mail.cwejournal.org Current World Environment en-us https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/ethical-conduct-with-invertebrate-animals--routes-for-inclusive--humanitarian--and-sustainable-education/ 2021-09-21 2022-01-15 Introduction Historical viewpoint and a brief chronological context about animal ethics. The interactions between species that are vital for ensuring the continuity of life on Earth can be affected by the disdain shown by humans regarding the natural boundaries of their existence 1. After millions of years of coevolution and consolidation of the perceptions of nature in the sense of human existence, the implementation of farming has led man to diverge from other animals. The Classical Era t

..]]> Perceptions of nature depend on experiences relating to biodiversity, thus this study investigated the representation of invertebrates in different sections of Brazilian society by means of a questionnaire available from March to December 2015 as a resource in terms of the conservation of nature and human health in order to design an ethical values guide for this relationship. This study tested the hypotheses that there are differences in the conception and representation: a) associated with gen

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/sand-auditing-for-sustainable-river-sand-mining-in-kerala--india---an-overview/ 21-09-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction Sand and gravel account for the highest quantity of solid material mined worldwide1. China and India top the list of crucial hotspots for sand mining impacts in rivers2. Unauthorized mining of river sand causes riverbank erosion, loss of riparian habitat, lowering of river beds, shrinking of the delta, and complex impacts on society and economy3. Illegal sand mining is an organized crime that escalates social injustice4. Quantification of bedload sand deposits is significant as

..]]> Sand Auditing is the process that evaluates the health status of rivers subjected to sand mining. This study reviews the river sand audit methodology applied in Kerala, India, from 2011 to 2019 in terms of geographical coverage, results, and applications. It demonstrates the sand audit methodology,  the agencies and authorities involved in implementation, and the current status of the State’s sand audit implementation. The current regulatory framework of Kerala that ensures su

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/the-determination-of-indoor-air-quality-and-thermal-comfort-with-different-space-and-ventilation-in-the-teracce-and-bungalow-houses/ 23-09-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction Indoor air quality needs always be within the acceptable limit because, with the current situation of the pandemic, people spend most of their time indoors to avoid the spread of diseases (CoV-19). Poor indoor air pollution quality could lead to morbidity and mortality in developing countries. It could contribute to the vital risk factor for respiratory health, especially among mothers and children1 due to dust and dirt2.  The sources of pollutants that contributed to

..]]> This study observed the influence of different ventilation, indoor and outdoor activities (i.e., cooking, praying, sweeping, gathering, and exhaust from motorcycle) between a bungalow house (i.e., stack and cross ventilation applications) and a terrace house (i.e., one-sided ventilation application). We appraised the indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort. We monitored the indoor air contaminants (i.e., TVOC, CO, CH2O, PM10, O3, and CO2) and specific physical parameters (i.e., T, RH, and A

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/living-with-floods--a-comparative-assessment-of-resilience-to-floods-in-tal-and-diara-regions-of-malda-district--west-bengal/ 25-09-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction The frequency and intensity of weather-related threats such as floods are increasing due to climate change, exposing more people to risk and associated vulnerability1. Assessing vulnerability to severe events like floods is essential for risk reduction and sustainable adaptation strategies2. The Hyogo Framework for Action, clearly states the necessity for the establishment of indicator systems to assess disaster, risk, and vulnerability, to enable decision-makers to mitigate po

..]]> Tal and Diara regions of Malda district are extremely prone to floods, still, report higher population density than the state's average density. This indicates that the local population has learned to live with floods by developing resilience to the flood threat through better preparedness, coping, and adaptive strategies. Such micro-level strategies developed by the local people can be useful to policymakers and social scientists alike in terms of better mitigating the flood menace and

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/r3-practices-by-the-restaurants-and-hotel-industry-for-sustainable-waste-management-in-pune/ 08-10-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction Each of us knows that plenty of food waste is generated at Restaurants, Dining halls, Catering facilities, Markets, the Food Processing Industry, and Households. However, 40% of the food purchased never gets eaten as per the statistics provided by the environmental research, which signifies the importance of waste management.11 India being a densely populated country and within India, Pune is one of the Major cities throwing out million metric tons of food every year, valued at

