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Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation in the Himalayas

 
Yogesh Gokhale (Editor) Ajeet K Negi (Editor)
Synopsis Conservation of biodiversity by local communities has been part of the social system in the Himalayas. A variety of ecosystems are conserved traditionally by local communities. These communities are fully aware of the relationship between protecting the nature and getting ecosystem goods and services. The van Panchayat system in Uttarakhand and sacred natural sites all over the Himalayas suggest a mix of the institutions in the region, widely supported and recognized by the government and the local society. Globally, Community Conserved Areas (CCAs) are gaining importance.

Biodiversity Heritage Sites, Community Reserves, and Conservation Reserves are the new institutional legal provisions that recognize the efforts of local communities in biodiversity conservation in India. These provisions need to be sensitive towards the traditional systems followed by these communities.

The present volume highlights the importance of the existing systems in terms of their role in biodiversity conservation with community participation and suggests ways to enhance community-based biodiversity conservation. It would serve as an important reference for a wide range of stakeholders, from policy-makers to environmentalists, biodiversity experts, development practitioners, academicians and researchers.
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About the author

Yogesh Gokhale

Yogesh Gokhale is PhD in Ecology from Mumbai University.  He has done extensive work on sacred conservation practices across the country.  His research interests include the interface of human-nature interactions such as ecological value of various sacred conservation practices, and national and international policy frameworks such as Convention on Biological Diversity.  He is Associate Fellow with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi. 

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Bibliographic information

Title Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation in the Himalayas
Format Hardcover
Date published: 23.04.2011
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher TERI Press
Language: English
isbn 8179934039, 9788179934036
length 156p., 24cm.