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Generally accepted concepts of the use and value of forestry have changed greatly in the past 20 years. For many years forests were seen as vital for production and industrialization and were a strong link to general economic development. As more scientific information about global warming accumulates, climate change is emerging as perhaps the greatest environmental challenge of the twenty-first century. What is more, a virtual Pandora's box of major global threats, such as hunger, poverty, population growth, armed conflict, displacement, air pollution, soil degradation, desertification and deforestation are intricately intertwined with and all contribute to climate change, necessitating a comprehensive approach to a solution. This issue has covered an interesting article on the importance of forests and its conservation by implementing multifaceted strategies for sustainable development.
Articles in this issue of Manthan has been divided in two broad catagories; Research articles and General articles covering all the area interest as that of earlier issues. The research article section in this issue is focused on developing renewable or non-conventional sources of energy and development of digital image stabilization algorithm to improve the visual quality efficiently.
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