..]]> R3(Reduce, reuse and recycle) plays an essential role in maintaining the Environment and eventually gives the Hotel Industry sustainable benefits. The research shows that hotels and restaurants must implement better waste management practices to benefit them and indi-rectly make the guests and consumers aware. This medium is qualitative research done by random sampling of consumers and specified restaurants and hotels with the questionnaire as a sampling tool. A chef must develop better R3 pract

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/aboveground-biomass-stockpile-of-trees-in-vallanadu-blackbuck-sanctuary--peninsular-india/ 14-10-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction About one half of the existing forests are found in world’s tropical regions, in which about 42% classed as dry forest.1 Dry forests are closely linked to human life hence they are relatively highly utilized and are threatened.2 Research on dry forests have been limited and are less protected compared to moist forests.3 Perhaps, dry forests are more threatened among all forests, need immediate attention. Baseline information such as density, species richness, basal ar

..]]> A forest tree inventory study was conducted in Vallanadu Black buck sanctuary, Tuticorin. The current study was conducted to assess tree density, species richness, basal area (BA) and aboveground biomass (AGB) stockpile. The study area has been classified as Southern Thorn Forest (SFT). One hundred square plots (total area 1 ha), each 10m × 10m (100 m2 each) laid randomly across study area. All live trees with ≥5 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) measured at 137 cm above the gr

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/corporate-environmental-disclosures-of-oil-and-gas-companies-in-india--an-analysis-of-executives--perceptions/ 21-10-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction The current global energy consumption matrixis essentially based on fossil fuels. Oil and gas are the most relevant fuels. These non-renewable resources will continue to be important in the energy matrix in future also in order to sustain development over years. This is, therefore,imperative to know the negative impact of their exploitation on the environment.1 The petroleum industry covers a wide range of activities, from exploration and production of oil and gas (O&G)

..]]> Environmental and sustainability issues have assumed significance, leading to social and legal pressures on the companies across the world to take steps to reduce and prevent adverse impact of their activities on the environment and to disclose this information to the concerned stakeholders. The present study aims at investigating the perceptions of executives from 26 listed Indian oil and gas companies on Corporate Environment Disclosures (CEDs)in the annual reports using a structured questionn

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/heavy-metals-in-agricultural-soils-of-national-capital-region--delhi--levels-and-ecological-risk/ 01-11-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction Indian economy is agriculture based; employing 42 percent of the population and with average Indian spending about 45 percent of its expenditure on food.1 Haryana is one of the fastest-growing states of India and is a part of the economically important national capital region of the country. The state is also known as the “Breadbasket of India” as it contributes to 60 % of the total basmati rice export.2 Rapid industrialization in the state has resulted in t

..]]> This study was conducted to assess heavy metals concentrations in agricultural soils in the National Capital Region, Delhi. A total of 84 soil samples were collected from selected agricultural areas located near industries, national highways, state highways, Yamuna floodplain, residential complexes, and wastewater irrigated soils. Heavy metal concentrations, pH, and organic carbon (%) were analyzed in the collected soil samples. The average value of pH, and organic carbon (%) in the soil samples

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/optimizing-zno-cds-nanocomposite-controlled-by-fe-doping-towards-efficiency-in-water-treatment-and-antimicrobial-activity/ 8-05-13 2022-01-15 IntroductionNano based Zinc oxide and Cadmium sulphide with doped thin films has been gaining much attention due to potential applications in large areas. It is used as important material in optoelectronic application and high efficient antimicrobial activity .1,2ZnO/CdS -NPs exhibit potential antibacterial activities due to large surface to volume ratio. Among the various compound semiconductors, ZnO/CdS with Fe dopped nanoparticles have shown interesting antibacterial activity. The ZnO/CdS NPs

..]]> Nanocrystalline composite zinc oxide (ZnO) and CdS with Fe doping thin films grown on glass substrate by chemical method. The parameters like temperature of the solution, UV exposure, pH of solution, immersion time, immersion cycles, have been controlled and standardized for nanocrystalline film. The synthesis NPs were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Rietveld method shows that Fe-doped composite ZnO/CdS is a single pure phase and wurtzite structure. Samples were analyzed by sophisticated va

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/performance-of-tree-species-on-waterlogged-sites-of-canal-command-area--a-case-study-of-bargi-dam--jabalpur--madhya-pradesh-/ 08-11-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction The agricultural sector in India contributes 17% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) engaging 54.6% of the population of the country. Out of the total 328.7 million hectares geographical area of the country, the net sown area is 140.10 million hectares while 198.40 million hectares is the gross cropped area with 142% cropping intensity. However, the irrigated area is 68.4 million hectares as per the land use statistics 2013-141. Northern rivers owing to perennial in nature have

