Prioritizing areas for forest conservation in the Konkan region of Western Ghats- a pilot study

Geographical coverage

Geographical scale of the assessment Sub-regional
Country or countries covered India
Any other necessary information or explanation for identifying the location of the assessment, including site or region name

Conceptual framework, methodology and scope

Assessment objectives

Mandate for the assessment

Conceptual framework and/or methodology used for the assessment

Other (please specify)

Important Plant Areas methodology, High Conservation Areas criterion

URL or copy of conceptual framework developed or adapted

System(s) assessed

  • Coastal
  • Forest and woodland
  • Cultivated/Agricultural land

Species groups assessed

Ecosystem services/functions assessed

Provisioning

  • Genetic resources
  • Medicinal resources

Regulating

  • Climate regulation
  • Moderation of extreme events
  • Regulation of water flows
  • Erosion prevention

Supporting Services/Functions

  • Habitat maintenance
  • Soil formation and fertility

Cultural Services

Scope of assessment includes

Drivers of change in systems and services

Yes

Impacts of change in services on human well-being

Yes

Options for responding/interventions to the trends observed

Yes

Explicit consideration of the role of biodiversity in the systems and services covered by the assessment

Yes

Timing of the assessment

Year assessment started

2006

Year assessment finished

2007

If ongoing, year assessment is anticipated to finish

Periodicity of assessment

One off

Assessment outputs

Website(s)

Report(s)

http://www.academia.edu/2515622/Prioritising_areas_for_Forest_Conservation_in_the_Konkan_region_of_the_Western_Ghats_hotspot

Resource assessment of high biodiversity value species with a biofuel potential in Northern Western Ghats of India.
j_sarnaik_final_report_alcoa_fellowship.pdf

Communication materials (e.g. brochure, presentations, posters, audio-visual media)

Journal publications

Training materials

Other documents/outputs

Tools and processes

Tools and approaches used in the assessment

  • Geospatial analysis

Process used for stakeholder engagement in the assessment process and which component

Key stakeholder groups engaged

The number of people directly involved in the assessment process

Incorporation of scientific and other types of knowledge

Supporting documentation for specific approaches, methodology or criteria developed and/or used to integrate knowledge systems into the assessment

Assessment reports peer reviewed

No

Data

Accessibility of data used in assessment

Policy impact

Impacts the assessment has had on policy and/or decision making, as evidenced through policy references and actions

Independent or other review on policy impact of the assessment

No

Lessons learnt for future assessments from these reviews

Capacity building

Capacity building needs identified during the assessment

Actions taken by the assessment to build capacity

Workshops, Communication and awareness raising

How have gaps in capacity been communicated to the different stakeholders

Knowledge generation

Gaps in knowledge identified from the assessment

How gaps in knowledge have been communicated to the different stakeholders

Additional relevant information