Who is responsible for the rapid degradation of our pristine Himalayas? No it is not always man! But man definitely is an interfering pest that nature can do without. Events such as forest fires and landslides are an integral part of the natural cycle – but all such processes were hastened when humans began their exploitation of the pristine Himalayas. […]
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Sustainable resource extraction in the Western Ghats is possible under particular conditions, i.e., low population density, simple technology, localised resources and limited expansion. However, due to heavy dependence on forests, even subsistence livelihoods, such as in India, could lead to deforestation although the relationship between deforestation and wealth is not straightforward. Deforestation has multiple scalable […]
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