Lingua: Inglese
Editore: International Centre for IMD, 2002
ISBN 10: 9291155551 ISBN 13: 9789291155552
Da: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Contents: Foreword. Editorial preface. Abstract. Executive summary. I. Conservation of Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain ecosystems and sustainable development: 1. Participatory biodiversity conservation in the Hindu Kush- Himalayan ecoregion - towards participatory conservation and development. 2. Conservation of mountain ecosystems: a people and management model plan for nature reserves - a case study of Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary. 3. The characteristics of biodiversity in the grand canyon of the Yarlung Zangbo River in the Eastern Himalayas. 4. An introduction to the biodiversity of a mountain ecoregion. II. A study on Hkakaborazi National Park of North Myanmar: 1. NGO collaboration in the development of Hkakaborazi National Park in Northern Myanmar. 2. Vegetation and key floristic features of Hkakaborazi National Park. 3. An introduction to native orchids of Myanmar in the Hkakaborazi area. 4. Endemic species and new records of orchids in Hkakaborazi and surrounding areas. 5. Rhododendrons endemic to Myanmar's snow-capped mountain region. 6. Current status and threats to the survival of large mammals in North Myanmar. 7. Birds recently sighted in Hkakaborazi region, Northern Myanmar. 8. Socioeconomic and cultural conditions of ethnic communities in Hkakaborazi National Park. 9. Ecotourism prospects and management: issues in Hkakaborazi National Park. 10. Integration of community-based conservation approaches to wildlife and forest laws - emerging legislation and policies in neighbouring countries. 11. 'Sub-regional consultation in conservation of Hkakaborazi mountain 254 pp.