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Book Synopsis Changing Forests, Livelihoods and Climate in Midhills of Nepal by : Babu Ram Lamichhane
Download or read book Changing Forests, Livelihoods and Climate in Midhills of Nepal written by Babu Ram Lamichhane and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a research carried out as a part of Master's dissertation in a sub-watershed of Gorkha District representing the Midhill geographic region of Nepal. It explores the dynamics and driving forces of the forest cover change; documents the changing livelihood patterns; analyze the climate change at local level as well as documents the non-climatic climate change indicators.It is a unique study which gives the true picture of the changing face of the 'Midhills' of Nepal which covers over 68% of Nepal's area.
Book Synopsis Community Forestry in Nepal by : Richard Thwaites
Download or read book Community Forestry in Nepal written by Richard Thwaites and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community forestry focuses on the link between forest resources and livelihoods and contributes to forest conservation and reforestation. It is widespread in Nepal, with a very high proportion of the rural population involved, and is widely recognized as one of the most successful examples of community forestry in Asia. Through a combination of literature reviews and original research, this volume explores key experiences and outcomes of community forestry in Nepal over the last four decades as a model for improving forest management and supporting local livelihoods. The book takes a critical approach, recognizing successes, especially in forest conservation and restoration, along with mixed outcomes in terms of poverty reduction and benefits to forest users. It recognizes the way that community forestry has continued to evolve to meet new challenges, including the global challenges of climate change, environmental degradation and conservation, as well as national demographic and social changes due to large-scale labour migration and the growing remittance economy. In addition to examining the changes and responses, the book explores ways that community forestry in Nepal might move forward. Lessons from Nepal have relevance to community forestry and community-based approaches to natural resource management around the world that are also experiencing global pressures and opportunities.
Book Synopsis Impact of Climate Change on Forests and Livelihoods by :
Download or read book Impact of Climate Change on Forests and Livelihoods written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change by : Luni Piya
Download or read book Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change written by Luni Piya and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book conducts a holistic analysis of climate change perceptions, vulnerabilities, impacts, and adaptation, based on the primary household-data collected from the Chepang community residing in the rural Mid-Hills of Nepal. Socio-economic and demographic data from the household survey is integrated with meteorological and spatial data to conduct an integrated analysis. Quantitative analysis is also supplemented by qualitative information. Given the context of ongoing climate change, the livelihoods issues of a highly marginalized Chepang community form the center-point of analysis. The book demonstrates that balanced assets possession is a prerequisite to strengthen the adaptive capacity of the households. Furthermore, the ability of translating adaptive capacity into adaptation actions is determined by the households’ ability to correctly perceive the changes and their access to various assets. The book recommends to ensure the availability of non-farm livelihood opportunities along with access to formal/vocational education and skill development training as these are the key factors contributing to reduce the vulnerability. The book concludes that mainstreaming of climate change into development efforts is a must for sustainable development.
Book Synopsis Perceived Impacts of Climate Change on Forests and Livelihoods in the Padampokhari Village on the Parsa Wildlife Reserve Buffer Zone, Nepal by : Pratibha Duwal
Download or read book Perceived Impacts of Climate Change on Forests and Livelihoods in the Padampokhari Village on the Parsa Wildlife Reserve Buffer Zone, Nepal written by Pratibha Duwal and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Livelihoods in rural communities in Nepal depend on the condition of local natural resources. Rural communities are especially vulnerable to climate change because of their ecological fragility and economic marginality, which in turn limit their adaptive capacity. There is a pressing need to understand the impacts of climate change and adaptation practices to sustain these communities. I interviewed a wide range of members and representatives in nine different communities with the goal of exploring the most beneficial adaptive strategies to sustain their livelihoods. I prepared a calendar of seasonal and community practices from discussions within nine focus groups and interviews of five key informants within each community. The findings indicate that most of the people in these communities do not understand climate change, but they have personally experienced changes in temperature, rainfall, available water sources, and the condition of agricultural and forest resources. These observations are consistent with documented increases in temperature and fluctuations in rainfall collected by Nepal's Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Community members attributed those observed changes mainly to non-climatic causes such as emissions from a cement factory and acts of God. Changes in climate conditions have adversely affected their livelihoods by negatively impacting agriculture, water sources, forest resources and people's health. Local communities have started to adapt in their own ways, such as through the use of drought resistant crops, the diversification of occupations, and out-migration. This thesis concludes that the local awareness of changes in climate and the local initiation of adaptive measures demonstrate the receptivity by rural communities of more systematic efforts by the government of Nepal and non-governmental organizations to address climate change.
Book Synopsis Climate Change Impacts on Women of Central Mid-Hills of Nepal by : Rajendra Bhandari
Download or read book Climate Change Impacts on Women of Central Mid-Hills of Nepal written by Rajendra Bhandari and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women are most vulnerable and likely to suffer disproportionately from climate change in developing countries like Nepal since their livelihood is heavily dependent on resources like agriculture, water and forests which pose maximum threat from climate change.This report analyzed 31 years long data of temperature and precipitation recorded in the study site along with questionnaire survey to assess the condition women might encounter in the scenario of climate change. Moreover this report suggests viable ways to get rid-off from probable climate change impacts.