..]]> Bio-drainage is removal of excess soil water through bio-energy of fast-growing tree species having higher transpiration rate. Seven tree species viz. Albizia lebbek, Albizia procera, Acacia nilotica, Dalbergia sissoo, Eucalyptus tereticornis, FRI-4 and FRI-5 clones of Eucalyptus hybrid, Terminalia arjuna and Pongamia pinnata were evaluated for their performance through growth characteristics and biomass studies by planting on waterlogged sites on the bank of Left Bank Canal (LBC) of Bargi comma

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/decadal-study-of-changing-frequency-and-intensity-of-rainfall-for-selected-locations-of-tamil-nadu/ 09-11-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction Water resource managers and hydrologists are now concerned about the shifting pattern of rainfall as a result of climate change4. Due to the extreme significant fluctuations in rainfall trend, drought and flood-like dangerous situations might occur often12. Rainfall intensity affects rainfall segmenting into infiltration and runoff, soil movement and the amount of water available in plant root zones to promote crop growth in agriculture6. The timing and intensity of rainfall al

..]]> Understanding the pattern of regional climatic extremes is essential for creating an important adaptation measure to safeguard farmers from monsoon tantrums. This paper focuses on the rainfall variability and intensity for spatially different locations of Tamil Nadu. The daily rainfall data over a period of 30 years (1990-2019) for the study locations were collected from the constituent research centres of TNAU. The results indicated that an increasing trend in SWM rainfall was observed in Coimb

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/land-use-land-cover--lu-lc--changes-and-its-impact-on-soil-organic-carbon-stock-in-killiar-river-basin--kerala--india--a-geospatial-approach/ 01-12-2021 2022-01-15 IntroductionLand use/land cover (LU/LC) change has been identified as one of the most potent anthropogenically driven repercussions on the environment. The latter half of the 20th century witnessed land-use changes emerging as a widespread phenomenon all over the world1. Monitoring LU/LC changes are one of the most important components to evolve strategies for managing natural resources and monitoring environmental changes2,3,4. Urban development leads the LU/LC changes in many areas in the worl

..]]> The changes in the pattern of land use and land cover (LU/LC) have remarkable consequences on ecosystem functioning and natural resources dynamics. The present study analyzes the spatial pattern of LU/LC change detection along the Killiar River Basin (KRB), a major tributary of Karamana river in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala (India), over a period of 64 years (1957-2021) through Remote Sensing and GIS approach. The rationale of the study is to identify and classify LU/LC changes in KRB usi

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/improper-disposal-of-non-biodegradable-chewing-gum-is-one-of-the-biggest-threats-to-our-ecology--a-review/ 04-12-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction Gum chewing is a popular activity that we tend to do merely for pleasure. Teenagers are enjoying chewing gum and blowing bubbles with it1. Besides the bubble-blowing, young girls and boys alike relish peeling the gum off their faces. Gum is extremely popular among people of all ages throughout the world. Gum is chewed by people all around the world to relieve stress2,5. As a result, we regularly see that our favourite athletes chew gum to keep their tensions and emotions in che

..]]> One of the oldest habits of human beings is chewing gum. It has continued from ancient civilizations to the current time. Gum chewing provides a relaxing experience that individuals enjoy for a long time. The non-food item, chewing gum, has a long history. The gradual progression of its development has provided us with a greater flavour as well as extra medicinal properties. Chewing gum is known for its stress-relieving qualities as well as its ability to keep our mouths fresh. Soon, ‘

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/spatial-and-temporal-assessment-of-rainfall-variability-using-gis-approach-in-trichy-district-of-tamil-nadu/ 04-12-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction Precipitation is the important component in a Hydrologic cycle and Precipitation plays an impactful role in maintaining the sustainability of resources in the earth. Precipitation generally deals with the Rainfall events only. Based on the intensity of rainfall, it is classified into three types viz., heavy - >7.5 mm/h, moderate – between 2.5 and 7.5 mm/h and light rain - trace to 2.5 mm/h. 1 The rainfall is one of the paramount factors affecting vegetation and

