gesjGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY2071-93882542-1565Russian Geographical Society10.24057/2071-9388-2022-047gesj-2849Research ArticleRESEARCH PAPERСтатьиAssessment Of Anthropogenic Impact On Forest Ecosystem: A Case Study Of Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, IndiaSinghBhanwar V. R.

Department of Geography, Faculty of Earth sciences

Udaipur-313001

bhanwarsa28@gmail.comSenAnjan

Department of Geography

Delhi-110007

MishraRavi

Department of Geography, Faculty of Earth sciences

Udaipur-313001

PrasadRitika

Department of Geography

Mohanlal Sukhadia UniversityIndiaDelhi School of Economics, University of DelhiIndiaUniversity of Lucknow-226,007Russian Federation202308042023161189199Copyright © Singh B.V., Sen A., Mishra R., Prasad R., 20232023Singh B.V., Sen A., Mishra R., Prasad R.Singh B.V., Sen A., Mishra R., Prasad R.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/2849

In the era of the modern world, natural resources are continuously diminishing and simultaneously the human population is also increasing, which is alarming for the present and future world. Global biodiversity is playing a pivotal role in all ecosystem services, meanwhile, anthropogenic activities and encroachment are the main drivers for the widespread loss of local biodiversity. In India, Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the world’s oldest Aravali Mountain range. Near protected areas of this wildlife sanctuary have an entire concentration of rural populations, which are interdependence with this forest ecosystem. The key objective of the research study is to measure the anthropogenic impact on Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary. It’s a micro-level study based on primary and secondary data through GIS mapping as well as Socio- Economic & Physical factors to inter-connect with forest habitats. Especially, core and periphery LULC have been obtained from the Multispectral images from ETM+ and OLI sensors of Landsat satellites. This study examines the spatial and temporal patterns of LULC change along the boundary of Kumbhalgarh from 2000 to 2020. The research also describes land use and land cover pattern, forest cover and vegetation index, and human encroachment, Eventually, the situation would be alarming for the local biodiversity and habitat due to the high pressure of anthropogenic activities and encroachment.

Forest EcosystemForest CoverLand use and land coverBiodiversity ConservationIt is my proud privilege to release the emotions of gratitude to many persons who helped me directly or indirectly to conduct this scientific research work. I express my heart full indebt Ness and owe a deep sense of gratitude to my colleagues and my well-wishers for their encouragement. I am extremely thankful to Prof. R B Singh, Prof. Anjan Sen, Mr. Ravi Mishra, Ritika Prasad, and every member of my life for their sincere guidance and inspiration in completing this project. I also thank all my friends who have more or less contributed to the preparation of this project report. I will be able to be always indebted to them. The Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary has a diversity of biodiversity resources which is the source of the development of flora and fauna in the region. 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