Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region Twelve Case Studies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saikia, Anup (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Thapa, Pankaj (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Nature conservation.; Climate change.; Environmental geography.; Biodiversity.; Conservation biology.; Ecology .; Nature Conservation.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Environmental Geography.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

The book focuses on environment and conservation issues pertaining to the Himalayas, spanning Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bhutan and Myanmar. Environmental degradation, changes in snow cover and glaciers in India-Bhutan, threats to protected areas, and biodiversity in this ecologically fragile region ar...