Book Synopsis Earth Observation Science and Applications for Risk Reduction and Enhanced Resilience in Hindu Kush Himalaya Region by : Birendra Bajracharya
Download or read book Earth Observation Science and Applications for Risk Reduction and Enhanced Resilience in Hindu Kush Himalaya Region written by Birendra Bajracharya and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book is a consolidation of lessons learnt and experiences gathered from our efforts to utilise Earth observation (EO) science and applications to address environmental challenges in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. It includes a complete package of knowledge on service life cycles including multi-disciplinary topics and practically tested applications for the HKH. It comprises 19 chapters drawing from a decades worth of experience gleaned over the course of our implementation of SERVIR-HKH a joint initiative of NASA, USAID, and ICIMOD to build capacity on using EO and geospatial technology for effective decision making in the region. The book highlights SERVIRs approaches to the design and delivery of information services in agriculture and food security; land cover and land use change, and ecosystems; water resources and hydro-climatic disasters; and weather and climate services. It also touches upon multidisciplinary topics such as service planning; gender integration; user engagement; capacity building; communication; and monitoring, evaluation, and learning. We hope that this book will be a good reference document for professionals and practitioners working in remote sensing, geographic information systems, regional and spatial sciences, climate change, ecosystems, and environmental analysis. Furthermore, we are hopeful that policymakers, academics, and other informed audiences working in sustainable development and evaluation beyond the wider SERVIR network and well as within it will greatly benefit from what we share here on our applications, case studies, and documentation across cross-cutting topics. .
Book Synopsis People in motion, forests in transition: Trends in migration, urbanization, and remittances and their effects on tropical forests by : Susanna Hecht
Download or read book People in motion, forests in transition: Trends in migration, urbanization, and remittances and their effects on tropical forests written by Susanna Hecht and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2015-11-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migration is not new. In recent decades however, human mobility has increased in numbers and scope and has helped fuel a global shift in the human population from predominantly rural to urban. Migration overall is a livelihood, investment and resilience strategy. It is affected by changes across multiple sectors and at varying scales and is affected by macro policies, transnational networks, regional conditions, local demands, political and social relations, household options and individual desires. Such enhanced mobility, changes in populations and communities in both sending and receiving areas, and the remittances that mobility generates, are key elements of current transitions that have both direct and indirect consequences for forests. Because migration processes engage with rural populations and spaces in the tropics, they inevitably affect forest resources through changes in use and management. Yet links between forests and migration have been overlooked too often in the literature on migration as well as in discussions about forest-based livelihoods. With a focus on landscapes that include tropical forests, this paper explores trends and diversities in the ways in which migration, urbanization and personal remittances affect rural livelihoods and forests.
Book Synopsis Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries by : Keshav Lall Maharjan
Download or read book Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries written by Keshav Lall Maharjan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about climate change and its relation to agriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by providing a basic understanding of climate change science followed by the relation of climate change to agriculture, the impact of which is discussed based on the particular impact of climate change on plant and animal physiology. The book further discusses the inclusion of the agriculture sector in various international climate change negotiations. It also reviews the cost and opportunities for agricultural projects through international climate change regimes, specifically the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol. With this background, the book finally proceeds to an explanation of the methodologies used to assess the impact of climate change on agriculture and empirically discusses its impact on agriculture and rural livelihoods in Nepal.
Book Synopsis Community forestry in Nepal: a policy innovation for local livelihoods by : Hemant Ojha, Lauren Persha, Ashwini Chhatre
Download or read book Community forestry in Nepal: a policy innovation for local livelihoods written by Hemant Ojha, Lauren Persha, Ashwini Chhatre and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Perceptions of Forest-based Communities on Climate Change Risk to Forest-eco-systems and to Their Livelihoods in Kathmandu Valley in Nepal by : Niranjan Ravindra Prasad Withanage Don
Download or read book Perceptions of Forest-based Communities on Climate Change Risk to Forest-eco-systems and to Their Livelihoods in Kathmandu Valley in Nepal written by Niranjan Ravindra Prasad Withanage Don and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Agriculture, Natural Resources and Food Security by : Jagadish Timsina
Download or read book Agriculture, Natural Resources and Food Security written by Jagadish Timsina and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how a former net food exporting Nepal has become a net food importing country due to a lack of an integrated system-wide approach to planning and governance of agriculture and natural resources. It demonstrates how various components of the food system, such as agronomy, agrobiodiversity, plant health, post-harvest management, livestock and fisheries, and socio-economics including marketing and trade, have been managed in sectoral silos, crippling the very foundations of food systems innovations. The book also explores ways to tackle climate change impacts while considering gender, social equity, conservation agriculture practices, and crop modeling as cross-cutting themes. This book utilizes Nepal as a case study in relation to wider questions of food security and livelihoods facing South Asia and synthesizes lessons that are relevant to the Global South where countries are struggling to harmonize and integrate natural resources management for sustainable and effective food security outcomes. As such, it significantly contributes to the knowledge toward achieving various United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Book Synopsis Regenerating Forests and Livelihoods in Nepal by : Benoit Thierry
Download or read book Regenerating Forests and Livelihoods in Nepal written by Benoit Thierry and published by CABI. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regenerating Forests and Livelihoods in Nepal: A New Lease on Life documents the success story of an innovative rural development programme in the Himalayan foothills, Nepal. The project has made a real difference by transforming increasingly degraded land, where farmers carved out a meagre existence, into a fertile and prosperous zone where they could thrive. Project activities included bringing in effective cultivation techniques to protect the environment and introducing new local crops and goats, as well as promoting entrepreneurial spirit. Every intervention was carefully selected and conducted to mitigate climate change as well as to help farmers become more resilient to its effects. The ingredients of the project's success, from both the technical and human perspectives, are presented in this book, demonstrating people's commitment in a country prone to natural disasters and earthquakes.
