Ladakh

Status of breeding water birds in Changthang cold desert sanctuary, Ladakh

The status of water birds in and around 11 lakes and 10 marshes in the Changthang Cold Desert Sanctuary, Ladakh was examined during July-August 2001. During the survey 44 species of water birds were recorded of which 19 species were breeding in various wetlands.

Publication Date:

01/04/2008

Author(s): Syed Ainul Hussain, Bivash Pandav

Source: Indian Forester

Vol:

134

Issue:

4

pp:

469

Tags:

Wetlands, Birds, Changthang SA, India, Ladakh, Statistics

Wildlife

Project Snow Leopard

The document on Project Snow Leopard launched by MoEF recently. It stresses on the landscape approach to wildlife conservation in the Himalayan high altitudes and is based on principles of robust science and community involvement in conservation.

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Himalaya, Livestock, Wildlife, Snow Leopard, Wildlife Management, People - Animal Conflicts, Public Participation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Arunachal, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Ladakh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

Environment

Extreme rainfall analysis and estimation of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) by statistical methods over the Indus river

Annual extreme rainfall series of 1-3 day durations at stations located inside the Indus basin in India were subjected to statistical analysis in order to estimate point Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) and maximum rainfall of different return periods for the durations of 1-3 days.

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Author(s): N. R. Deshpande, B.D. Kulkarni, A. K. Verma & et al

Source: Journal of Spatial Hydrology

Vol:

8

Issue:

1

pp:

22

Tags:

Environment, Rivers, India, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Rainfall Pattern, River Basin, Rainfall, Himalaya

Climate Change

Climate contours: living with change - biodiversity, communities and livelihoods

Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems in the Himalayas (CCIFEH) Programme is a joint initiative of WWF-India and WWF Nepal, funded by WWF-The Netherlands.

Publication Date:

01/07/2007

Source: WWF-India

Tags:

Ecosystems, Wetlands, Sundarbans, Lakes, Mangroves, Climate Change, Biodiversity, India, Ladakh

India

Ladakh's nomads could lose lifeline to sanctuary

The decision by Jammu and Kashmir's Leh district to declare the Changthang region a highaltitude wildlife sanctuary has put Ladakh's Changpa nomads in a fix. The nomads have, for long, been using

Publication Date:

29/04/2007

Author(s): Tashi Morup

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Grazing Lands, Livestock, Nomads, Sanctuaries, Tourism, Supreme Court, India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Leh

Water Resources

Local approaches for a global water revolution: a case study of communal water management in Ladakh, India

The mismanagement of water is one of the most pressing development problems of the day. This research argues that, in some circumstances, an often-neglected form of water management, communal property management, can offer a viable solution to this problem. India has a rich history of traditional water management. Within India, the region of Ladakh was examined as an example of successful communal water management.

Publication Date:

Dec 2006

Author(s): Natalie Denise Boyd

Source: Saint Mary's University

Tags:

Water Pollution, Water Resources, Water Management, India, Ladakh

Climate Change

Gone berserk

Monsoon s changing intensity and course

Publication Date:

14/12/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061215

pp:

0

Tags:

Monsoons, Climate Change, Global Warming, Himachal Pradesh, Lahul & Spiti, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh

Agriculture

Locust menace worsens in Ladakh

The people of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, are grappling with the menace of locusts, the migratory grasshoppers. Experts suspect that the pests, Locusta migratoria, have migrated from neighbouring

Publication Date:

29/09/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20060930

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Pesticides, Pest Control, Climate Change, Global Warming, Birds, Insects, China, India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh

Climate Change