Shonil A Bhagwat
Biographic Data
| ID | 1969959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shonil A Bhagwat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shonil A |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhagwat |
| SIGNATURE | BHAGWAT S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | [email protected] The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The future of Southeast Asia's tropical peatlands
The Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge
"This volume provides an overview of key themes in Indigenous Environmental Knowledge (IEK) and anchors them with brief but well-grounded empirical case studies of relevance for each of these themes, drawn from bioculturally diverse areas around the world. It provides an incisive, cutting-edge overview of the conceptual and philosophical issues, while providing constructive examples of how IEK studies have been implemented to beneficial effect in…
Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge
Phytolith analysis reveals the intensity of past land use change in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot
Forest governance in the Anthropocene
The Idea of Climate Change as a Belief System
The idea of climate change has been enforced by its similarities with belief systems. It may come as a surprise to scientists, the media and climate activists participating in climate change discussions that they are unconsciously following models rooted in belief systems. These models include an emphasis on existential anxiety and the public expression of commitments. The discussions around the severity of climate change and individual sacrifice…
Pollen productivity estimates from old-growth forest strongly differ from those obtained in cultural landscapes
Pollen productivity estimates of individual plant taxa are necessary when determining changes of vegetation cover during the Holocene. To date, studies describing this parameter in lowland temperate Europe have been carried out in cultural landscapes showing low forest cover and dominated by human activities. However, these may be of limited use when applied to reconstruct past land cover, for instance, from pre-agricultural landscapes. The aim o…
Khawa Karpo
Himalaya
The hidden dimensions of human–wildlife conflict
Do dung fungal spores make a good proxy for past distribution of large herbivores?
Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World
Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes - a review
1. Agricultural intensification reduces ecological resilience of land-use systems, whereas paradoxically, environmental change and climate extremes require a higher response capacity than ever. Adaptation strategies to environmental change include maintenance of shade trees in tropical agroforestry, but conversion of shaded to unshaded systems is common practice to increase short-term yield. \n \n2. In this paper, we review the short-term and lon…
Religious following in biodiversity hotspots
Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation both have moral agendas. World religions have historically advocated ethical and moral codes of conduct, which can be supportive of these objectives. But can religions play a direct role in conservation and development? We examine the potential of religions in facilitating biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation. A quantitative analysis of countries represented within Conservation Intern…
The role of religion in linking conservation and development
The world’s religions have made a contribution to environmental conservation and sustainable development through faith-based non-governmental organizations. Partnerships between secular conservation and development organizations and faith-based groups, however, are not always easy. Such partnerships face various challenges, including differences in worldviews, conict between identities, and the attitudes and behavior of religious groups that may …
Sacred forests of India
Sacred forests represent an important long-held tradition of conserving specific land areas that have cultural, and often religious, significance. India, with its diversity of cultures and traditions, has over 100 000 sacred forests. Many of these groves are forest fragments in agricultural landscapes. In most cases, community members are at least aware of these fragments, if not actively involved in their protection and management. This review f…
Protected Areas
We investigated local people's perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes toward conservation planning and management in Chitral Gol National Park in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan. A literature review was undertaken to unravel the historic drivers behind the formation of this protected area. Key informant interviews and questionnaire surveys were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of current governance approaches adopted by the …
Sacred groves
Existing global protected area networks have two shortcomings: (1) they do not cover certain habitats, and (2) local people often resent their formal management. Here, we show that communities around the world traditionally protect natural sites that are dedicated to ancestral spirits or deities. Such sites cover a wide variety of habitats and are often located in biodiversity rich regions. Case studies on sacred groves show that these small fore…
The Role of Informal Protected Areas in Maintaining Biodiversity in the Western Ghats of India
Bhagwat, S., C. Kushalappa, P. Williams, and N. Brown. 2005. The role of informal protected areas in maintaining biodiversity in the Western Ghats of India. Ecology and Society 10(1): 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01285-100108
The role of religion in linking conservation and development
The world’s religions have made a contribution to environmental conservation and sustainable development through faith-based non-governmental organizations. Partnerships between secular conservation and development organizations and faith-based groups, however, are not always easy. Such partnerships face various challenges, including differences in worldviews, conict between identities, and the attitudes and behavior of religious groups that may …
The Role of Informal Protected Areas in Maintaining Biodiversity in the Western Ghats of India