..]]> Precipitation is one of the transportation components in hydrological cycle. The magnitude of precipitation swings with time and space. Majorly India receives precipitation in the form of rainfall. Precipitation plays a key role in the rainfed agriculture. The present study deals with the rainfall characteristics of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. Seasonal rainfall data from eighteen rain gauge stations (1971-2012) have been taken for analysis of seasonal and annual rainfall pattern of Tir

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/sustainability-contested--analysis-of-stakeholders-participation-in-municipal-solid-waste-management---a-case-study/ 04-12-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction Across the globe, whether it is developed or developing countries, sustainable management of municipal solid waste (MSW) has always been a concern. Irrespective of the conventional approach of burying the waste without any systematic process, we need to adopt an integrated approach for achieving sustainability in municipal solid waste management (MSWM)1. Various factors such as the use of multiple collection and treatment options, the interconnection between different waste sys

..]]> Waste has always been a part of human life settlement and we have been either very careless with our waste by discarding it into the streets, the air, water, and in our backyards, or consciously dumping it close to those least powerful segments of the society at all times. Waste has been a problem for human beings and people have been least concerned about its eco-friendly disposal. Developed countries came up with many programmes, regulations and policies to address the municipal solid waste cr

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/flood-hazard-modelling-in-upper-mandakini-basin-of-uttarakhand/ 11-12-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction Floods by far are the most lethal of all disasters that claimed 6.8 million human lives in twentieth century1; about 44 percent flood events since 1960 have occurred in Asia2.India accounts for one-fifth of the global deaths due to floods; about 12 percent of its land is prone to floods that displace over 30 million peoples and affect 8 million hectares land annually3,4,5.The Himalayan mountains are sensitive to multiple hazards6-11 of which flood is most lethal. Climate change

..]]> Floods in Himalayan region raise serious concerns regarding ongoing path of development as recent manifestations of catastrophic events establish link between climate changes and risk to anthropogenic activities in mountainous regions. Scientists predict frequent occurrence of such disasters wherein rapid glacial melting; incidents of glacial lake outburst and weather extremes may trigger floods in the Himalayan mountains. This paper examined flood risk in Upper Mandakini basin through GIS based

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/variation-in-tree-layer-composition-across-mid-and-higher-elevation-forest-sites-in-kumaun-himalayan-region--uttarakhand/ 13-12-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction The Himalayas among global mountains is most complex, vast and diversified and produce a distinct climate1. The Himalayan forests are very diverse ranging from Shorea robusta dominated foothill forests to the alpine meadows above the treeline2. The Himalayan forests are equally important for millions of people residing in the adjoining plain areas due to the various ecosystem services they provide. The regeneration ability of a species is chiefly dependent on biotic pr

..]]> The Himalayan forests are rich in biodiversity and distributed over a large extent from lower to higher elevations. The dependence of the locals for their daily requirements of fuel, fodder and medicinal plants is high on these forests. The study was conducted at altitude varied between 1725 and 3250 masl (above sea level) in Kumaun region. The study deals with the comparison of tree layer vegetation in higher elevation sites (HES) and mid elevation sites (MES) with reference to Diversity, Richn

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/a-study-on-the-bioresources-of-the-loktak-lake--manipur--india--for-livelihood-by-the-people-living-in-five-villages-located-in-and-around-the-lake/ 13-12-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction Loktak Lake lies in the southern part of the Imphal valley of Manipur state and is located between 93°46' and 93°55' E and from 24°25' to 24°42'N. Length of the lake is 26 Km and breadth is 13 Km and the lake is oval in shape. Its depth ranges between 0.5 to 4.58 m with average depth measuring 2.7 m. Loktak lake has been considered as lifeline of the people of Manipur because the lake plays an important role in the

..]]> In this paper different bioresources of the Loktak lake linked to the livelihood of the communities residing in the periphery of the lake is investigated using questionnaire survey and purposive sampling technique in 300 households from five selected villages. Identification of species and data analysis was taken up using appropriate methodologies. In all 38 type of fishes, 1 type of prawn, 2 type of mollusca, 1 type of mussel, 16 type of vegetables, 8 type of fodders, 6 type of fuelwoods, 3 typ

