Sikkim

Assessing the priorities for sustainable forest management in the Sikkim Himalaya, India: A remote sensing based approach

Sikkim is a small, mountainous, Indian state (7,096 km2) located in the eastern Himalayan region. Though a global biodiversity hotspot, it has been relatively less studied. A detailed forest type, density and change dynamics study was undertaken, using satellite remote sensing data and intensive field verification. The landscape was found to be dominated by alpine and nival ecosystems, with a large portion above the tree line, considerable snow cover, and a sizeable area under forest cover (72%,
5,094 km2).

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Author(s): Sandeep Tambe, M. L. Arrawatia, Narpati Sharma

Source: Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Vol:

39

Issue:

4

pp:

1-10

Tags:

Forests, Forest Management, Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, Oak, North East, Remote Sensing

Natural Disasters

Quake jolts North-East

An earthquake measuring 5.9 in the Richter Scale rocked the entire Northeastern region for a few seconds at around 8.47 am this morning creating panic among the people who are still being haunted b

Publication Date:

22/11/2011

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, North East, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal, Ukhrul (D), Manipur, Guwahati

Poverty

Rural poverty alleviation project for NE approved

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday approved a Rs.683 crore project to improve the living standards of rural areas in four north-eastern States – Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura – fightin

Publication Date:

17/11/2011

Tags:

Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, World Bank, Population, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Women, Economy, Poverty

Health

It’s Capital punishment for kids: Survey

NEW DELHI: The state government may be trying to project Delhi as a world-class city, but the findings by "India's Child Rights Index", a first-of-its-kind report released on Wednesday, paint a dif

Publication Date:

10/11/2011

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Children, Child Health, India, People, Mizoram, Child Labour, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Arunachal

Natural Disasters

Tripura takes steps against quakes

Agartala: Altogether 2000 buildings including Neer Mahal, Raj Bhavan and Ujjayanta Palace have been identified as potential structures for retrofitting work keeping in mind Tripura’s vulnerability

Publication Date:

03/11/2011

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Earthquakes, Dhalai, Sikkim, Disaster Management, Natural Disasters

Climate Change

Analysis of grazing exclusion policy through a climate change mitigation lens: case from Barsey rhododendron sanctuary, West Sikkim

Forest ecosystems assume a significant role in climate change mitigation by the virtue of being one of the largest terrestrial carbon sinks. In India, Sikkim is one of the most pro-active states in leading the implementation of conservation policies and is recognised as a key conservation hub.

Publication Date:

01/11/2011

Author(s): Shweta Bhagwat, Manasi Diwan, Vivek V.

Source: Centre for Development Finance

Tags:

Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Sikkim, Forests, Ecosystems, Carbon Sinks, West Sikkim, Carbon Dioxide, Sanctuaries

Biodiversity

Sikkim biodiversity action plan

The Biodiversity of Sikkim faces a number of threats due to biotic as well as abiotic factors. It is essential to identify these factors so that the remedial measures can be taken to strengthen the conservation and management of biological diversity in the state.

Publication Date:

22/10/2011

Source: Government of Sikkim

Tags:

Biodiversity, Sikkim, Biodiversity Conservation, Protected Area Conservation, Climate Impacts, Invasive Alien Species

Natural Disasters

Nagaland launches State Disaster Resistance Force

DIMAPUR: The recent earthquake that devastated Sikkim has also jolted Nagaland state to launch its own State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to face any disaster, natural or man-made.

Publication Date:

11/10/2011

Source: Sentinel (Guwahati)

Tags:

Earthquakes, Sikkim, Disaster Management, Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Quake relief demand:`1000 cr

DARJEELING, 10 OCT: The Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) leadership today demanded a Rs 1,000-crore special package at par with Sikkim for reconstruction, relief, rehabilitation and restoration work

Publication Date:

11/10/2011

Source: Statesman (Kolkata)

Tags:

Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Darjiling (D), Sikkim

Natural Disasters