Ravindranath, NH, Chaturvedi, Rajiv Kumar, Murthy, Indu K
This article presents an assessment of the implications of past and current forest conservation and regeneration policies and programmes for forest carbon sink in India. The area under forests,...
Climate change and forests in India (2008)
Chaturvedi, RK, Tiwari, R, Ravindranath, NH
Forests play a critical role in addressing climate change concerns in the broader context of global change and sustainable development. Forests are linked to climate change in three ways. i) Forests...
Decentralized energy planning; modeling and application—a review (2007)
Hiremath, RB, Shikha, S, Ravindranath, NH
Energy planning is carried out at a centralized level using computer-based modeling. The centralized energy planning models and approaches have already been reviewed in literature. Decentralized...
Decentralized energy planning; modeling and application—a review (2007)
Hiremath, RB, Shikha, S, Ravindranath, NH
Energy planning is carried out at a centralized level using computer-based modeling. The centralized energy planning models and approaches have already been reviewed in literature. Decentralized...
Murthy, IK, Hegde, GT, Sudha, P, Ravindranath, NH
There are several contentious issues related to forestry mitigation projects. The special report of the IPCC and literature published so far have shown that permanence, leakage, baseline...
Bioenergy technologies for carbon abatement (2006)
Ravindranath, NH, Balachandra, P, Dasappa, S, Rao, Usha K
In this paper, bioenergy technologies (BETs) are presented as potential carbon abatement opportunities substituting fossil fuel or traditional (less efficient) biomass energy systems. Cost of energy...
Impact of climate change on forests in India (2006)
Ravindranath, NH, Joshi, NV, Sukumar, R, Saxena, A
Global assessments have shown that future climate change is likely to significantly impact forest ecosystems. The present study makes an assessment of the impact of projected climate change on forest...
Impact of climate change on forests in India (2006)
Ravindranath, NH, Joshi, NV, Sukumar, R, Saxena, A
Global assessments have shown that future climate change is likely to significantly impact forest ecosystems. The present study makes an assessment of the impact of projected climate change on forest...
Murthy, IK, Hegde, GT, Sudha, P, Ravindranath, NH
There are several contentious issues related to forestry mitigation projects. The special report of the IPCC and literature published so far have shown that permanence, leakage, baseline...
Bioenergy technologies for carbon abatement (2006)
Ravindranath, NH, Balachandra, P, Dasappa, S, Rao, Usha K
In this paper, bioenergy technologies (BETs) are presented as potential carbon abatement opportunities substituting fossil fuel or traditional (less efficient) biomass energy systems. Cost of energy...
Murthy, IK, Bhat, PR, Ravindranath, NH, Sukumar, R
A study was undertaken to evaluate the flow of nontimber forest products (NTFPs) in Uttara Kannada district, Western Ghats. NTFPs are being collected in different forest zones of the district. The...
Hegde, GT, Murali, KS, Bhat, DM, Bhat, PR, Ravindranath, NH
Effect of protection on regeneration and species similarity was studied in six village forests under Joint Forest Management in Uttara Kannada district, the Western Ghats. Difference in species...
Hegde, GT, Murali, KS, Bhat, DM, Bhat, PR, Ravindranath, NH
Effect of protection on regeneration and species similarity was studied in six village forests under Joint Forest Management in Uttara Kannada district, the Western Ghats. Difference in species...
Murthy, IK, Bhat, PR, Ravindranath, NH, Sukumar, R
A study was undertaken to evaluate the flow of nontimber forest products (NTFPs) in Uttara Kannada district, Western Ghats. NTFPs are being collected in different forest zones of the district. The...
Assessment of sustainable non-plantation biomass resources potential for energy in India (2005)
Ravindranath, NH, Somashekar, HI, Nagaraja, MS, Sudha, P, Sangeetha, G, Bhattacharya, SC, ...
In India, fuelwood, crop residues and animal manure are the dominant biomass fuels, which are mostly used in the rural areas, at very low efficiencies. Industrial and municipal (urban) residues such...
Assessment of sustainable non-plantation biomass resources potential for energy in India (2005)
Ravindranath, NH, Somashekar, HI, Nagaraja, MS, Sudha, P, Sangeetha, G, Bhattacharya, SC, ...
In India, fuelwood, crop residues and animal manure are the dominant biomass fuels, which are mostly used in the rural areas, at very low efficiencies. Industrial and municipal (urban) residues such...
Ravindranath, NH, Somashekar, HI, Dasappa, S, Reddy, Jayasheela CN
The performance and impact of a decentralized biomass gasifier-based power generation system in an unelectrified village are presented. In Hosahalli village, Karnataka, India, lighting, drinking...
