Kailash c malhotra (13 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: New. Language: English. About The Author: K C Malhotra, an Anthropologist and human ecologist has taught in Pune University and Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata. He has carried out extensive research on anthropological and ecological dimensions among tribals, dalits, nomads of the country. He has authored over 20 books/monographs and has published over 350 research articles in Indian and foreign journals. He is the fellow of the Indian National Science Academy and Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangaluru. He was President of Indian Society of Human Genetics. He has served as a member or Chairman on various committees of Department of Science and technology, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Planning Commission, etc. .Singru Hontal, a Kondh tribal, was born and brought up in village Kondhpungar in Koraput district of Odisha. He studied upto class seven. Presently, he is leader of People's Organisation and facilitator for village development. He on his own initiative acquired exceptionally knowledge of biodiversity and its conservation. He has received training in a number of aspects of rural development (sustainable agriculture, health and sanitation, PRI's, agroforestry, PBR, etc.). Since 1992 he has facilitated a wide range of development activities in his village: formation of Peoples Organisation, establishment of grain and gene bank and self help groups, land development, low carbon agriculture, herbal garden, solar energy, sanitation etc. Due to his dynamic leadership he has transformed Kondhpungar in to a model village in south Orissa. Contents: CONTENTS: # Preface 13 Acknowledgements 17 Acronym 19 List of Tables 21 List of Figures 27 List of Plates 29 1. Kondhpungar Village 33 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Village Profile 1.3. Geographical Area 1.4. People Kondhs Kuvi Kondh 1.5. Education 1.6. Languages Spoken 1.7. Land Holding Pattern 1.7.1. Interhousehold Variation in Total Land Holdings 1.8 Sources of Livelihood Annual Income Among the Households Income From Livestock Income From Forest Products Income From Wage Labour Distribution of Total Annual Income Relative Contribution of Different Sources of Livelihood to Total Annual Income Income Generation Activities Undertaken by SHG in Kondhpungar 1.9 Annual Calendar of Main Festivals in the Village Rakhyas Puja Spiritually Empowered Seeds 1.10. Traditional Governance System 1.11 Present Governance System People's Organisation SelfHelp Group Rural Health and Environmental Programme (Rhep) 1.12 Growing Partnership: People of Kondhpungar and IRDWSI 1.13. Glimpses of Kondhpungar's Journey 19882008. 2. Objectives, Concepts and Methods 101 2.1. Objectives of the Study 2.2. Various Concepts Used Biodiversity Sustainable Use of Biodiversity Sustainable Livelihoods 2.3 Methodology Adopted Formation of Study Team Capacity Building Team Formation Data Collection Nomenclature 8 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods Validation of Nomenclature Duration of Study Photo Documentation. 3. Biodiversity Bearing Areas in Kondhpungar 109 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Identification of Biodiversity Bearing Areas 3.3. Description of Biodiversity Bearing Areas 3.3.1. Landscape Biodiversity Bearing Areas 3.3.1.1. Homestead Gardens Variation in Size of Badas Biodiversity in Individual Homestead Gardens Biodiversity in Homestead Gardens: Salient Features and Summary Vegetables and Other Plants Grown in Badas Wild Plants Found in Badas Wild Animals Sighted in Badas 3.3.1.2. Domesticated Animals Interhousehold Variation Inter Household Variation in Total Numbers of Animals Maintained Preferred Domesticated Animals 3.3.1.3. Herbal Garden Medicinal Plants Planted in the Garden Survival Status of Planted Species Wild Plants Species Found in Herbal Garden Wild Animals Sighted in Herbal Garden 3.3.1.4. Farm Land Domesticated Plant Species Wild Plants Species Occurring in Farm Lands Wild Animals Sighted in Farm Lands 3.3.1.5. Wet Lands Crop Grown in Wet Lands Wild Plants Species Occurring in Wet Lands Wild Animals Sighted in Wet Lands 3.3.1.6. Rainfed Lands Crops and Trees Grown in Rainfed Lands Wild Plant Species Found in Rainfed Lands Wild Animal Species Sighted in Rainfed Lands 3.3.1.7. Shifting Cultivation Crops Grown in Shifting Cultivation Fields Trees Grown in Shifting Cultivation Fields Wild Plants Occurring in Shifting Cultivation Fields Wild Animals Sighted in Shifting Cultivation Fields 3.3.1.8. Social Forestry Plantation Names of the Plant Species Planted Wild Plants Occurring in Social Forestry Patch Wild Animals Sighted in Social Forestry Patch 3.3.1.9. Cashew Nut Plantation Wild Plants Occurring in Cashew Nut Plantation Patch Wild Animals Sighted in Cashew Nut Plantation Area 3.3.1.10. Eucalyptus Plantation Wild Plant Species Occurring in Eucalyptus Plantation Area Wild Animals Sighted in Eucalyptus Plantation Area 3.3.1.11. Silver Oak Plantation Wild Plant Species Occurring in Silver Oak Plantation Area Wild Animals Sighted in Silver Oak Plantation