Forests for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth

Section A: General Perspectives of Forests and Forest Resources<br>1. An Introduction to Forests and Forest Resources<br>2. Major Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation<br>3. Major Forest Carbon Stocks and Pools and their role in climate change mitigation<br>4. Climate Change Impacts on Forests and Forest Resources<br>5. Impacts of Land Use Change on Forest Biodiversity<br>6. Forest fires and its impacts on Forest Biodiversity<br>7. Invasive Plant Species and Altered Ecosystem Service<br><br>Section B: Forest and Forest Resource Monitoring Methods<br>8. Forest Monitoring Tools and Techniques<br>9. Advanced Forest Monitoring Tools and Techniques<br>10. Application of Molecular Phylogeny in determining the Evolutionary trends of Forest Species<br>11. Species Distribution Models for Forest Conservation and Management<br>12. Vegetation Indices and their uses to determine forest composition and health<br>13. Forests and Forest Resources for Livelihood Security and Poverty Alleviation<br>14. Forests and forest resources for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic growth<br>15. Major Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Goods and Services<br>16. Forest biodiversity and wildlife trading<br>17. Forests and Forest Resources for Socioeconomic Development and Environmental Sustainability<br>18. Forest Resources as an economic commodity and marketable goods<br>19. Challenges and opportunities for balancing sustainability and economic activities in and around protected areas<br>20. Role of Tree outside forests and Urban Forestry in Forests Management<br>21. Management of Human-Wildlife Conflicts for Sustainable Forest Resource Conservation<br>22. Sustainable Forests Management: Participatory Forests Management Strategies<br>23. Policy Intervention for Forests and Forest Resource Conservation and Management<br>24. Nature-based Solutions for Forests Management and Conservations