| ACZ-I | ACZ-II | ACZ-III | Average |
Impact of climate change on forest abiotic ecological factors | ||||
Decrease in forest area cover | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.88 | 0.68 |
Increase in soil erosion | 0.46 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.61 |
Decrease in forest litter over the years | 0.33 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.50 |
Decrease in forest soil fertility | 0.59 | 0.42 | 0.59 | 0.51 |
Decrease in flow of stream/rivers | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.88 | 0.78 |
Increase in intensity of flash flood | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.36 | 0.49 |
Quick drying of seasonal stream | 0.81 | 0.98 | 0.71 | 0.87 |
Quick drying of water bodies after rain | 0.76 | 0.96 | 0.54 | 0.81 |
Average Mean Score | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.66 |
Impact of climate change on forest flora and fauna | ||||
Change/decrease in fish species in the river | 0.66 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.84 |
Increase in insects, pest and diseases | 0.58 | 0.74 | 0.41 | 0.62 |
Increase in plant and animal mortality | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.40 |
Decrease in overall forest biodiversity | 0.41 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.55 |
Early ripening of forest fruit/seed | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
Changes in tree phenology | 0.83 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.76 |
Increase in incidence of weed invasion | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.78 |
Decrease in populations of pollinators | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.31 |
Average Mean Score | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.62 |
Impact of climate change on livelihood of forest-dependent communities | ||||
Decrease in fish catch from seasonal streams | 0.96 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.90 |
Increase in livelihood dependency on forest | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.78 |
Decrease in quantity of NWFPs collection | −0.13 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
Decrease in quantity of fuel wool collection | −0.03 | 0.14 | −0.14 | 0.03 |
Decrease in quantity of fodder collection | 0.64 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.73 |
Decrease in collection for ethno-medical plants | 0.53 | 0.31 | 0.61 | 0.44 |
Decrease in collection of edible forest products | −0.02 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.11 |
Reduced intensity of animal grazing in forest | 0.51 | 0.36 | 0.71 | 0.48 |
Average Mean Score | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.44 |