Landscape modification and habitat fragmentation are key drivers of global species loss.
Their effects may be understood by focusing on:(1) individual species and the processes …

An understanding of the differences in vegetation and soil characteristics between slope
aspects in high altitude semiarid environments is fundamentally important for efficient …

The Kangchenjunga landscape, a transboundary complex shared by Bhutan, India, and
Nepal, is one of the biologically richest regions in the Eastern Himalayas. Owing to the …

The Garhwal Himalaya has experienced extensive deforestation and forest fragmentation,
but data and documentation detailing this transformation of the Himalaya are limited. The …

This paper proposes an assessment of “Ecotourism Sustainability” at an operational level
utilizing Principles-Criteria-Indicators-Verifiers, common in forest and tourism sustainability …

Land cover change is one of the most important drivers of forest ecosystem change. The
Hindu Kush Himalayan region (HKH) has experienced severe forest degradation but data …

On 4 August 2011, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) submitted an
unprecedented, scientific, groundbreaking environmental assessment report (EAR) on …

Mountains cover a quarter of the EarthÕs land surface and a quarter of the global population
lives in or adjacent to these areas. The global importance of mountains is recognized …

Ways in which geographers have framed research on human–environment interactions
have changed over time. This review emphasizes the limitations of previous ways of framing …

To assess the impact of habitat disturbance on birds in the Yuksom-Dzongri trekking corridor
in western Sikkim, India, the relationships between bird community attributes-including …