Bhagwat, S., C. Kushalappa, P. Williams, and N. Brown. 2005. The role of informal protected areas in maintaining biodiversity in the Western Ghats of India. Ecology and Society 10(1): 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01285-100108
Pollen productivity estimates from old-growth forest strongly differ from those obtained in cultural landscapes
Pollen productivity estimates of individual plant taxa are necessary when determining changes of vegetation cover during the Holocene. To date, studies describing this parameter in lowland temperate Europe have been carried out in cultural landscapes showing low forest cover and dominated by human activities. However, these may be of limited use when applied to reconstruct past land cover, for instance, from pre-agricultural landscapes. The aim o…
The future of Southeast Asia's tropical peatlands
Forest governance in the Anthropocene
The Role of Informal Protected Areas in Maintaining Biodiversity in the Western Ghats of India
Bhagwat, S., C. Kushalappa, P. Williams, and N. Brown. 2005. The role of informal protected areas in maintaining biodiversity in the Western Ghats of India. Ecology and Society 10(1): 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01285-100108
Sacred groves
Existing global protected area networks have two shortcomings: (1) they do not cover certain habitats, and (2) local people often resent their formal management. Here, we show that communities around the world traditionally protect natural sites that are dedicated to ancestral spirits or deities. Such sites cover a wide variety of habitats and are often located in biodiversity rich regions. Case studies on sacred groves show that these small fore…
Sacred forests of India
Sacred forests represent an important long-held tradition of conserving specific land areas that have cultural, and often religious, significance. India, with its diversity of cultures and traditions, has over 100 000 sacred forests. Many of these groves are forest fragments in agricultural landscapes. In most cases, community members are at least aware of these fragments, if not actively involved in their protection and management. This review f…
Protected Areas
We investigated local people's perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes toward conservation planning and management in Chitral Gol National Park in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan. A literature review was undertaken to unravel the historic drivers behind the formation of this protected area. Key informant interviews and questionnaire surveys were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of current governance approaches adopted by the …
Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes - a review
1. Agricultural intensification reduces ecological resilience of land-use systems, whereas paradoxically, environmental change and climate extremes require a higher response capacity than ever. Adaptation strategies to environmental change include maintenance of shade trees in tropical agroforestry, but conversion of shaded to unshaded systems is common practice to increase short-term yield. \n \n2. In this paper, we review the short-term and lon…
Religious following in biodiversity hotspots
Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation both have moral agendas. World religions have historically advocated ethical and moral codes of conduct, which can be supportive of these objectives. But can religions play a direct role in conservation and development? We examine the potential of religions in facilitating biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation. A quantitative analysis of countries represented within Conservation Intern…
The role of religion in linking conservation and development
The world’s religions have made a contribution to environmental conservation and sustainable development through faith-based non-governmental organizations. Partnerships between secular conservation and development organizations and faith-based groups, however, are not always easy. Such partnerships face various challenges, including differences in worldviews, conict between identities, and the attitudes and behavior of religious groups that may …
Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World
The hidden dimensions of human–wildlife conflict
Do dung fungal spores make a good proxy for past distribution of large herbivores?
Khawa Karpo
Himalaya
Pollen productivity estimates from old-growth forest strongly differ from those obtained in cultural landscapes
Pollen productivity estimates of individual plant taxa are necessary when determining changes of vegetation cover during the Holocene. To date, studies describing this parameter in lowland temperate Europe have been carried out in cultural landscapes showing low forest cover and dominated by human activities. However, these may be of limited use when applied to reconstruct past land cover, for instance, from pre-agricultural landscapes. The aim o…
The Idea of Climate Change as a Belief System
The idea of climate change has been enforced by its similarities with belief systems. It may come as a surprise to scientists, the media and climate activists participating in climate change discussions that they are unconsciously following models rooted in belief systems. These models include an emphasis on existential anxiety and the public expression of commitments. The discussions around the severity of climate change and individual sacrifice…
Phytolith analysis reveals the intensity of past land use change in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot
Forest governance in the Anthropocene
The Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge
"This volume provides an overview of key themes in Indigenous Environmental Knowledge (IEK) and anchors them with brief but well-grounded empirical case studies of relevance for each of these themes, drawn from bioculturally diverse areas around the world. It provides an incisive, cutting-edge overview of the conceptual and philosophical issues, while providing constructive examples of how IEK studies have been implemented to beneficial effect in…
Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge
The future of Southeast Asia's tropical peatlands
Geography (15 works) · Environmental resource management (10 works) · Biology (9 works) · Ecology (9 works) · Biodiversity (7 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (7 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Agroforestry (5 works)