Sustainable food production is one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century in the
era of global environmental problems such as climate change, increasing population and …

This-work, being the-first, in-a-series of 10, was intended to-provide a-sufficient-introductory
to SWM; yet, it can also-be-treated-as an-independent and a-complete-piece. This-article …

Background Night-soil compost (NSC) has traditionally been conserving water and a source
of organic manure in northwestern Himalaya. Lately, this traditional method is declining due …

The species richness, distribution and community structure in cold desert regions across the
world are poorly understood because of their inaccessibility and remoteness. Similarly, the …

Surveys were conducted in the cold desert environment of the Lahaul valley in the
northwestern Himalaya for assessing the past and present status of Kuth (Saussurea lappa) …

Climate change has diverse effects on the mountainous regions, necessitating an inclusive
approach that considers local socioeconomic circumstances, traditional knowledge, and …

The article describes the land use system transition dynamics in selected states in India and
discusses its underlying biodiversity impacts and economic driving forces. The concept of …

Relict vegetation in the Jahlmanal watershed is sparsely and scantily distributed on forest
land. Farmers maintain tree species (Salix spp., Populus spp., Hippophae rhamnoides) on …

Land use and land cover changes that occurred during the period from 1991 to 2001 in the
Jahlma watershed of the Lahaul valley, a cold desert region of the northwestern Himalaya …

Salix fragilis is the most common willow species grown extensively under the indigenous
agroforestry system in the cold desert of Lahaul valley located in the northwestern …