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/a-review-of-chronological-evolution-of-air-quality-indexing-systems--1966-to-2021-/ 14-12-2021 2022-01-15 Introduction The presence of harmful chemicals or compounds in the air such as particulate matters (PM10, and PM2.5), CO, O3, SO2, NO2, which not only lowers the quality of air but also deteriorates human health and overall quality of life is defined as air pollution. After industrialization, globalization and modernization have drastically changed the living standards with the introduction of gadgets like motorcycles, air conditioning systems which have made life simpler but also increased

..]]> Air quality index (AQI) also known as air pollution index (API)is the way of describing ambient air quality to assess the health risk associated with pollution. With the advent of time, there have been several air quality indexing systems starting from the first air Quality Index developed in 1966 by Marvin H. Green and various modifications have been made ever since to improve the accuracy of measurement. Such systems can assess the air quality by several factors like the concentration of diffe

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/morphometric-and-sub-watershed-analysis-of-taraka-watershed--h-d--kote-taluk--mysuru-district--karnataka--india-using-remote-sensing-and-gis-techniques/ 14-01-2022 2022-01-15 Introduction Remote sensing application is wide in all fields especially on aspects of surface covering a large area. Surface feature is very useful for morphometry of particular area of interest in terms of drainage. Remote sensing application using software Arc GIS is very useful analyzing the relationship between runoff, geomorphic and geographic characteristics for morphometry of drainage. The quantitative analysis of watershed gives us an idea about many hydrological aspects. Lithology

..]]> The current research work is an attempt to study of drainage area covering 429 sqkms comprising of 10 sub-watersheds they are namely Heggadadevanakote, Budanuru, Kodasige, Yedenhundi, Sunkadakatte, Nagarahole, Muruganahalli, Heggadapura, Kalhalla, Sarathihole. The research area has strong structural control shows that the 10 sub-basins named as the normal category. Different parameters of morphometric were used, Arc-Info and Arc -View GIS software was used to analysis the morphometric parameters

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/environmental-literacy-research--global-scientometric-mapping-of-five-decades/ 14-01-2022 2022-01-15 Introduction The exponential growth in scientific papers around the world demanded the interpretation and summarization of the research papers on ensuing information in order to assess and analyse its growth, evolution, and progress1. Scientometric analysis aims to evaluate scientific productivity of research outputs and also helps in exploring the dynamics of researchers and their research outcomes. Scientometric is a quantitative analysis of visualization of bibliographic data in presenti

..]]> To date, there is no scientometric study conducted on Environmental Literacy (EL) literature. Hence, this paper aims to bridge this gap.We aimed fora holistic scientometric analysis of scientific literature available on EL, whichresulted in finding global research trends in EL research. We operatedthe following scientometric tools: VOSviewer and Bibliometrix R Package-Biblioshiny for complete science mapping analysis of the collected bibliographic data retrieved from Scopus database. We analysed

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/effects-of-heat-stress-exposure-and-climate-change-on-health-and-safety-of-outdoor-workers/ 14-01-2022 2022-01-15 IntroductionOutdoor workers are the front-liners who are exposed to various physical, biological, chemical, ergonomic and psychological occupational hazards. Among these hazards, one of the most prominent ones are theenvironmental stresses and severe climatic conditions. They are mostly exposed for a longer period to high levels of heat and other stresses like UV radiation, atmospheric pollutants, and urban heat island (UHI) effect.1This chronic exposure canproduce severe as well as frequent kno

..]]> The studies carried in the world regarding the possible significant influence of climate change on the health and safety of outdoor workers has not been given the due consideration (especially in the least developed and developing countries). Hundreds and thousands of outdoor workers are exposed to elevated temperatures, humid environments and climate extremes in combination with urban air pollution; which is ultimately impacting their safety and well-being. The statistics show that in the past

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/impact-of-river-dams-on-littoral-cells-located-adjacent-to-the-river-mouth/ 14-01-2022 2022-01-15 Introduction Constructions of dams, reservoirs, water diversion projects etc. arrest sediment flux and decrease its supply to the coast1-3. Large rivers all over the globe are affected by dams. According to the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), 45000 large dams all over the globe are obstructing the natural flow of rivers. Dam changes discharge volume of water and sediment and affects the entire river system. Sediments are arrested behind the dam and the coast receives reduced

..]]> Terrestrial sediment is a major source of sediment to all coasts. Suspended sediment is carried away by the rivers and supplied to the coast to maintain sediment budget. The construction of dams across the rivers arrest sediment behind it and affect the sediment budget of littoral cells along the coast. Reduction in sediment supply induces ecological as well as geomorphological changes along the shoreline. Coastal erosion may accelerate due to reduced sediment influx. With the growing number of

