Table of Contents
Preface
Section I: Forest Resource Management in the Context of Climate Change
Chapter 1. Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Nepal
(Krishna R Tiwari, Ridish K. Pokharel, Santosh Rayamajhi and Bijendra Basnyat, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal)
Chapter 2. Estimation of Carbon Stocks in Bhutanese Forests
(Bhagat Suberi, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa, Bhutan)
Chapter 3. Diversified Agroforestry Systems for Livelihood Security, Sustainability and Climate Resilience of Smallholder Farms in the Himalaya
(Deepak K. Gautam and Roshan M. Bajracharya, Nepal Agroforestry Foundation, Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal, and others)
Section II: Mountain Farming Systems and Soil Management
Chapter 4. Regenerative Approach for Sustainability and Climate Resilience of Mountain Agro-Ecosystems
(Roshan M. Bajracharya, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal)
Chapter 5. Agricultural Change for Rural Transformation in Nepal
(Nani Raut, Bishal K. Sitaula and Roshan M. Bajracharya, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal)
Chapter 6. Soil Quality and Organic Carbon Management in a Mountainous Landscape of the Hkh Region in Pakistan
(Farida Begum, Roshan M. Bajracharya and Bishal K. Sitaula, Department of Environmental Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan, and others)
Chapter 7. Sustainable Land Management Practices in Bhutan
(Tulsi Gurung, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa, Bhutan)
Chapter 8. Biochar as a Catalyst to Enhance Productivity of Coffee Agroforestry Systems and Local Livelihoods in the Mid-Hills of Nepal
(Ngamindra Dahal and Roshan Man Bajracharya, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal)
Section III: Natural Disasters, Resilience and Transformative Thinking
Chapter 9. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management for Resilient Mountain Communities in Nepal
(Chandani Bhandari, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Manita Timilsina, Kumud Raj Kafle, Gangalal Tuladhar, Geotech Solutions International Pvt. Ltd., Sanepa, Lalitpur, Nepal, and others)
Chapter 10. Human Mindset, Attitudes, and Behavior Influencing Natural Resource Management: Water Quality in Pakistan
(Zoya Arshad and Bishal K. Sitaula, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ă…s, Norway)
Chapter 11. Vulnerability of Local Communities to Climate-Related Disasters in the Himalayan Region
(Yogeeta Dahal, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa, Bhutan)
Section IV: Water Quality, Security and Resource Management
Chapter 12. Irrigation Water Quality of Surkhet Valley, Nepal
(Smriti Gurung, Nani Raut, Archana Niraula, Jhuna Kattel, Bed Mani Dahal, Pratiksha Koirala, Kumar Khatri, Bibhuti Ranjan Jha and K. C. Sneha, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal, and others)
Chapter 13. Water Resource Management in Bhutan
(Ugyen Dorji, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa, Bhutan)
Chapter 14. Assessment of Water Resources with Reference to Mountain Aquifers and Spring Hydrology in Bhutan
(Jambay Jambay, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa, Bhutan)
Chapter 15. River Water Pollution Due to Vehicle Washing in Bhutan
(Reeta Rai, Department of Science Education, Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan, Samtse, Bhutan)
Section V: Biodiversity and its Conservation
Chapter 16. Spiritual Ecology of Water: Water and Prayer in Christianity, Islam, Veda and Avesta
(Bishal K. Sitaula, Zoya Arshad and Hugh van Skyhawk, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ă…s, Norway)
Chapter 17. Status and Role of Tributaries in Fish Conservation: Fish Diversity in Nepalese Rivers
(Bibhuti Ranjan Jha, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal)
Chapter 18. Diatom Studies in High Altitude Lakes in the Himalaya
(Ingrid JĂĽttner, Smriti Gurung, Anu Gurung, Chhatra Mani Sharma and Subodh Sharma, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, Department of Natural Sciences, Cathays Park, Cardiff, UK, and others)
Chapter 19. Knowledge and Public Perception toward Conservation of Bats in Bhutan
(Sangay Tshering, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa, Punakha, Bhutan)
Chapter 20. Trophy Hunting of Wild Ungulates in Northern Pakistan
(Muhammad Zafar Khan and Mehmood Ghaznavi, Departmet of Environemntal Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan, and others)
Section VI: Policies and Governance in Natural Resource Management
Chapter 21. Natural Resource Management Policies and Governance in Nepal
(Ridish K. Pokharel, Krishna R. Tiwari, Bijendra Basnyat, Santosh Rayamajhi and Bishnu P. Devkota, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal)
Chapter 22. Political Ecology of Environmental Conservation: A Case of the Bhutan Himalaya
(Om Katel and Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa, Bhutan)
Epilogue
Index