Cameras to assess climate change in Karnataka forests
New Indian ExpressBENGALURU: Climate change is real, and so is its impact. The ghats is also not spared from the impact of climate change, rapid urbanisation, a decline in green cover, and a change in land use. To study the impact of climate change, the Department of Science and Technology under the Ministry of Science and Technology, along with the Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute and Karnataka Forest Department, came together for a five-year-long climate change study by setting up centres in the evergreen and dry deciduous forests of Nagarahole, Dandeli, and Shivamogga. This study will help them assess the impact of climate change on their sectors and, hence, help in preparing better management plans. “Through the study, soil, nutrients, vegetation, leaf change and leaf litter, carbon in the soil, change in cropping pattern, season change, and seasonal impact will be studied,” the official added.
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