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Environmental Hazards Due to Grassland Ecosystem Degradation: Perspectives on Land Management in India

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Grassland ecosystems provide valuable services such as food and fodder for cattle’s, biodiversity conservation, erosion control and carbon sequestration. In spite of having such major importance, grasslands across the globe have witnessed degradation due to overgrazing, land-use change, urbanization and industrialization resulting in increased soil loss, biodiversity loss, fodder losses and climatic changes. The objective of the article is to study grassland degradation restoration studies in India. This article highlights the significance of using remote sensing and GIS technique in grassland studies. The article is based on review of the literature published in various platforms during 1981–2019 and highlights institutions and mechanisms for restoration of grasslands in India such as the Banni and Ronda grasslands. Intensive grazing and urbanizations are identified as the driving forces to grassland degradation. Use of native species, leguminous plants, rotational grazing and seeding is mechanisms for their restoration.

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India

    Kirti Avishek

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    Ankit Kumar

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Avishek, K., Kumar, A. (2021). Environmental Hazards Due to Grassland Ecosystem Degradation: Perspectives on Land Management in India. In: Rai, P.K., Singh, P., Mishra, V.N. (eds) Recent Technologies for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76116-5_20

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