Climate Change in the Himalayas

Vulnerability and Resilience of Biodiversity and Forest Ecosystems

Amit Kumar, Wil De Jong, Munesh Kumar, Rajiv Pandey

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9780443194153
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443194160
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Climate Change in the Himalayas: Vulnerability and Resilience of Biodiversity and Forest Ecosystems explores and assesses issues affecting species survival in the rich forests of the Himalayan region. This book characterizes current biodiversity statuses, related ecosystem services, and provides new evidence and solutions for climate change effects on Himalayan animals and plants. Written by regional and international experts on climate change, ecosystems and the Himalayas, this book analyzes current species threats, loss of habitats, and carbon effects. It identifies critical areas requiring special attention and provides workable solutions for protection and ecosystem services. As many plant and animal species continue to be classified as extinct due to climate change, urbanization, and failing ecosystems, analyses and techniques in this book offer resolutions for sustaining current risks and curbing future risks. These can also be applied to other biodiverse, at-risk regions of the world. - Offers nature-based solutions, along with policy and governance measures, such as the application of the UNFCCC Paris Agreement - Provides mitigation and adaptation processes for current and future climate change impacts - Includes a focus on soil sustainability

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contributors
• About the editors
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Chapter 1 : An overview of the Himalaya forests and their drivers of change
• Chapter 2 : Assessment and management of small Farmer's climate risks in the hills and plains of Nepal
• Chapter 3 : Comparing and contrasting characterstics of coping and adpatation response
• Chapter 4 : Forest transition and ecosystem services in Himalaya
• Chapter 5 : Viable land use options to achieve multiple ecosystem services in the Eastern Himalayas of India
• Chapter 6 : Species and crown density-specific variability in biomass carbon across Sindh forest landscape in the Western Himalayas
• Chapter 7 : Climate-resilient pathways and nature-based solutions to reduce vulnerabilities to climate change in the Indian Himalayan Region
• Chapter 8 : REDD+ and its implementation in the Himalayan region: policy issues
• Chapter 9 : Land degradation evaluation based on SDG indicators in the eastern Himalayan region: A case study from Nagaland state
• Chapter 10 : Leveraging on technology-driven information systems for conservation through informed decisions in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
• Chapter 11 : Ecosystem services of the Indian Himalayan Region in a changing environment: an overview
• Chapter 12 : Changing climatic scenarios: impacts, vulnerabilities, and perception with special reference to the Indian Himalayan region
• Chapter 13 : Carbon stock inventory and biomass production in different land use systems of Northwestern Himalaya
• Chapter 14 : Vulnerability assessment of forest ecosystems: Climate change perspective
• Chapter 15 : Synthesis and conclusions
• Index
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