FOREST ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT (FEM)
Forest ecosystem management is an ecologically sustainable management of forested landscapes for both commodity and ecological values, such as conservation of biological diversity, maintenance of productive capacity of forest ecosystems, and maintenance of forest ecosystem health and vitality by controlling spatial landscape structure and its dynamics. In FRC, this programme will be reflected in forest ecology, silviculture and hydrology research. Research on soils, carbon and climate change, as well as mangrove rehabilitation and management, is also under the programme.
CORE RESEARCH
Multiple Landuse Management – Forest Ecosystem Services – Mangrove Conservation – Forest Ecosystem Health
1
Terrestrial Ecosystems
1. Terrestrial forest ecosystems
2. Forest rehabilitation
3. Wildlife research on enhancing food resources in forest area
4. Wildlife research on providing alternative nesting sites for selected arboreal wildlife
2
Tidal Ecosystems
1. Tidal ecosystems
2. Rehabilitation of mangrove and coastal beach ecosystems
3. Silvics and ecology of some threatened mangrove species and economically valuable
mangrove coastal species
3
Ecosystem Services
1. Mapping forest ecosystem services to support maintenance of species diversity
2. Evaluating forest ecosystem services in selected catchment area
3. Soil productivity assessment in forested areas
4. Carbon stock assessment of forested land
4
Conservation Monitoring Systems
Conservation Areas Information & Monitoring System (CAIMS)
Forest Ecosystem Management Programme
Head of Programme