Tree wealth in the non-forest areas of Gujarat :
Gandhinagar, Forest department
Tree wealth in the non-forest areas of Gujarat : trees outside forest (TOF) - third tree counting-2013 - Gandhinagar Social forestry, forest department 2013 - x,118p.
Contents
Chapter 1 Background information 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Geo-morphological diversity 1
1.3 Bio-geographic zones 1
1.4 Regions in Gujarat 1
1.5 Climate 3
1.6 Forests Types of Gujarat 3
2.1 Tree diversity 5
2.2 Trees in the forest areas 5
Chapter 2 Trees of Gujarat 5
2.3 Trees Outside Forests (TOF) 6
2.4 Threatened trees 7
2.5 Growing Stock and Carbon Stock 8
2.6 Tree based needs 8
2.7 Scope of increasing tree cover in the State 8
Chapter 3 Social Forestry in Gujarat 9
3.1 Objective of the Social Forestry Programmes 9
3.2 Progress of Social Forestry over the years 9
3.3 Social Forestry activities 10
3.4 Need for Tree Census 10
4.1 Objectives 11
4.2 The Area 11
4.3 Planning 11
Chapter 4 Planning and Methodology 11
4.4 Methodology 12
4.5 Man-power Deployed 13
4.6-Data Collected 13
4.7 Norms for estimating tree cover 13
4.8 Area of districts for estimating trees 13
Chapters Analysis of Tree Census 15
5.1 Main findings of the tree census 16
5.2 Important trees 18
5.3 Zone and District - wise Analysis 26
South zone: Bharuch, Narmada,Surat,Tapi,Navasari,Valsad,Dangs
Central zone: Dahod, Panchamahals,Vadodara,Anand,Nadiad,Ahmedabad,Gandhinagar
North zone: Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha
Saurashtra and Kachchh zone: Bhavnagar,Amreli,Junagadh,Porbandar,Jamnagar,Rajkot, Surendranagar, Kachchh
5.4 Estimated number of tree stems in Gujarat and India in TOP 75
5.5 Giant Trees 76
5.6 Changes in Trees Outside Forest (TOP) in different districts in Gujarat during the last one decade (2003-2013) 77
Chapter 6 Limitations 78
Chapter 7 Wood Resource in Gujarat 79
7.1 Growing Stock 79
7.2 Productivity 79
7.3 Wood production from the forest areas 79
7.4 Timber industries - Saw mills 80
7.5 Wood Balance Study 80
7.6 Consumption and supply of timber (2010) 81
7.7 Scope 81
Chapter 8 Carbon Stock in TOF 82
Annexure - I: Abstract - District-wise TOF in different categories in rural areas 84
Annexure-ll: District-wise Report 86
Annexure-III: Species wise trees and Girth-wise trees in Rural & Urban areas of Gujarat State 87
Annexure-IV: Tree population in non-forest areas (Rural + Urban) in South Gujarat 93
Annexure-V : Tree population in non-forest areas (Rural+ Urban) in Central Gujarat 99
Annexure-VI: Tree population in non-forest areas (Rural + Urban) in North Gujarat 105
Annexure-VII: Tree population in non-forest areas (Rural + Urban) in Saurashtra and Kachchh 111
Annexure-VIII: Human Population, Cattle Population & Weather 117
634.0954 / GAN
Tree wealth in the non-forest areas of Gujarat : trees outside forest (TOF) - third tree counting-2013 - Gandhinagar Social forestry, forest department 2013 - x,118p.
Contents
Chapter 1 Background information 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Geo-morphological diversity 1
1.3 Bio-geographic zones 1
1.4 Regions in Gujarat 1
1.5 Climate 3
1.6 Forests Types of Gujarat 3
2.1 Tree diversity 5
2.2 Trees in the forest areas 5
Chapter 2 Trees of Gujarat 5
2.3 Trees Outside Forests (TOF) 6
2.4 Threatened trees 7
2.5 Growing Stock and Carbon Stock 8
2.6 Tree based needs 8
2.7 Scope of increasing tree cover in the State 8
Chapter 3 Social Forestry in Gujarat 9
3.1 Objective of the Social Forestry Programmes 9
3.2 Progress of Social Forestry over the years 9
3.3 Social Forestry activities 10
3.4 Need for Tree Census 10
4.1 Objectives 11
4.2 The Area 11
4.3 Planning 11
Chapter 4 Planning and Methodology 11
4.4 Methodology 12
4.5 Man-power Deployed 13
4.6-Data Collected 13
4.7 Norms for estimating tree cover 13
4.8 Area of districts for estimating trees 13
Chapters Analysis of Tree Census 15
5.1 Main findings of the tree census 16
5.2 Important trees 18
5.3 Zone and District - wise Analysis 26
South zone: Bharuch, Narmada,Surat,Tapi,Navasari,Valsad,Dangs
Central zone: Dahod, Panchamahals,Vadodara,Anand,Nadiad,Ahmedabad,Gandhinagar
North zone: Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha
Saurashtra and Kachchh zone: Bhavnagar,Amreli,Junagadh,Porbandar,Jamnagar,Rajkot, Surendranagar, Kachchh
5.4 Estimated number of tree stems in Gujarat and India in TOP 75
5.5 Giant Trees 76
5.6 Changes in Trees Outside Forest (TOP) in different districts in Gujarat during the last one decade (2003-2013) 77
Chapter 6 Limitations 78
Chapter 7 Wood Resource in Gujarat 79
7.1 Growing Stock 79
7.2 Productivity 79
7.3 Wood production from the forest areas 79
7.4 Timber industries - Saw mills 80
7.5 Wood Balance Study 80
7.6 Consumption and supply of timber (2010) 81
7.7 Scope 81
Chapter 8 Carbon Stock in TOF 82
Annexure - I: Abstract - District-wise TOF in different categories in rural areas 84
Annexure-ll: District-wise Report 86
Annexure-III: Species wise trees and Girth-wise trees in Rural & Urban areas of Gujarat State 87
Annexure-IV: Tree population in non-forest areas (Rural + Urban) in South Gujarat 93
Annexure-V : Tree population in non-forest areas (Rural+ Urban) in Central Gujarat 99
Annexure-VI: Tree population in non-forest areas (Rural + Urban) in North Gujarat 105
Annexure-VII: Tree population in non-forest areas (Rural + Urban) in Saurashtra and Kachchh 111
Annexure-VIII: Human Population, Cattle Population & Weather 117
634.0954 / GAN