Climate Change Alleviation for Sustainable Progression: Floristic Prospects and Arboreal Avenues as a Viable Sequestration Tool

The change in climatic conditions has resulted in a series of events from the melting of polar ice to the rising of sea levels. This has affected low-lying coastal areas by endangering plants and animals, agriculture and livelihood patterns in general, not to mention causing the outbreak of diseases like dengue, malaria, etc. It is, thus, imperative that mitigation measures to stabilize or reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide is brought about. A key step is the bio-fixation of carbon from the atmosphere.

This book attempts to bring forth the role of vegetation in carbon sequestration. The introductory chapters of the book deal with the understanding of the physical attributes governing climate on earth, historical account of climate change, impacts of climate change on different environs and eco-strategies to combat climate change. Detailed account of mechanism of carbon sources and sinks, carbon credits and REDD+ are also discussed. A sizeable portion of the book is dedicated to the climate change and phonological variability, clean development mechanism and economic stability through natural resource management. Academicians, researchers, policy makers and environmental stakeholders will find it a useful and comprehensive guide in the floristic and arboreal potential to sequester carbon dioxide and will suffice the diverse needs of teaching and research.

Moonisa Aslam Dervash, Ph.D. Environmental Sciences, is an Assistant Professor in Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. She has authored more than 30 research articles and book chapters and has published 6 books with reputable publishers. Her specialization is climatology & carbon sequestration, soil biology, medicinal plants, environmental biotechnology, sustainable agriculture and environmental education.

Akhlaq Amin Wani, Ph.D. Forestry, is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Forestry, SKUAST Kashmir India. He has 14 years of experience in forestry and is specialized in forest management involving remote sensing and GIS applications. He has published 80 research papers in reputed peer reviewed journals. He is on the review panel of reputed journals and organizations. He has executed several research projects and was recently awarded with European Commission Erasmus+ project partnership with University of Bremen Germany.