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/soil-nutrient-evaluation-and-crop-management-for-sustainable-growth-of-patiyavillage-cluster-in-almora--uttarakhand/ 15-01-2022 2022-01-15 Introduction The mountainous regions have a wide range of macro and micro climate due to a great influence on soil genesis processes and vegetation1. The genesis and characteristics of soils derived from various metamorphic rocks in Kumaon Himalayas were studied, and the soils were classified under three soil orders viz. Entisols, Inceptisols, and Alfisols1,2. The study area, falling in the Almora District, Uttarakhand (India), covering nearly 25 km2 of geographical area, lying between a

..]]> The present study deals with the assessment of soil nutrients at four adjacent villages, 15 km NE of Almora, to understand the soil fertility and suitability of crops to help rejuvenate the agricultural activities in the region which subsequently will be used as a testing ground to mitigate prevailing Human-Wildlife Conflict in the study area. Soil samples were analyzed for textural classification, power of hydrogen (pH), Electrical Conductivity (EC), Organic Carbon percentage (OC%), available N

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/review-on-conservation-of-water-by-water-audit/ 15-01-2022 2022-01-15 Introduction Population growth and people's rising living conditions are driving up demand for premium industrial goods at a tremendous rate.1 Water is the survival of creatures, not just humans, and moreover plants and animals. Ancient people began to live on the river bank, for any human being wants water from birth until death. People will survive for many weeks without eating, although not without water.2 Earth can consists of 70 percent of water, of this 70 percent, in the glac

..]]> Water is used almost in every sector, growth in population and increase in the standard of living of people so demand is increased. Water is used by all the living creatures found in the world but a very small portion of water is available for drinking and other purposes. This available usable water is mismanaged by human beings, for this mismanagement of water introducing a tool by IWA/AWWA is water-audit. Water-audit is used for reducing water-losses, leakages and gives the information of wate

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/cop-26--relevance-and-difficulties-in-solar-power-dependency/ 15-01-2022 2022-01-15 Dear Readers, It is my pleasure to present before you the current issue of Current World Environment. This issue includes articles on air  pollution, water pollution, ecosystem, climate change impacts, biodiversity, soil nutrients, and energy etc. Recently, COP 26 meeting has been concluded pledging for phase down of coal. IPCC AR6 (IPCC, 2021) also emphasises upon adoption of clean technologies for cleaner air. The energy sector has to align with climate change solutions in the ce

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..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/variations-in-vegetation-and-nutrient-composition-in-sal-and-eucalyptus-stands--a-case-study-of-bhagabatichak-forest-area--west-bengal--india/ 15-01-2022 2022-01-15 Introduction Forest represents the largest and most natural plant community. Though, today some woody plant species like Eucalyptus sp., Acacia sp., Dalbergia sp. are planted by human being for their economical need. This type of stands has traditionally been seen as a source of timber1.The return from different non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has been undervalued. But in recent decades, interest has grown in uses of NTFPs as alternatives or supplements of forest products, which are impo

..]]> The study was conducted on two type of stands one was coppice sal (Shorea robusta  Gaertn. F.) stand (CSS) managed by Forest Protection Committee (FPC) along with the State Forest Department and other was coppice eucalyptus (Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.) stand (CES) solely managed by the State Forest Department. These two stands are in the Bhagabatichak forest area under Midnapore East Forest Division, West Bengal, India. In this study Importance Value Index (IVI), biomass, species diver

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol16no3/sustainable-community-forestry--insights-from-rural-thailand/ 15-01-2022 2022-01-15 Introduction In developing societies of South and South-east Asia, forests have been the sites of contestation and social conflict to define, negotiate and reconstruct the meaning and practice of democracy, social justice and citizenship.1 The social history of forest management in Thailand mirrors a similar kind of conflict in the woods between the forest dependent upland minority ethnic groups and the aristocracy of Siam, replaced by the modern Thailand government in the later years. On t

..]]> Community participation in forest management has evolved as the new paradigm of natural resource governance in recent decades. Focusing on community participation in local forest resource management, this article examines the evolution and working of community forestry in Thailand from a socio-historical perspective. It narrates the social history of forest governance practices in Thailand and explores the community’s response towards deforestation, resource degradation and rising live

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