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Climate change in the Himalayas : vulnerability and resilience of biodiversity and forest ecosystems /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Kumar, Amit
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Academic Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Biodiversity > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Forest ecology > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Climat > Changements > Himālaya.
Biodiversité > Himālaya.
Écologie forestière > Himālaya.
Biodiversity
Climatic changes
Forest ecology
Himalaya Mountains Region
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE HIMALAYAS
  • CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE HIMALAYASVULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF BIODIVERSITY AND FOREST ECOSYSTEMSEDITED BYAMIT KUMARSCHOOL ...
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • About the editors
  • 1
  • An overview of the Himalaya forests and their drivers of change
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Mountain forests
  • 3. Forests of the Himalaya
  • 4. Drivers of change of the Himalaya forests
  • 5. Discussion and conclusion
  • References
  • 2
  • Assessment and management of small Farmer's climate risks in the hills and plains of Nepal
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Theoretical framework
  • 1.2 Profile of study area
  • 2. Methods
  • 2.1 Data collection
  • 2.2 Vulnerability and risk assessment
  • 3. Results and discussions
  • 3.1 Demographic and socioeconomic profile
  • 3.2 Climate hazard and exposure assessment
  • 3.3 Sensitivity assessment
  • 3.4 Adaptive capacity assessment
  • 3.5 Vulnerability and risk assessment
  • 3.6 Risk management
  • 4. Conclusions
  • References
  • 3
  • Comparing and contrasting characterstics of coping and adpatation response
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methodology
  • 3. Results and discussion
  • 3.1 Conceptual understanding of "coping" and "adaptation."
  • 3.1.1 The difference in characteristics of "coping" and "adaptation."
  • 3.1.2 Consensus between coping and adaptation is outlined
  • 3.1.3 How is there a conflation of response between coping and adaptation?
  • 3.2 How does the progression of response frame a link between coping and adaptation?
  • 3.2.1 Coping for survival
  • 3.2.2 Camouflage adaptation
  • 3.2.3 Discrete adaptation
  • 3.2.4 Incremental and transformational adaptation
  • 3.2.5 An amalgamation of coping and adaptation
  • 3.3 How the link between short-term action and long-term response is drawn?
  • 3.3.1 Way forward: linking short-term action to long-term response.
  • 3.3.1.1 Positive outcome
  • 3.3.1.2 Negative outcome
  • 4. Future directions
  • 5. Conclusions
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 4
  • Forest transition and ecosystem services in Himalaya
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Forest transition and its relevance for the Himalaya
  • 2.1 Ecosystem services under forest transition
  • 3. Materials and methods
  • 4. Forest transition and ecosystem services transition in the Himalaya
  • 4.1 Forest transition in the Himalaya
  • 4.2 Ecosystem services transition in the Himalaya
  • 5. Discussion
  • 6. Conclusions
  • References
  • 5
  • Viable land use options to achieve multiple ecosystem services in the Eastern Himalayas of India
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Materials and methods
  • 2.1 Study area and land uses
  • 2.2 Soil sampling and analysis
  • 2.3 Data analysis
  • 3. Results and discussion
  • 4. Conclusion
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 6
  • Species and crown density-specific variability in biomass carbon across Sindh forest landscape in the Western H ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Materials and methods
  • 2.1 Study area
  • 2.2 Methodology
  • 3. Results
  • 3.1 Forest biomass and carbon
  • 3.2 Average biomass carbon and tree density ranges under different forest density classes
  • 4. Discussion
  • 4.1 Forest biomass and carbon stocks
  • 5. Conclusion
  • References
  • 7
  • Climate-resilient pathways and nature-based solutions to reduce vulnerabilities to climate change in the Indian ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Contributions to resilience pathways through responses to climate change
  • 2.1 Climate change mitigation
  • 2.2 Climate change adaptation
  • 3. Nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction
  • 4. Nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation
  • 4.1 Ecosystem-based adaptation
  • 4.2 Ecosystem-based mitigation
  • 5. Conclusion
  • References.
  • 8
  • REDD+ and its implementation in the Himalayan region: policy issues
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Development of REDD+, up to Paris Agreement (PA) and beyond
  • 2.1 India's contribution in making REDD as REDD+
  • 2.2 REDD+ in Articles 5 and 6.2 of Paris Agreement (PA)-requirements for results-based payments (RBPs), elements of "authorizat ...
