Publications
After about 65 km from Shimla the Hindustan-Tibet road (NH 22) winds down from the Narkanda at 2700m. Traveling over a bare ridge the glimpse of the mixed broad leafed and coniferous forest soothes the eyes. From his bungalow at Narkanda Colonel Rennick introduced potatoes in these hills. Hill tops were denuded to plant these tubers. Soon forests give way to lush green apple orchards. Glens...
The central story of this paper is about women and education in Central Asia, about the tenacity and cruelty of social norms and the appraisal of Central Asian women. Despite of the hard work of women themselves, the commitment of a number of international development agencies and local organizations, there are more illiterate women today than in the beginning of this decade. Throughout the pages...
The main purpose of the work reported is the field-evaluation of large-scale aerial photographs (1:1,250 and 1:2,500 scale) as non-literate aids for supporting participatory work by Forest User Groups (FUGs) and for participatory mapping of community forests in Nepal. Aerial photographs used in conjunction with a Geographical Information System (GIS) were also tested as a possible alternative to...
According to statistic data, in the mountainous areas of Yunnan, one person only has 1.2 mu of arable lands and over 10 mu of forestry lands (1 mu = 1/ 15 ha). Since implementing the policy of the contracted responsibility system in the whole countryside in 1978, the majority of the population in the countryside has enough grains to meet their own needs, but in aspect of cash income, they are...
The Western Ghats of South India are rich in culture and ecology. The biodiversity contained in this mosaic of tropical forest types, from wet evergreen forest to mangrove swamp, is considered worthy of global protection efforts. At least 4050 flowering plants have been identified in the Ghats, of which about 1600 are endemics. Noticeable reptile fauna in the evergreen forests include the...
The Peppara Wildlife sanctuary is a traditional resource base for substantial non-wood forest produce (NWFP). Checklist of NWFP from the sanctuary is prepared on the basis of data collected over a period of one given month; it is subject to the season, availability, market demands and to the known trade outlets. Major items such as fuel wood, fodder and some medicinal plants have been quantified...
On 26 March 1999, a quarter of a century will be over since a group of women in the Reni forests of Garhwal Himalaya succeeded in chasing away timber felling contractors. In course of time this event became a milestone in the evolution of the world famous Chipko movement. An impressive and useful bibliography on the literature around the movement has also developed since then. A number of...
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are being increasingly recognized for their role in rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation and export values. The market of NTFPs is expanding, and this is an opportunity as well as a challenge for a more sustainable, efficient and equitable management of NTFP resources. But unsustainable harvesting, inequitable benefits distribution and overall economic...
Nepal has a policy of decentralisation and devolution in forestry sector, in which users themselves make decisions for the use and management of forest resources. The community forestry policy has been implemented for quite a significant time period. However, the impact of community forestry policy and programme in Nepal is debated around the potentials for empowerment or risk of marginalisation...
The principal objective of the Report was to examine how snowfall patterns are expected to change in the light of climatic change scenarios and to review the possible socio-economic and environmental implications of such changes. An overview has been provided of the effects of changes in the duration of winter snow-lie on key activities within the socio-economic sector, and on key mountain...