Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Socio-Economic and Eco-Biological Dimensions in Resource Use and Conservation: Prologue -- References -- Climate Change Impacts and Implications: An Indian Perspective -- 1 Background -- 2 Impacts of Climate Change -- 3 Impacts on Agriculture and Agricultural Productivity -- 4 Impacts on Forests and Forestry Sector -- 5 Impacts on Biodiversity -- 6 Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems -- 7 Impacts on Human Health -- 8 Socio-Economic Consequences of Climate Change -- 9 Role of Geoinformation Science in Climate Change Research -- 10 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptations -- 11 Future Research Prospects and Recommendations -- 12 Conclusion -- References -- Local Socio-Economic Dynamics Shaping Forest Ecosystems in Central Himalayas -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Review of Historical Records -- 3.2 Observations and Data Collection -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Forest Types in Uttarakhand Part of Central Himalayas -- 4.2 Threats and Challenges to Forest Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Central Himalayas -- 4.3 Increasing Population -- 4.4 Biomass Dependency of Local Communities on Forests in Central Himalaya -- 4.5 Addressing Threats and Challenges for Addressing Socio-Economic Drivers of Biodiversity Loss -- 4.6 Way Forward -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Forest Resources of Jharkhand, Eastern India: Socio-economic and Bio-ecological Perspectives -- 1 Background -- 2 Forests of Jharkhand -- 3 Forest Resources of Jharkhand -- 4 Economic Prospects of Forest Resources of Jharkhand -- 5 Some Important Forest Resources Based Industries of Jharkhand -- 5.1 Sericulture (Silk) Industry -- 5.2 Lac Industry -- 5.3 Timber Industry -- 5.4 Kendu Leaves Based Industry -- 5.5 Herbal and Medicine Industry -- 5.6 Sal Plates Manufacturing Industry -- 5.7 Bamboo Based Industries. , 6 Current Policies, and Programmes to Protect Forests Biodiversity and Improve Livelihood of Tribal in Jharkhand -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Traditional Agroforestry Systems of Northeast India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Traditional Agroforestry Systems -- 3 Economic Aspects of Traditional Agroforestry Systems -- 4 Soil in Different Traditional Agroforestry Systems -- 5 Traditional Management Practices -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Agrobiodiversity in Northeast India: A Review of the Prospects of Agrobiodiversity Management in the Traditional Rice Fields and Homegardens of the Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Agrobiodiversity in Northeast India -- 3 Agrobiodiversity Management in the Traditional Rice Fields -- 4 Agrobiodiversity Management in the Traditional Rice Fields (Case Studies) -- 4.1 Chailta Village in Barak Valley of Cachar District, North-East India -- 4.2 Dorgakona Village in Barak Valley of Cachar District, NorthEast India -- 5 Agrobiodiversity Management in the Traditional Homegardens -- 6 Agrobiodiversity Management in the Traditional Homegardens (Case Studies) -- 6.1 Dorgakona Village in Barak Valley of Cachar District, NorthEast India -- 6.2 Rajubari Village in Barak Valley of Cachar District, NorthEast India -- 6.3 Barak Valley of Assam, NorthEast India -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Medicinal Plant Biodiversity in India: Harnessing Opportunities for Promoting Livelihood and Food Security -- 1 Background and Context -- 2 Medicinal Plant Cultivation and Economic Viability in India -- 2.1 Objectives of the Study -- 2.2 Methodology -- 3 Definition of Medicinal Plants -- 4 Institutions/Agencies Involved in Development and Promotion of Medicinal Plants in India -- 5 Resource Base, Utilisation and Conservation of Medicinal Plants Across India (Demand and Supply) -- 6 Conservation Efforts. , 7 Constraints in the Cultivation of Medicinal Plants -- 8 Harnessing Medicinal Plant Cultivation for Improved Food Security in India -- 8.1 Model for Harnessing Medicinal Plants Cultivation for Improved Food Security in India -- 9 Economic Potential of Medicinal Plants Contributing to Household Income -- 9.1 Case Studies on the Role of Indigenous Communities in the Conservation of Medicinal Plants and Food Security -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- Plant Diversity and Distribution Pattern in Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest of Eastern Ghats, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Vegetation Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Species Richness and Diversity -- 3.2 Species Composition -- 3.3 Importance Value Index and Family Diversity -- 3.4 Species-Area Curve -- 3.5 Diameter Class Distribution -- 3.6 Distribution Pattern -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Herpetofaunal Diversity and Conservation Status in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- References -- A Preliminary Checklist of Herpetofauna Occurring in Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Tripura, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Site -- 2.2 Data Collection -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Biology, Uses and Conservation of Trillium govanianum -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Biology -- 2.1 Distribution -- 2.2 Morphology and Life Cycle -- 2.3 Reproduction -- 3 Uses and Active Constituents -- 4 Threats -- 4.1 Over-Exploitation for Trade -- 4.2 Habitat -- 4.3 Herbivory -- 4.4 Reproductive Constraints -- 4.5 Climate Change -- 5 Conservation -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Assessment of Different Aspects of Elephant Depredation at a Rural Society-Protected Area Interface in Northeast India Based on Public Estimation -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Data Collection and Analyses -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Socio-economic Condition -- 3.2 Elephants of the Area in General -- 3.3 Depredation -- 3.4 Control Measure -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Exploring Synergistic Inter Linkages Among Three Ecological Issues in the Aquatic Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Species Invasion in the Aquatic Environment -- 3.2 Eutrophication -- 3.3 Synergistic Inter Linkage of Climate Change with the Two Problems -- 3.4 Assessment of Synergistic Effect of Climate Change on Eutrophication and Species Invasion -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Wildlife Conservation Perspective of Fringe Villagers and Their Socio-economic Dependency: A Case Study from Borail Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodological Framework -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Data Collection -- 2.3 Perception and Attitude -- 2.4 Socio-economy -- 2.5 Data Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Perception and Attitude -- 3.2 Socio-economy -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Perception and Attitude -- 4.2 Socio-economy -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Carbon Sequestration Potential of Trees in Kuvempu University Campus Forest Area, Western Ghats, Karnataka -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Materials and Method -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussions -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Biodiversity and Conservation: India's Panoramic View -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mega Diverse Countries -- 3 India's Biodiversity Framework -- 3.1 Variety of Floral and Faunal Species -- 3.2 Terrestrial Ecosystems -- 3.3 Aquatic Ecosystems -- 3.4 Agricultural and Genetic Biodiversity -- 4 Effective Management of Factors Affecting India's Biodiversity Loss -- 4.1 Hotspots -- 4.2 Extinction of Species -- 4.3 Climate Change -- 4.4 Pollution -- 4.5 Dwindling Traditional Knowledge -- 4.6 Alien Invasive Species. , 5 Biodiversity Conservation: India's Legislative, Administrative and National Policies -- 6 Case Studies -- 6.1 Case Study 1: Promoting Biodiversity in Neighbourhood Parks in an Urban Landscape (Swamy et al. 2019) -- 6.2 Case Study 2: Conservation of Medicinal Plants (Negi et al. 2018) -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Impact of Weather Shock on Food Insecurity: A Study on India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Food Insecurity in India: Extent and Variations -- 4 The Model -- 5 Regression Results -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- References -- Statistical Modelling and Variable Selection in Climate Science -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Multiple Linear Regression Modelling -- 2.1 Model Description -- 2.2 Point Estimation of Parameters -- 2.3 Confidence Interval Estimation -- 2.4 Test of Hypothesis -- 2.5 Coefficient of Determination (R2 ) and Adjusted R2 -- 2.6 Prediction of Values of Study Variable -- 3 Data-Based Example -- 4 Large Number of Explanatory Variables -- 5 Ridge Regression Modelling -- 6 LASSO Regression Modelling -- 6.1 Selecting the λ Value for Ridge and LASSO -- 6.2 Implementation of Ridge Regression and LASSO Using R -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies in the Gir Kesar Mango Region of Gujarat -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Data and Methodology -- 2 Climate Change Impact -- 3 Mango Production Scenario in the World and India -- 3.1 Mango Cultivation in Gujarat -- 4 Climate Change Issues Concerning Kesar Mango Cultivation and Mitigation Strategies -- 4.1 Awareness About Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies by Farmers -- 4.2 Climate Change Adaptation Strategies by Farmers -- 4.3 Use of Technological Inputs as an Adaptation Strategy -- 5 Need for Extension Services -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Spatial Shift in Chickpeas in India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Review of Literature. , 3 Research Questions.