Sikkim

Traditional livelihood based on sheep grazing in the Khangchendzonga national park, Sikkim

The Khangchendzonga National Park, located in Sikkim is a part of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot. Traditional sheep herding practices in the park based on village consultations and field surveys to understand the population trend, migration pattern, fodder preferences, incomes and benefit sharing, ecological impacts and risk mitigation techniques were analysed.

Publication Date:

01/01/2009

Author(s): Sandeep Tambe, G S Rawat

Source: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Vol:

8

Issue:

1

pp:

75-80

Tags:

Khangchendzonga NP, Sikkim, Sheep, North East, Eastern Himalaya, Public Participation, Traditional Knowledge, Migration, Benefit Sharing, Grazing Lands

Agriculture

Traditional knowledge systems in large cardamom farming: biophysical and management diversity in Indian mountainous regions

Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum) is a perennial cash crop grown under the Himalayan alder (Alnus nepalensis) or mix forest tree species in the hills of Nepal, Darjeeling hills, Sikkim and Bhutan. The cardamom based agroforestry system in the Himalayas has proved to be a sustainable land use practice at the landscape level supporting multiple functions and ecosystem services.

Publication Date:

01/01/2009

Author(s): Eklabya Sharma, Ghanashyam Sharma, Rita Sharma

Source: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Vol:

8

Issue:

1

pp:

17

Tags:

Ecosystem Services, Land Use, Himalaya, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Cash Crops, Spices, Firewood, Traditional Knowledge, Sikkim

Biodiversity

Eastern Himalayan nations need common biodiversity strategy

Sikkim Governor Balmiki Prasad Singh has called for creating common strategies among the biodiversity rich nations along the Eastern Himalayan stretch.

Publication Date:

25/12/2008

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Eastern Himalaya, Biodiversity, Sikkim, Gangtok

Forests

Raja writes to Manmohan on forest dwellers plight

Rajya Sabha member and Communist Party of India leader D. Raja sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Publication Date:

24/12/2008

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forest Act, Minor Forest Produce, Displacement, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal, Orissa (Odisha), Sikkim

Sanitation

Chamling accepts sanitation award to Sikkim

GANGTOK

Publication Date:

12/12/2008

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Sanitation, Awards, Sikkim

Agriculture

NE should be developed as organic belt: Chamling

Gangtok, Dec 4: Highlighting Sikkim

Publication Date:

05/12/2008

Source: Sentinel (Guwahati)

Tags:

North East, Agriculture, Organic Farming, Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Sikkim

Wildlife

Leopard sighted in Sikkim after long gap

Gangtok, Dec 3: After a long hiatus, a leopard has been spotted in Sikkim.
The sighting was done by the villagers of Melli area in South Sikkim in November. The animal was daily tracked.

Publication Date:

04/12/2008

Source: Sentinel (Guwahati)

Tags:

Wildlife, Leopard, Sikkim

Rift valley

Sikkim

Publication Date:

14/11/2008

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment, Organic Farming, Teesta, Dams/ Irrigation, Dams, Climate Change, Development, Hydroelectricity, Lepcha, Conflicts, Sikkim, North Sikkim, North East

Sanitation

Sikkim set to achieve 100 pc sanitation cover

The Union Rural Development Minister Dr Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, on Sunday, said that one of the main aims of the government would be to put North East on the fast track for achieving total sanitation.

The Union Minister further divulged that Sikkim is likely to become the first State to receive the Nirmal Rajya Award for 100 per cent sanitation coverage.

Publication Date:

21/10/2008

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Sanitation, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Ministry Of Rural Development, Sikkim

Sanitation