📗 Libro en inglés SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION IN THE HINDU KUSH HIMALAYAN REGION

The years 2021 to 2030 have been designated as The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Ecological restoration and biodiversity conservation efforts face unprecedented challenges especially in developing countries and areas such as the Hindu Kush Himalayan HKH region This huge HKH region which includes areas in eight separate countries Afghanistan Pakistan Nepal India China Bangladesh Myanmar and Bhutan is a biodiversity hotspot with a vast array of ecosystems landscapes peoples and cultures It is known as one of the pulses of the world However the HKH is also the world s largest and poorest mountain region where landscapes and environments have been severely damaged as a result of climate change and human activities Coordinating conservation and restoration policies sharing knowledge and funds and maintaining livelihoods are major challenges and are in urgent need of improvement This book details the past and current ecological problems in the HKH region and the threats and challenges that ecosystems and local people face It pays special attention to developments of transformative adaptations and presents examples of sustainable conservation and ecological restoration management practices Three primary questions are addresse