Research on Aravalli's

The Aravalli range is a fragile ecotonal arid ecosystem of western India, which acts as a barrier against the desertification of the Thar Desert. Besides increasing biotic pressure, land cover change, precipitation variability, and climate water deficits have a high potential to render the exploitation of resources unsustainable.

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The Aravalli range is a repository of numerous endemic flora and fauna and is home to diverse faith, social, and linguistic groups.

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The study is on the urgent basis addressing the sensitivity, fragility, and vulnerability status for rangeland ecosystem conservation management practices. Based on 17 distinct environmental indicators under five themes: topography, geo-climatic, socio-economic, ecological, and edaphic, which measure their susceptibility.

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However, the entire Aravalli, which covers 90% of the forest cover of Rajasthan state, is divided into three zones: upper, middle (central), and lower. The study focused on the central range for their eco-sensitivity assessment and zonation of their sensitive area for their conservation planning. research provides a distinct outlook (assessment of vulnerable eco-regions) and measures selection regarding their role in assessment, eco-sensitivity zonation mapping and in management strategies. Contemporaries’ assessment, in some of the studies, indices were defined arbitrarily. Even though the study determines the indicators that were as per the OECD organization, climatology and topographical variability, eco-sensitivity is a fragile land, areas near protected zones and ecological corridors regions which act as shock absorbers or provide high protection for ecologically dedicated, protected or reserved areas. Therefore, it assesses the levels of vulnerability of the central Aravalli region in 2020.​

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Understanding the ecological dynamics of the Aravalli Range is essential for devising effective conservation and management strategies. Traditional ecological studies, while valuable, often fall short in providing the comprehensive, real-time data necessary to monitor and address the rapid environmental changes occurring in the region. For that the comprehensive assessment of spatio-temporal changes and trade off synergies and its derivatives in the Aravalli’s should be conducted.

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Remote sensing technologies, such as satellite imagery, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), enable the collection of high-resolution data over large areas, providing detailed insights into land cover changes, vegetation health, and forest structure. Integrating Geospatial techniques, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial modeling, complement remote sensing by enabling the integration, analysis, and visualization of diverse datasets for monitoring forest disturbances and vertical profile retrieval.