Forestry in the Himalayas
How to Avert an Environmental Disaster
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11935234 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jagdish C Nautiyal, Peter S Babor |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-41 |
| Publication date | 1985-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-0188 • E-ISSN: 1743-2790 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/isr.1985.10.1.27 |
| OpenAlex | W2095369216 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 7 |
High population levels and the mismanagement of land have led to serious environmental problems in the Himalayan re:gion. Rooted in cultural and political history, forestry policy and local agricultural practices have resulted in the degradation of much of the forests used by villagers for fuelwood and for grazing livestock. Stripping the land of forests has led to increased erosion of the mountains and to siltation and flooding of waterways and prime agricultural hmd during the summer mOnsoons. Two models are here used to determine the area of forest required now and in the future for different projections of population levels. On the basis of current data for the Central Himalayas, it is shown that if appropriate population control and forest land and livestock management policies are adopted and implemented immediately, it may still be possible to repair the environment and avert a social and economic disaster
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Deforestation (computer science · Environmental degradation · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Flooding (psychology · Geography · Land degradation · Land use · Livestock · Population · Sediment · Siltation · Environmental Science · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Ecology · Forestry
Net precipitation, infiltration and overland flow production in three types of community-managed forest in the Mid-hills of East Central Nepal
Evaluation of carrying capacity with particular reference to firewood and fodder resources in Central Himalaya
Protecting warming lakes through climate-adaptive PES mechanisms
The Role of Scale in Research on the Himalaya-Ganges-Brahmaputra Interaction
The Effects of Forestation on Soil Hydraulic Properties in the Middle Hills of Nepal
What drives forest degradation in the central Himalayas? Understanding the feedback dynamics between participatory forest management institutions and the species composition of forests
A forestry-based PES mechanism for enhancing the sustainability of Chilika Lake through reduced siltation loading
Balancing greenwashing risks and forest carbon sequestration benefits
Population-Supporting Capacities A Case Study in the Central Himalayas
Poverty and Population Growth in India
Forest carbon buffers and sustainability-linked price premiums
Land use decisions under Redd+ incentives when warming temperatures affect crop productivity and forest biomass growth rates
Creating synergies between payments for ecosystem services, green bonds, and catastrophe insurance markets for enhanced environmental resilience
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2025 (39) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |