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This volume presents a comprehensive description of forests of the Uttarakhand Himalaya. It looks into the major drivers of forest depletion and suggests paths toward sustainable forest management. The book comprises thirteen chapters, which together describe forest land use/cover change; forest classification and working circles; national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and conservation reserves; forest diversity and distribution; forest stocks and products; ecosystem goods and services; environmental index; drivers of forest degradation and conservation; climate change and forests; cultural and economic significance of forests, and sustainable forest management. The text is richly complemented by nearly seventy photographs and figures.
This Study Is A Pioneer Endeavour On The History And Growth Of Tarai-Bhabhar, The Gujjar And Khatta Settlements And The Associated Problems Of Dairying, Their Main Source Of Livelihood. It Is Primarily Based Upon Extensive Field Study Which At Times Was Also At Personal Risk. Archival Material, Revenue Department Records And Records Of The Forest Department Have Been Used To Supplement It. The Work At The Moment Assumes Topical Importance Due To The Fact That The Terrorists Have Made Thick Forests Their Hideouts Where Khatta And Gujjar Settlements Are Also Located. The Presence Of The Timber Mafia While Causing Havoc With The Forest Wealth, That Of The Terrorists Has Caused A Social Turmoil. Even Though It May Be A Passing Phase, The Damage It Is Causing To The Fabric Lends An Urgence To It.
People and Forests explores the complex interactions between local communities and their forests, focusing on the rules by which communities govern and manage their forest resources.
A short history of the Chipko movement in India, one of the world's most famous examples of a grassroots environmental protest movement. This is a revised and expanded edition of a widely-reviewed book originally published in 1990.
The Object Of This Report Has Been To Describe The Forests Of The Western Himalayas, Where The Most Valuable Timber Is Found And To Record The Various District Rules And Tenures, Affecting The Introduction Of Forest Conservancy; So As To Present A Connected Statement Of The Condition Of The Wooded Tracts Of The Punjab And Adjacent Countries.
This book provides a knowledge base of the existing indigenous and local water knowledge, values, and practices, and how this water knowledge can be mainstreamed into the decision-making process. The book not only demonstrates the perks of using indigenous knowledge but also illustrates the barriers and gaps that should be considered while planning for mainstreaming traditional knowledge and values at a local scale. The chapters incorporate case studies from various parts of the world demonstrating how indigenous, and religious and cultural values of water have translated into water use and conservation behavior among indigenous people ensuring resource sustainability over a long period of time. There has been global attention towards combining indigenous and local knowledge with new information and innovation to attain future water security. In this regard, this book is timely, relevant, and significant as it is the first attempt, as per the best of our knowledge, to publish a book that solely addresses indigenous and local knowledge, values, and practices regarding water management, quality monitoring, use, and conservation. With increasing emphasis on the inclusion of indigenous and local knowledge into natural resource governance and conservation by international agencies like the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the proposed book will significantly contribute to the existing knowledge base and demonstrate the importance of mainstreaming indigenous water knowledge and practices into water governance and decision making. The UN SDGs, recognizing the significance of indigenous knowledge systems, emphasized its inclusion in most aspects and principles of SDGs. Apart from direct links with SDGs like zero hunger (SDG 2), no poverty (SDG 1), and climate action (SDG 13), indigenous and local knowledge system is considered to be directly connected to clean water and sanitation (SDG 6). The book will be useful to researchers and students in the field of indigenous knowledge and education, water governance, community-level planning, and water sustainability. The book can be referred to for postgraduate courses and beyond, as well as policymakers, conservationists, non-governmental organizations, development practitioners, and local government officials.