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India has established a network of 579 biogeographically representative wildlife protected areas ... more India has established a network of 579 biogeographically representative wildlife protected areas (PAs) comprising National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries to conserve the country’s rich and unique biodiversity. The paper presents an overview on research and monitoring activities to Indian PAs. Research and monitoring have been recognized as two indispensable activities to support and strengthen the PA management. But they have remained on a low priority than protection, management of endangered species and their habitats, ecodevelopment, and ecotourism even in the prominent PAs. The merits of the two broad monitoring approaches viz., traditional ”blind data gathering” and monitoring of “vital signs (selected taxa)” based on a comprehensive and integrated strategy are discussed. The later approach has been applied for the first time in India in the case of the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (GHNPCA). The monitoring design developed through the cooperative effort of a ...
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 1987
Tigerpaper (Apr-Jun 1989). The birds of Pong Dam Lake Bird Sanctuary. Pandey, S. Date of publicat... more Tigerpaper (Apr-Jun 1989). The birds of Pong Dam Lake Bird Sanctuary. Pandey, S. Date of publication, Apr-Jun 1989. AGRIS Categories, ... Language, English. Notes, FAO Accessio. Journal Title, Tigerpaper. Vol. No. v. 9(2) p. 20-26. Submitted by: David Lubin Memorial Library, Food ...
is the Executive Director of Maliasili Initiatives, an organisation that promotes sustainable nat... more is the Executive Director of Maliasili Initiatives, an organisation that promotes sustainable natural resource management and conservation in Africa. He helped establish the Tanzania Natural Resource Forum. Krishna prasad oli worked with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) until his retirement, and before that with several other agencies including the IUCN in Nepal. sanJeeva pandeY, as an officer of the Indian Forest Service, is working as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department of India, and has been director of the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP). tahir rasheed is currently affiliated with LEAD Pakistan as General Manager, and has focused his work on sustainable use, climate change adaptation and policy research, and implementing integrated conservation and developmental projects.
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](The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2019
Forest Ecology and Management, 2009
Large herbivores have potential to affect invertebrate community structure through numerous proce... more Large herbivores have potential to affect invertebrate community structure through numerous processes, but little work has been done to evaluate the relative importance of direct and indirect factors. In this study, we measured arthropod community assemblages on Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray (Fendler's ceanothus) plants that were growing inside and outside of 4-m 2 exclosures. We used univariate analyses and structural equation modeling (SEM) to evaluate relationships within this herbivore-plantarthropod system in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) forests of northern Arizona, USA. Results showed that individual arthropod abundance, family diversity, family richness, and functional group richness were significantly greater on plots where C. fendleri plants were protected from large ungulate herbivores (e.g., mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni)) than on unprotected plots in each of the three study years. Results also indicated the following: (1) arthropod abundance was significantly greater on protected plants than unprotected plants; (2) rarefaction curves suggested arthropod family richness was similar between protected and unprotected plants in two of the three years when scaled by number of individuals but the estimated total richness was consistently higher on protected plants; (3) arthropod abundance was directly affected by protection from herbivores, plant stem length, and number of flowers; (4) arthropod family richness was related to the number of individuals collected and affected by stem length. Results from this study illustrate that arthropod communities are directly affected by foraging vertebrate herbivores as well as indirectly affected through complex plant-mediated factors in this model system. Protection of preferred forage plants such as C. fendleri from ungulate herbivores can potentially increase diversity of arthropod assemblages in these forests, help conserve biological diversity, and enhance ecosystem restoration efforts.
Environmental Conservation, 1996
Environmental Conservation, 1996
SummaryWetlands in India supply crucial human and animal needs such as drinking water, protein pr... more SummaryWetlands in India supply crucial human and animal needs such as drinking water, protein production, fodder, water purification, wildlife habitat, and flood storage. Increased appreciation of uses and threats is essential to protect wetlands where justified. Three quarters of India's population is rural, it places great demands on India's wetlands and losses continue to occur. This paper is based on extensive discussions with natural resource managers, government employees, farmers, academicians, and resource users at dozens of sites in India, as well as an extensive literature search. Twelve important kinds of wetland loss are identified and mechanisms believed to be causing them discussed: (1) agricultural conversion, (2) direct deforestation, (3) hydrologie alteration, (4) inundation, (5) defoliation, (6) altered upper watersheds, (7) accumulative water demands, (8) water quality degradation, (9) wetland consolidation, (10) global climate change, (11) ground-water d...