CONTENTS: 9 Patch 3.3.1.12. Protected Forest Plants Planted in the Protected Forests Wild Plant Species Occurring in Protected Forest Wild Animal Sighted in Protected Forest 3.3.1.13. Sacred Grove Wild Plant Species Occurring in the Sacred Grove Wild Animals Sighted in Sacred Grove 3.3.1.14. Road Side Plantation Wild Plants Species Occurring on Road Side Wild Animal Sighted on Road Side 3.3.2. Waterscape Elements Bearing Biodiversity 3.3.2.1. Tank 1 Plants Planted on the Embankment of the Tank Wild Plants Occurring on the Embankment of the Tank Aquatic Fauna Found in the Tank Wild Animals Found in and Around the Tank 3.3.2.2. Tank 2 Aquatic Animals Found in and Around the Tank Plants Raised on the Tank Bund Wild Plants Occurring on the Tank Bund Wild Animals Seen Around the Tank 3.3.2.3. Tank 3 Aquatic Animals Found in and Around the Tank Plants Raised on the Tank B. …

Hardbound. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Preface. 1. Sacred groves in India an overview i. Anthropological dimensions of SGs. ii. Geographical distribution of SGs in India. iii. Sacred mangroves. iv. Number and size distribution of SGs. v. Ownership and management of SGs. vi. Ethnicity and sacred groves. vii. Gender and SGs. viii. Interfaces between people and sacred groves. ix. Political dimensions of SGs. x. Sacred groves as common property resources. 2. Biological and ecological dimensions i. Biological value. ii. Ecological services. 3. Threats Status of sacred groves of Meghalaya. 4. Opportunities i. Duvaria Saran. ii. Mizoram safety forests in Manipur and Mizoram. iii. Meghalaya Ki law Lyngdoh sacred grove. iv. Kesar Chirkav practice in Rajasthan. v. Pavitravanas in Karnataka. vi. Initiatives for strengthening SGs. vii. Chhattisgarh. viii. Karnataka. ix. Kerala. x. Maharashtra. xi. Orissa. xii. In the words of people. xiii. Rajasthan. xiv. Initiatives undertaken by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS). xv. Future strategy and action plan. Appendices. Bibliography. In India as elsewhere in many parts of the world a number of communities practise different forms of nature worship. One such significant tradition is that of providing protection to patches of forests dedicated to deities and/or ancestral spirits. These patches of forests are known as sacred groves. The tradition is very ancient and once was widespread in most parts of the world. The estimated number of sacred groves in India in about two lakhs. Groves are rich heritage of India and play an important role in religious and socio cultural life of the local people. These ecosystems harbour many threatened endangered and rare plant and animal species. The book covers various cultural and ecological dimensions of sacred groves in India and describes recent initiatives undertaken by various stakeholders to strengthen this multifarious institution. 170 pp.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: New. Language: English. About The Author: K C Malhotra, an Anthropologist and human ecologist has taught in Pune University and Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata. He has carried out extensive research on anthropological and ecological dimensions among tribals, dalits, nomads of the country. He has authored over 20 books/monographs and has published over 350 research articles in Indian and foreign journals. He is the fellow of the Indian National Science Academy and Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangaluru. He was President of Indian Society of Human Genetics. He has served as a member or Chairman on various committees of Department of Science and technology, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Planning Commission, etc. .Singru Hontal, a Kondh tribal, was born and brought up in village Kondhpungar in Koraput district of Odisha. He studied upto class seven. Presently, he is leader of People's Organisation and facilitator for village development. He on his own initiative acquired exceptionally knowledge of biodiversity and its conservation. He has received training in a number of aspects of rural development (sustainable agriculture, health and sanitation, PRI's, agroforestry, PBR, etc.). Since 1992 he has facilitated a wide range of development activities in his village: formation of Peoples Organisation, establishment of grain and gene bank and self help groups, land development, low carbon agriculture, herbal garden, solar energy, sanitation etc. Due to his dynamic leadership he has transformed Kondhpungar in to a model village in south Orissa. Contents: CONTENTS: # Preface 13 Acknowledgements 17 Acronym 19 List of Tables 21 List of Figures 27 List of Plates 29 1. Kondhpungar Village 33 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Village Profile 1.3. Geographical Area 1.4. People Kondhs Kuvi Kondh 1.5. Education 1.6. Languages Spoken 1.7. Land Holding Pattern 1.7.1. Interhousehold Variation in Total Land Holdings 1.8 Sources of Livelihood Annual Income Among the Households Income From Livestock Income From Forest Products Income From Wage Labour Distribution of Total Annual Income Relative Contribution of Different Sources of Livelihood to Total Annual Income Income Generation Activities Undertaken by SHG in Kondhpungar 1.9 Annual Calendar of Main Festivals in the Village Rakhyas Puja Spiritually Empowered Seeds 1.10. Traditional Governance System 1.11 Present Governance System People's Organisation SelfHelp Group Rural Health and Environmental Programme (Rhep) 1.12 Growing Partnership: People of Kondhpungar and IRDWSI 1.13. Glimpses of Kondhpungar's Journey 19882008. 