kandi belt of Jammu region – A research report by National Institute of Hydrology

This report is a compilation of the status of natural resources as well as of the hydrological problems & constraints being faced in the Kandi belt of Jammu region of Jammu & Kashmir. Suitable actions and methods are recommended to tackle these problems in the study area.Read More

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Hydrological problems in the Kandi belt of Jammu region by NIH (1999-2000)	2.82 MB

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Content Type: Research
Category: Agriculture, Forests, Gully Beds, Hydrological Regime, Hydrology, Land Degradation, Land Management, Rainfall, Rainwater Distribution, River Basins, Rivulets, Runoff, Soil Erosion, Soils, Streams, Water Management, Water Retention, Watershed Development, Watersheds
Author: National Institute of Hydrology
Source: National Institute of Hydrology
Location / Time: India, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, Kandi, Sirowal, 1999, 2000
Difficulty Level: Expert

Groundwater quality monitoring and evaluation in Jammu and Kathua districts (Jammu & Kashmir) - A research report by National Institute of Hydrology

The study evaluates groundwater on the basis of widely used graphical methods like Piper, Stiff and US Salinity Laboratory classification. The study concludes that, in general, the groundwater in the area varies from medium salinity to very high salinity, the latter being more common in the irrigated stretches. The irrigators are advised to ensure good land and water management practices in the fields, with particular emphasis on creating favorable leaching and drainage conditions to avoid further development of saline conditions in the area. Read More

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Groundwater quality monitoring and evaluation in Jammu and Kathua (J&K) by NIH (1998-99)	920.34 KB

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Kathua, JK, India
Latitude: 32.367966, Longitude: 75.523478

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Content Type: Research
Category: Agriculture, Alkalinity, Drainage, Fluoride, Groundwater, Groundwater Quality Monitoring, Handpumps, Hardness, Irrigation, Land Management, Leaching, Openwells, Piper's Classification, Salinity, Sodium, Springs, Stiff's Classification, US Salinity Laboratory Classification, Water Management, Water Quality, pH
Author: National Institute of Hydrology
Source: National Institute of Hydrology
Location / Time: India, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, Kathua, 1998, 1999
Difficulty Level: Expert

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