Biological Conservation, 1993
Comparative studies of changes in the avifauna due to damming of large rivers are lacking in Indi... more Comparative studies of changes in the avifauna due to damming of large rivers are lacking in India for want of adequate data. However, Whistler's List of Birds of Kangra (Ibis, 1926, 724-83) mentions the occurrence and status of various species of birds in the Punjab Plain Zone (below 450 m) where, in the 1960s, the Pong Dam was constructed across the river Beas. Waterbird surveys at the long Dam reservoir were initiated in 1985, and show that waterbird abundance as well as diversity of species has been considerably enhanced. New avian habitats such as that created by the reservoir assume great importance for waterbird conservation at a time when waterfowl habitats in North India are being reduced due to extensive drainage of wetlands.
Biodiversity and Conservation, 1997
Biodiversity and Conservation, 2008
There are very few actual field experiences of initiatives where fostering a harmonious relations... more There are very few actual field experiences of initiatives where fostering a harmonious relationship between conservation and development has been attempted. It is even rarer to find an example of a state-led initiative such as at Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP). The present paper is an attempt to document efforts made at the Park to address the emerging relations between people and the Park. The success of an environmental conservation programme being implemented at GHNP hinges on addressing the imbalances in resource creation or distribution as well as in the allocation of accountability of all the players including the Park management, NGOs, researchers, Friends of GHNP, and community. Keywords Biodiversity Á Conservation Á Ecodevelopment Á GHNP Á India Á ICDP Á Lessons Á Livelihoods Á NGO Á SAHARA Conversion Rate Rs. 40 = 1 USD.
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There are very few actual field experiences of initiatives where fostering a harmonious relations... more There are very few actual field experiences of initiatives where fostering a harmonious relationship between conservation and development has been attempted. It is even rarer to find an example of a state-led initiative such as at Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP). The present paper is an attempt to document efforts made at the Park to address the emerging relations between people and the Park. The success of an environmental conservation programme being implemented at GHNP hinges on addressing the imbalances in resource creation or distribution as well as in the allocation of accountability of all the players including the Park management, NGOs, researchers, Friends of GHNP, and community.
India has established a network of 579 biogeographically representative wildlife protected areas ... more India has established a network of 579 biogeographically representative wildlife protected areas (PAs) comprising National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries to conserve the country’s rich and unique biodiversity. The paper presents an overview on research and monitoring activities to Indian PAs. Research and monitoring have been recognized as two indispensable activities to support and strengthen the PA management. But they have remained on a low priority than protection, management of endangered species and their habitats, ecodevelopment, and ecotourism even in the prominent PAs. The merits of the two broad monitoring approaches viz., traditional ”blind data gathering” and monitoring of “vital signs (selected taxa)” based on a comprehensive and integrated strategy are discussed. The later approach has been applied for the first time in India in the case of the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (GHNPCA). The monitoring design developed through the cooperative effort of a ...
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 1987
Tigerpaper (Apr-Jun 1989). The birds of Pong Dam Lake Bird Sanctuary. Pandey, S. Date of publicat... more Tigerpaper (Apr-Jun 1989). The birds of Pong Dam Lake Bird Sanctuary. Pandey, S. Date of publication, Apr-Jun 1989. AGRIS Categories, ... Language, English. Notes, FAO Accessio. Journal Title, Tigerpaper. Vol. No. v. 9(2) p. 20-26. Submitted by: David Lubin Memorial Library, Food ...
is the Executive Director of Maliasili Initiatives, an organisation that promotes sustainable nat... more is the Executive Director of Maliasili Initiatives, an organisation that promotes sustainable natural resource management and conservation in Africa. He helped establish the Tanzania Natural Resource Forum. Krishna prasad oli worked with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) until his retirement, and before that with several other agencies including the IUCN in Nepal. sanJeeva pandeY, as an officer of the Indian Forest Service, is working as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department of India, and has been director of the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP). tahir rasheed is currently affiliated with LEAD Pakistan as General Manager, and has focused his work on sustainable use, climate change adaptation and policy research, and implementing integrated conservation and developmental projects.
The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2019
Forest Ecology and Management, 2009
Large herbivores have potential to affect invertebrate community structure through numerous proce... more Large herbivores have potential to affect invertebrate community structure through numerous processes, but little work has been done to evaluate the relative importance of direct and indirect factors. In this study, we measured arthropod community assemblages on Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray (Fendler's ceanothus) plants that were growing inside and outside of 4-m 2 exclosures. We used univariate analyses and structural equation modeling (SEM) to evaluate relationships within this herbivore-plantarthropod system in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) forests of northern Arizona, USA. Results showed that individual arthropod abundance, family diversity, family richness, and functional group richness were significantly greater on plots where C. fendleri plants were protected from large ungulate herbivores (e.g., mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni)) than on unprotected plots in each of the three study years. Results also indicated the following: (1) arthropod abundance was significantly greater on protected plants than unprotected plants; (2) rarefaction curves suggested arthropod family richness was similar between protected and unprotected plants in two of the three years when scaled by number of individuals but the estimated total richness was consistently higher on protected plants; (3) arthropod abundance was directly affected by protection from herbivores, plant stem length, and number of flowers; (4) arthropod family richness was related to the number of individuals collected and affected by stem length. Results from this study illustrate that arthropod communities are directly affected by foraging vertebrate herbivores as well as indirectly affected through complex plant-mediated factors in this model system. Protection of preferred forage plants such as C. fendleri from ungulate herbivores can potentially increase diversity of arthropod assemblages in these forests, help conserve biological diversity, and enhance ecosystem restoration efforts.
Environmental Conservation, 1996
Environmental Conservation, 1996
SummaryWetlands in India supply crucial human and animal needs such as drinking water, protein pr... more SummaryWetlands in India supply crucial human and animal needs such as drinking water, protein production, fodder, water purification, wildlife habitat, and flood storage. Increased appreciation of uses and threats is essential to protect wetlands where justified. Three quarters of India's population is rural, it places great demands on India's wetlands and losses continue to occur. This paper is based on extensive discussions with natural resource managers, government employees, farmers, academicians, and resource users at dozens of sites in India, as well as an extensive literature search. Twelve important kinds of wetland loss are identified and mechanisms believed to be causing them discussed: (1) agricultural conversion, (2) direct deforestation, (3) hydrologie alteration, (4) inundation, (5) defoliation, (6) altered upper watersheds, (7) accumulative water demands, (8) water quality degradation, (9) wetland consolidation, (10) global climate change, (11) ground-water d...
Biological Conservation, 1993
Comparative studies of changes in the avifauna due to damming of large rivers are lacking in Indi... more Comparative studies of changes in the avifauna due to damming of large rivers are lacking in India for want of adequate data. However, Whistler's List of Birds of Kangra (Ibis, 1926, 724-83) mentions the occurrence and status of various species of birds in the Punjab Plain Zone (below 450 m) where, in the 1960s, the Pong Dam was constructed across the river Beas. Waterbird surveys at the long Dam reservoir were initiated in 1985, and show that waterbird abundance as well as diversity of species has been considerably enhanced. New avian habitats such as that created by the reservoir assume great importance for waterbird conservation at a time when waterfowl habitats in North India are being reduced due to extensive drainage of wetlands.
Biodiversity and Conservation, 1997
Biodiversity and Conservation, 2008
There are very few actual field experiences of initiatives where fostering a harmonious relations... more There are very few actual field experiences of initiatives where fostering a harmonious relationship between conservation and development has been attempted. It is even rarer to find an example of a state-led initiative such as at Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP). The present paper is an attempt to document efforts made at the Park to address the emerging relations between people and the Park. The success of an environmental conservation programme being implemented at GHNP hinges on addressing the imbalances in resource creation or distribution as well as in the allocation of accountability of all the players including the Park management, NGOs, researchers, Friends of GHNP, and community. Keywords Biodiversity Á Conservation Á Ecodevelopment Á GHNP Á India Á ICDP Á Lessons Á Livelihoods Á NGO Á SAHARA Conversion Rate Rs. 40 = 1 USD.
Please see abstract within the paper.
This is the FULL THESIS. Abstract has been loaded earlier.
There are very few actual field experiences of initiatives where fostering a harmonious relations... more There are very few actual field experiences of initiatives where fostering a harmonious relationship between conservation and development has been attempted. It is even rarer to find an example of a state-led initiative such as at Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP). The present paper is an attempt to document efforts made at the Park to address the emerging relations between people and the Park. The success of an environmental conservation programme being implemented at GHNP hinges on addressing the imbalances in resource creation or distribution as well as in the allocation of accountability of all the players including the Park management, NGOs, researchers, Friends of GHNP, and community.