インド・ウッタラカンド州における大規模なバイオガス導入が森林再生にもたらす効果

2023 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K05664
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: アバタル ラム 北海道大学, 地球環境科学研究院, 准教授 (90648057)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: REDD+ / Forest biomass / biogas

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

This research is designed to assess the impact of large-scale biogas interventions as a renewable energy alternative. The intervention aims to substitute the use of fuelwood, predominantly sourced from adjacent forests. Main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of extensive biogas deployment on forest regeneration and carbon sequestration in the forests adjacent to villages that have transitioned to biogas solutions. The analysis of forest cover changes, using Landsat imagery, indicates a reduction in deforestation rates within the study site. Furthermore, PALSAR data reveal an increase in backscattering in HV polarization, attributable to biomass accumulation or forest regeneration. The outcomes of this study underscore the potenital advantages of biogas installations and their role in promoting forest recovery and sustainable development.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Assessment and Mapping of Riverine Flood Susceptibility (RFS) in India through Coupled Multicriteria Decision Making Models and Geospatial Techniques (2023)
  • Author(s): Kumar Ravi、Kumar Manish、Tiwari Akash、Majid Syed Irtiza、Bhadwal Sourav、Sahu Netrananda、Avtar Ram
  • Journal Title: Water Volume: 15 Pages: 3918～3918
  • DOI: 10.3390/w15223918
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Earthquake-induced soil landslides: volume estimates and uncertainties with the existing scaling exponents (2023)
  • Author(s): Yunus Ali P.、Xinyu Chen、Catani Filippo、Subramaniam Srikrishnan Siva、Fan Xuanmei、Jie Dou、Sajinkumar K. S.、Gupta Ankita、Avtar Ram
  • Journal Title: Scientific Reports Volume: 13 Pages: 2-10
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35088-6
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Interactions of urbanisation, climate variability, and infectious disease dynamics: insights from the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu (2023)
  • Author(s): Suresh Sudha、Meraj Gowhar、Kumar Pankaj、Singh Deepak、Khan Inam Danish、Gupta Ankita、Yadav Tarun Kumar、Kouser Asma、Avtar Ram
  • Journal Title: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Volume: 195 Pages: 2-25
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11856-9
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Integrated Spatial Analysis of Forest Fire Susceptibility in the Indian Western Himalayas (IWH) Using Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Fuzzy AHP Approach (2023)
  • Author(s): Pragya、Kumar Manish、Tiwari Akash、Majid Syed Irtiza、Bhadwal Sourav、Sahu Netrananda、Verma Naresh Kumar、Tripathi Dinesh Kumar、Avtar Ram
  • Journal Title: Remote Sensing Volume: 15 Pages: 4701～4701
  • DOI: 10.3390/rs15194701
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Geospatial data for Biomass estimation in Cambodia and Philippines (2023)
  • Author(s): Ram Avtar, Bhattarai N., Gupta A.,
  • Organizer: 2nd international sustainable mountain development and tourism conference: science for sustainable mountain development, and international river congress
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Harnessing REDD+ for community involvement and equitable benefit distribution: Insights from Dhankuta district, Nepal. (2023)
  • Author(s): Bhattarai N., Watanabe T., Ram Avtar, Karky B. S., Thapa R.B.,
  • Organizer: 2nd international sustainable mountain development and tourism conference: science for sustainable mountain development, and international river congress
• [Presentation] Integrated Analysis of Vegetation Indices and Machine learning for post-typhoon forest damage estimation in Hokkaido, Japan (2023)
  • Author(s): Ram Avtar, Chen Xinyu
  • Organizer: 4th Badong International Geohazards Symposium, Badong, Hubei, China (25-27 August, 2023)
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Geospatial data and applications in the implementation of SDGs in Asian region, (2023)
  • Author(s): Ram Avtar
  • Organizer: International Young Scientists forum on Ecology and Resource Sustainable Development of Silk Road is going to be held from 8th to 12th July, 2023 in Urumqi, China
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Role of Geospatial data in SDGs implementation in Asia. (2023)
  • Author(s): Ram Avtar
  • Organizer: GYA annual general meeting. Kigali, Rwanda (6-9 June, 2023)
  • Invited
• [Book] Engineering and Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems (2023)
  • Author(s): Chhabra, V., Rage, U. K., Maharana, A., Xiao, J., Polepalli, K. R., Avtar, R., ... & Ohtake, M.
  • Total Pages: 10
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 978-3-031-36819-6