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Mountain
Ecosystems
A Scenario of Unsustainability
Vir Singh &
M.L. Sharma (Eds) |
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The
mountain ecosystems, having altogether distinct characteristics,
are the unique creation on this planet. They have
been regarded as an abode of gods, symbol of peace,
tranquillity and austerity and cradle of civilizations.
They are rich stores of marvellous varieties of plants
and animals. Yet, the mountain world today is in a
perilous ecological state. The biophysical and socio-economic
resources base is undergoing disastrous impoverishment
due to human action. A study by ICIMOD, Kathmandu
reveals a large number of negative indicators suggesting
that mountains are in a state of unsustainability.
The emerging scenario of unsustainability in many
areas of the mountains is extremely dismal. The inherently
fragile mountains take heavy toll of life every year.
Life even in far-flung flat areas is threatened. Mountains
are the water towers to modern civilization. Their
degradation is a matter of utmost gravity and threatens
development in most areas of the world. A warming
trend in mountain regions that support glaciers and
ice caps would not only cause an increase in the altitude
of the snowline, it would also increase water runoff
by melting ice and snow.
An attempt has been made in this work to acquaint
the readers with the mountain ecosystems that are
facing a state of unsustainability. The book has been
divided into three parts. The first part portrays
the general perspectives of development in the mountains.
The second part provides details on the various factors
and processes contributing to unsustainability and
delineates the present state of natural and socio-economic
resource base. The third part focuses on the controversial
Tehri Dam under construction in Garhwal Himalaya.
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| Preface
List of Contributors
Part
1. General Perspective
1. The Survival of the Himalaya (Sunderlal Bahuguna)
2. Traditional Biodiversity Management Strategies in
the Mountains: Farmers? Experimentation in Garhwal Himalaya
(Vir Singh)
3. Paradox of Conventional Development (Smitu Kothari)
4. Wasteland Development in U.P. Hills: Status and Problems
(Virendra Singh and O.P.S. Bana)
5. Sustainability of Technology Interventions in Agriculture
and Rural Development (Narendra Kumar)
6. Towards an Integrated Conservation Strategy (N.P.
Melkania)
Part
2. How did We get Here? The State of Natural and Socio-Economic
Resource Base
7. History of Community Forestry (Peasant) in the Lesser
Himalayan Region of Kumaon (Ajay S. Rawat)
8. Ecological Studies in a Montane Forest of Bhagirathi
Valley in Western Garhwal Himalaya (G.S. Rajwar)
9. Himalayan Forests in a State of Unsustainability
(Virendra Singh, M.L. Sharma and Vir Singh)
10. Land and Water Management Strategies for Mountain
Agriculture (Anil Kumar)
11. Nepal Himalaya: The Need to Change? (Chris Evans)
12. Victims of Unsustainability: Health Status of Garhwali
Children (Anuradha Dutta)
13. Problems of Angora Rabbit Farming in Garhwal Himalaya
(C.B. Singh and Chandra Dev)
14. Status of Agro-Forestry Systems in the Western Himalaya
(S.K. Lavania, Satya Prakash and Ajeet Kumar)
15. Such Afforestation will not Save Himalayan Ecology
(Gita Singh)
16. Bhimal: A Prop for the Himalayan Life (Vijay Jardhari)
17. Dangerous Ecological Effects of Apple Cultivation
(Vir Singh)
18. Medicinal Herbs of the Himalaya: A Threat to their
Survival (Narendra Rautela)
19. Save Our Plant Genetic Resources (Narendra Kumar
and J.K. Bisht)
20. Tourism in the Himalaya: Environmental and Socio-Cultural
Concerns (Anuradha Dutta and Vir Singh)
21. Environmental Degradation and Nutritional Status
of Hill People: Some Reflections (Anuradha Dutta)
22. Poor in the Himalaya (Binod Bhattarai)
23. Traditional Migration of Nepali Labourers (Narendra
Rautela)
Part
3. Tehri Dam: A Project for Genocide
24. Tehri Dan Safety Questioned by Top Seismologists:
Vital Studies not done to Determine Site Intensity Effect
of Likely Earthquake (N.D. Jayal)
25. Earthquakes and Dams in Garhwal Himalaya (Bharat
Dogra)
26. High Dams in Quake-Prone Himalaya (K.S. Valdiya)
27. The Humanitarian Aspect of Tehri Dam Opposition
(Sunderlal Bahuguna)
28. Troubled Politics of Himalayan Waters (Deepak Gyawali)
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Dr.
Vir Singh is an Associate Professor at the College of
Forestry and Hill Agriculture, G.B. Pant University
of Agriculture and Technology, Hill Campusd, Ranichauri,
Tehri Garhwal. He knows the Himalayan areas intimately.
He has been teaching, researching and lecturing in the
Himalayan mountains for last so many years and has specialised
in mountain farming and animate energy systems and animal
nutrition. He has six books, several research papers
and numerous popular articles to his credit. His work
covers various aspects of mountain life, pursuing, in
essence, the path of Himalayan ecological renaissance
and sustainable development of mountain agriculture.
Dr. M.L. Sharma is a Junior
Research Officer at the Agricultural Economics Section,
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology,
Hill Campus, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal. He is dealing
with vital issues concerning mountain agriculture
in Indian Central Himalaya. Apart from being active
in research in mountain areas, he is teaching the
subjects on forest economics. He has several research
papers to his credit.
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