  • 2.3 Journey of Article 6 rulebook up to glasgow
  • 2.4 Glasgow Climate Pact, rulebook on Art 6.2 ITMOs, authorization, adjustment (2/CMA.3)
  • 3. Issues with REDD+
  • 3.1 UNFCCC REDD+ and VM projects
  • 3.2 Jurisdictional or subnational approach of REDD+projects
  • 4. Future of VM in REDD+
  • 5. Implementation of REDD+ in India
  • 5.1 Exclusion of tree cover in FRL
  • 5.2 National forest reference level of India
  • 6. Option for the Himalayan States to implement REDD+
  • 7. Potential for contribution by Himalayan States
  • 8. Conclusion
  • References
  • 9
  • Land degradation evaluation based on SDG indicators in the eastern Himalayan region: A case study from Nagaland ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Study site
  • 3. Materials and methods
  • 3.1 Data source and tools
  • 3.2 Methodology
  • 3.2.1 Change in land cover indicator
  • 3.2.2 Land productivity indicator
  • 3.2.3 Change in soil organic carbon indicator
  • 3.2.4 Land degradation neutrality status
  • 4. Results and discussion
  • 4.1 Land cover change in the state
  • 4.2 Land productivity changes in the state
  • 4.3 SOC change in the state
  • 4.4 Land degradation status of Nagaland
  • 5. Conclusion
  • References
  • 10
  • Leveraging on technology-driven information systems for conservation through informed decisions in the Hindu K ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Role of information systems
  • 3. Ecological niche studies
  • 3.1 Advancement in modeling algorithms
  • 3.2 Advancement in data collection
  • 4. Monitoring and information dissemination platforms.
  • 4.1 Geospatial analysis using google earth engine
  • 4.2 Basic of google earth engine application development
  • 5. Bioinformatics approaches
  • 5.1 Identification of genes conferring disease resistance
  • 5.2 Conservation strategy in the genomic era
  • 5.3 Association mapping and adaptation
  • 6. Opportunities for research and improvements
  • 7. Conclusion
  • References
  • 11
  • Ecosystem services of the Indian Himalayan Region in a changing environment: an overview
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Present and future impacts of climate change on ecosystem services
  • 2.1 Impacts on temperature regulation
  • 2.2 Impacts on biodiversity services
  • 2.3 Impacts on watershed services
  • 2.4 Impacts on cultural services
  • 3. How the valuation of ecosystem services be helpful for IHR conservation?
  • 4. Policies promoting and sustaining ecosystem services in IHR
  • 4.1 Policies instruments of the forest, wildlife, and environment sectors for ecosystem services management in IHR
  • 4.2 Environmental performance index
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 12
  • Changing climatic scenarios: impacts, vulnerabilities, and perception with special reference to the Indian Him ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Study area
  • 3. Impacts of climate change on biodiversity
  • 4. Impact of climate change on glaciers/water bodies
  • 5. Impact of climate change on agriculture
  • 6. Impact of climate change on livelihood
  • 7. Vulnerabilities and adaptations to climate change
  • 8. Local perception to changing climatic scenarios
  • 9. Conclusion and recommendations
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 13
  • Carbon stock inventory and biomass production in different land use systems of Northwestern Himalaya
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biomass and carbon pools
  • 3. Agroforestry systems
  • 4. Forest ecosystem
  • 5. Variation in land use systems
  • 6. Future prospects.
  • 7. Conclusion
  • References
  • 14
  • Vulnerability assessment of forest ecosystems: Climate change perspective
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Defining vulnerability, resilience, and other linked terminology with reference to climate change
  • 2.1 Types of vulnerability
  • 2.2 Expressing vulnerability
  • 2.3 Resilience of forest ecosystems
  • 3. Vulnerability assessment linked to climate change
  • 3.1 Conceptual frameworks adopted for the climate change vulnerability assessment
  • 3.1.1 Double structure of vulnerability
  • 3.1.2 Risk hazard and pressure and release model
  • 3.1.3 Turner's framework: coupled social and ecological systems
  • 3.1.4 IPCC guidelines of vulnerability
  • 3.1.5 Yokohama strategy
  • 3.1.6 Hyogo framework
  • 3.1.7 Sendai framework
  • 4. Various methodologies adopted for assessing climate change vulnerability
  • 4.1 The top-down or quantitative approach
  • 4.2 Qualitative bottom-up local-scenario approach
  • 4.3 Resilience-driven approach
  • 5. Methodological advancements in assessing climate change vulnerability
  • 6. Way forward
  • 7. Conclusions
  • References
  • 15
  • Synthesis and conclusions
  • 1. Summary and synthesis
  • References
  • Index
  • Back Cover.