Module 1: Overview of Spatial Environmental Planning (SEP) 1. Environmental Protection in Germany and the Specific Role of Spatial Planning - An Introduction 27 2. Environmental Policies and Programme of India - 31 3. Zoning Atlas : Programme Overview Module 2: States Forest Plans Based on SEP 4. Karnataka Develops Integrated Planning Systems 35 5. Maharashtra Working Plan incorporates GIS 39 6. Working Plans - The Mainstay of GIS in Forestry 41 7. A GIS Based Approach for Participatory Decision Making in Mexico: a Case Study in the 45 Sierra De Manantlan Biosphere Reserve 8. GIS in Biodiversity Conservation - The Technology Trend 53 9. GIS and Forestry 57 Module 3: Forest Fire and Disaster Management 10. Forest Fire Risk Area Mapping of Gir - Remote Sensing and Meteorological and 63 Topographical Data - GIS Approach 11. After the Fires in East Kalimantan/ Indonesia - Forest Policy Challenged to Support 71 Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) 12. Towards the Integration of Spatial Information on Forest Fires. The European Forest Fire77 Information System (EFFIS) 13. Has the Kullu District Experienced an increase in Natural Hazards Activity over the Past 89 27 Years? - A Case Study in Risk & Land use /Cover Change. 14. Forest Fire Prevention and Control in India. 99 Module 4: Forest And Community 15. Transition in Forest Management Shifting: Community Forestry from Project to Process. 103 16. Forest Functions Management 115 17. Environment Management Plan - Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve 121 APPENDIX 139 Reading Materials