Book Synopsis Environmental and Sustainable Development Through Forestry and Other Resources by : Arnab Banerjee
Download or read book Environmental and Sustainable Development Through Forestry and Other Resources written by Arnab Banerjee and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at using forestry and several other innovative measures to facilitate environmental sustainability, covering an important selection of research that focuses on scientific applications and trends. Chapters discuss such diverse topics as using agroforestry for resource management, employing legumes in agroforestry, livestock management for climate change mitigation, introducing higher plants for air pollution mitigation in urban industrial areas, the uses and benefits of sludge, technological assessment of sewage treatment plants, and much more. This book will be a helpful and informative reference for those in the disciplines of forestry, agriculture, ecology, and environmental science and will also be a pathway to addressing new concepts for a sustainable world.
Book Synopsis Regenerating Forests and Livelihoods in Nepal by : Brett Shapiro
Download or read book Regenerating Forests and Livelihoods in Nepal written by Brett Shapiro and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a success story about a ground-breaking and innovative rural development operation in the Himalayan foothills in Nepal that made a real difference During a lifespan of 2D years, it transformed increasingly degraded land where farmers carved out a meager existence into a fertile and prosperous zone where they could thrive. The ingredients to the programme's success, from both technical and human perspectives, are described in this book and demonstrate people's extraordinary commitment in this country prone to natural disasters, including earthquakes. Spearheaded under the Roof of the World, the Leasehold Forestry and Livestock Programme teams worked closely with the local inhabitants, civil society and the government. The tasks ranged from bringing in cultivation techniques that protected the environment to introducing new local crops and goats to promoting an entrepreneurial spirit and marketing expertise Every intervention was carefully conducted to mitigate climate change and to help the most vulnerable farmers become more resilient to its effects as well as improving their family income. Farmers who took part in the Leasehold forestry programme speak candidly about how the initiative helped them to increase their production of tree crops and livestock without degrading the precious forest upon which their livelihoods depend. Time and time again, their testimonies bear witness to the importance of "inclusiveness" - ensuring that everyone in their community, especially women and young people, take part in every aspect of the learning and the doing. The forest was allocated to communities with 40-years renewable leases and then restored by the Leasehole Forestry programme staff and villagers to create viable and sustainable incomes and reduce poverty. The result? The dramatic "greening" of once barren lands, abundand harvests and new products, a higher standard of living - in short a better life and one that holds great promise for the generations to come.
Book Synopsis Climate Change in the Mid Hills of Nepal by : Sulochana Dhital
Download or read book Climate Change in the Mid Hills of Nepal written by Sulochana Dhital and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Land and Environmental Management Through Forestry by : Abhishek Raj
Download or read book Land and Environmental Management Through Forestry written by Abhishek Raj and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT THROUGH FORESTRY Written and edited by a group of experts in the field, this groundbreaking reference work sets the standard for engineers, students, and professionals working in forestry, agriculture, ecology, and environmental science, offering the scientific community a way toward combating climate change and land degradation. This outstanding new volume covers the diverse issues of land degradation around the world and its restoration through forestry, agroforestry, and other practices. The editors have integrated many different concepts and applications into a single place from which scientists, research scholars, academicians, and policymakers can benefit. New insights in this area are critical, as our very existence depends on forest sustainability and land restoration management. The work consists of chapters addressing the issues of land degradation, deforestation, intensive agricultural practices, sustainable intensification, soil and forest-related services, land and environmental management, and overall sustainability of the ecosystem. The contributors address current issues and their management through a holistic and integrated approach, presenting the context of land degradation and its problem, identifying the potential areas of research in the field of land restoration, identifying the land-based services and their potential role for ecosystem sustainability, creating awareness so that future policies can be framed for the betterment of human civilization, and addressing sustainable intensification for land and environmental management and service. A standard reference work for the disciplines of forestry, agriculture, ecology, and environmental science, it will also be a way forward for combating climate change. Useful to academics, researchers, ecologists, environmentalists, students, capacity builders, and policymakers, it is a must-have for any library.
