Forest management has drawn attention of ecologists and foresters since long and its importance in sustainable resource utilization pattern has been well recognised. This subject is now well diversified and research is in progress at world level in different areas. This edition contains reviews, research and concept papers of active worker on some aspects of forest ecology and management and highlights the recent trends in major areas with reference to conservation to biological diversity and sustainable forest/natural resources management. It covers areas like bio-diversity inventory, conservation, joint forest management, ethno-botany, forest degradation and its rehabilitation, agro-forestry, and socio-culture and socio-economics of forest resources. This volume should be useful to researchers, teachers, as well as students of higher learning in diverse areas of forest ecology and management with an approach towards sustainability.