2. Objectives, Concepts and Methods 101 2.1. Objectives of the Study 2.2. Various Concepts Used Biodiversity Sustainable Use of Biodiversity Sustainable Livelihoods 2.3 Methodology Adopted Formation of Study Team Capacity Building Team Formation Data Collection Nomenclature 8 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods Validation of Nomenclature Duration of Study Photo Documentation. 3. Biodiversity Bearing Areas in Kondhpungar 109 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Identification of Biodiversity Bearing Areas 3.3. Description of Biodiversity Bearing Areas 3.3.1. Landscape Biodiversity Bearing Areas 3.3.1.1. Homestead Gardens Variation in Size of Badas Biodiversity in Individual Homestead Gardens Biodiversity in Homestead Gardens: Salient Features and Summary Vegetables and Other Plants Grown in Badas Wild Plants Found in Badas Wild Animals Sighted in Badas 3.3.1.2. Domesticated Animals Interhousehold Variation Inter Household Variation in Total Numbers of Animals Maintained Preferred Domesticated Animals 3.3.1.3. Herbal Garden Medicinal Plants Planted in the Garden Survival Status of Planted Species Wild Plants Species Found in Herbal Garden Wild Animals Sighted in Herbal Garden 3.3.1.4. Farm Land Domesticated Plant Species Wild Plants Species Occurring in Farm Lands Wild Animals Sighted in Farm Lands 3.3.1.5. Wet Lands Crop Grown in Wet Lands Wild Plants Species Occurring in Wet Lands Wild Animals Sighted in Wet Lands 3.3.1.6. Rainfed Lands Crops and Trees Grown in Rainfed Lands Wild Plant Species Found in Rainfed Lands Wild Animal Species Sighted in Rainfed Lands 3.3.1.7. Shifting Cultivation Crops Grown in Shifting Cultivation Fields Trees Grown in Shifting Cultivation Fields Wild Plants Occurring in Shifting Cultivation Fields Wild Animals Sighted in Shifting Cultivation Fields 3.3.1.8. Social Forestry Plantation Names of the Plant Species Planted Wild Plants Occurring in Social Forestry Patch Wild Animals Sighted in Social Forestry Patch 3.3.1.9. Cashew Nut Plantation Wild Plants Occurring in Cashew Nut Plantation Patch Wild Animals Sighted in Cashew Nut Plantation Area 3.3.1.10. Eucalyptus Plantation Wild Plant Species Occurring in Eucalyptus Plantation Area Wild Animals Sighted in Eucalyptus Plantation Area 3.3.1.11. Silver Oak Plantation Wild Plant Species Occurring in Silver Oak Plantation Area Wild Animals Sighted in Silver Oak Plantation CONTENTS: 9 Patch 3.3.1.12. Protected Forest Plants Planted in the Protected Forests Wild Plant Species Occurring in Protected Forest Wild Animal Sighted in Protected Forest 3.3.1.13. Sacred Grove Wild Plant Species Occurring in the Sacred Grove Wild Animals Sighted in Sacred Grove 3.3.1.14. Road Side Plantation Wild Plants Species Occurring on Road Side Wild Animal Sighted on Road Side 3.3.2. Waterscape Elements Bearing Biodiversity 3.3.2.1. Tank 1 Plants Planted on the Embankment of the Tank Wild Plants Occurring on the Embankment of the Tank Aquatic Fauna Found in the Tank Wild Animals Found in and Around the Tank 3.3.2.2. Tank 2 Aquatic Animals Found in and Around the Tank Plants Raised on the Tank Bund Wild Plants Occurring on the Tank Bund Wild Animals Seen Around the Tank 3.3.2.3. Tank 3 Aquatic Animals Found in and Around the Tank Plants Raised on the Tank B. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Impact of climate change: an overview. 2. Materials and method. 3. Socio-economic profile of the study villages. 4. Nature and extent of biodiversity. 5. Peoples perceptions on climate change coping mechanisms and adaptive strategies. 6. Community perceptions and implications for adaptive policy making. References. Appendices. Index. The present book is based on a study undertaken to investigate the perceptions of the people on climate change and the adaptive strategies as perceived by them in case of such an eventuality.This micro level study was designed specifically to:(I) Document the peoples perception on climate change;(II) Understand the adaptation options that the community perceives;(III) Document the changes in both wild and domesticated biodiversity that is perceived by the people to be affected by climate change;(IV) Investigate the possible coping role of the local resources such as forests and biodiversity in case of any climate-change related eventuality, and(V) Assess the existing institutional capacities to cope up with the eventualities and suggest effective institutional mechanism for the future.The possible impacts of climate change in the study area were analyzed and the study focused on such natural disasters as drought, flash floods, increased temperature, erratic rainfall which are experienced at these low/mid-elevation zones of Himalaya/sub-Himalaya region.…