Abstract
There is a nexus between forest accounting and sustainable development. Forests are a valuable resource as they constitute an important component of the terrestrial environmental system and larger resource base. They provide different basic inputs to the global economic cum ecological system in a multi-dimensional way. They provide timber, fuel, pulpwood, fodder, fibre grass and non-wood forest products, and support industrial and commercial activities. The following are the specific objectives of the present research.
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To identify the reasons for ecological ecosystem loss.
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To explore the relationship between forest accounting and the rationality of the ecological ecosystem in the context of consumption, production, energy, biodiversity, economics, and ecological balance and sustainability.
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To identify and measure the ecological ecosystem loss.
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To develop theoretical modelling of ecological ecosystem sustainability.
The present study is an explorative study on ecological rationality and sustainability through developing a forest accounting system. Essential data has been collected and analysed to find out the present nexus.
Parashram J. Patil, Researcher, Institute for Natural Resources, Maharashtra India; Email: patilparashram9@gmail.com
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Patil, P.J. (2019). Forest Accounting and Sustainability. In: Nayak, A. (eds) Transition Strategies for Sustainable Community Systems. The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00356-2_15
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