Ravindranath, NH, Somashekar, HI, Dasappa, S, Reddy, Jayasheela CN
The performance and impact of a decentralized biomass gasifier-based power generation system in an unelectrified village are presented. In Hosahalli village, Karnataka, India, lighting, drinking...
Annual variation in non-timber forest product yield in the Western Ghats, Karnataka, India (2003)
Bhat, PR, Murali, KS, Hegde, GT, Shastri, CM, Bhat, DM, Murthy, Indu K, ...
In the Western Ghats part of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, sixteen non-timber forest product species were monitored for yield and yield attributes during the years 1997, 1999 and 2000....
Sustainable biomass production for energy in India (2003)
Sudha, P, Somashekhar, HI, Rao, Sandhya, Ravindranath, NH
The availability of land for biomass production, the various biomass production options, biomass productivity rates, financial viability, investment required to produce biomass for energy and the...
Sustainable biomass production for energy in India (2003)
Sudha, P, Somashekhar, HI, Rao, Sandhya, Ravindranath, NH
The availability of land for biomass production, the various biomass production options, biomass productivity rates, financial viability, investment required to produce biomass for energy and the...
Shastri, CM, Bhat, DM, Murali, KS, Ravindranath, NH
Cultivating trees in the agricultural systems is one of the major practices in the tropics of South and Southeast Asia1. It is characterized by an intensive integration of forest trees, agricultural...
A study of Bangalore urban forest (2000)
The study is aimed to investigate the species assemblage in different land-use categories and the changes in vegetation over the recent years in Bangalore City, India. Forty-six sites of nine...
A study of Bangalore urban forest (2000)
The study is aimed to investigate the species assemblage in different land-use categories and the changes in vegetation over the recent years in Bangalore City, India. Forty-six sites of nine...
Climate Change and Tropical Forests in India (1998)
India has 64 Mha under forests, of which 72% are tropical moist deciduous, dry deciduous, and wet evergreen forest. Projected changes in temperature, rainfall, and soil moisture are considered at...
Climate change mitigation in the energy and forestry sectors of developing countries (1998)
The continued accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is expected to severely impact the earths natural resources and agriculture. Greenhouse gas emissions from the developing world are...
Climate change mitigation in the energy and forestry sectors of developing countries (1998)
The continued accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is expected to severely impact the earths natural resources and agriculture. Greenhouse gas emissions from the developing world are...
Financial Analysis of Cooking Energy Options for India (1997)
A financial analysis of cooking energy options is attempted for India using data from a field study and real costs and prices. The fuels considered are; fuelwood, kerosene, biogas, liquid petroleum...
Carbon flow in Indian forests (1997)
Ravindranath, NH, Somashekhar, BS, Gadgil, Madhav
The present study estimates the net emission of carbon from the forest sector in India. For the reference year (1986), the gross emission from deforestation in that year, plus committed emissions...
Carbon flow in Indian forests (1997)
Ravindranath, NH, Somashekhar, BS, Gadgil, Madhav
The present study estimates the net emission of carbon from the forest sector in India. For the reference year (1986), the gross emission from deforestation in that year, plus committed emissions...
Financial Analysis of Cooking Energy Options for India (1997)
A financial analysis of cooking energy options is attempted for India using data from a field study and real costs and prices. The fuels considered are; fuelwood, kerosene, biogas, liquid petroleum...
A rural energy system based on energy forest and wood gasifier (1990)
Ravindranath, NH, Dattiprasad, HL, Somashekar, HI
A decentralized electricity generation system using a 5 kW wood gasifier has been installed for electrification in a non-electrified village. All the 43 houses in the village are provided with two...
A decentralized village energy system based on wood gasifiers (1990)
Ravindranath, NH, Prasad, Dutta HL, Mukunda, HS
A field experiment on electricity generation at decentralized level based on a 3.7 kW woodgas system is conducted in Hosahalli, a nonelectrified village in South India. All the 43 houses are provided...
A rural energy system based on energy forest and wood gasifier (1990)
Ravindranath, NH, Dattiprasad, HL, Somashekar, HI
A decentralized electricity generation system using a 5 kW wood gasifier has been installed for electrification in a non-electrified village. All the 43 houses in the village are provided with two...
A decentralized village energy system based on wood gasifiers (1990)
Ravindranath, NH, Prasad, Dutta HL, Mukunda, HS
A field experiment on electricity generation at decentralized level based on a 3.7 kW woodgas system is conducted in Hosahalli, a nonelectrified village in South India. All the 43 houses are provided...
Biomass based energy system for a South Indian village (1986)
Ravindranath, NH, Chanakya, HN
The biomass resources, existing utilization levels and the efficiency of its use have been analyzed for a South Indian village. A biomass based energy efficient strategy has been devised to meet all...