Carbon Management for Promoting Local Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region
Editors: Shang, Z., DEGEN, A., Rafiq, M.K., Squires, V. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Discusses carbon management and its linkages with livelihood improvement of the fragile communities of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region
- Focuses on a region that has multidimensional ecological, economic, cultural and environmental significance
- Sheds new light on the social, economic, and policy perspectives associated with carbon management
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- About this book
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This book contributes to our understanding of linkages between carbon management and local livelihoods by taking stock of the existing evidence and drawing on field experiences in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, an area that provides fresh water to more than 2 billion people and supports the world’s largest population of pastoralists and millions of livestock.
This edited volume addresses two main questions: 1. Does carbon management offer livelihood opportunities or present risks, and what are they? 2. Do the attributes of carbon financing alter the nature of livelihood opportunities and risks? Chapters analyze the most pressing deficiencies in understanding carbon storage in both soils and in above ground biomass, and the related social and economic challenges associated with carbon sequestration projects. Chapters deliver insights to both academics from diverse disciplines (natural sciences, social sciences and engineering) and to policy makers. - About the authors
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Dr. Zhanhuan Shang is a Professor at the School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University in China.
Dr. Muhammad Khalid Rafiq is a Senior Scientific Officer at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Dr. Victor R. Squires is an Ex-Professor and Consultant at International Dryland Management Consultant, Adelaide University, Australia.
- Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Managing Carbon Cycle Linkage to Livelihood in HKH Region
Pages 3-23
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Climate Change Mitigation and Pastoral Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region: Research Focuses, Opportunities and Challenges
Pages 25-43
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Tracking of Vegetation Carbon Dynamics from 2001 to 2016 by MODIS GPP in HKH Region
Pages 45-62
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Livelihood and Carbon Management by Indigenous People in Southern Himalayas
Pages 63-87
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Effects of Different Grassland Management Patterns on Soil Properties on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Pages 91-108
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Carbon Management for Promoting Local Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region
- Editors
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- Zhanhuan Shang
- Allan DEGEN
- Muhammad Khalid Rafiq
- Victor Squires
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-20591-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-20591-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-20590-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXI, 347
- Number of Illustrations
- 11 b/w illustrations, 79 illustrations in colour
- Topics
