Abstract
Rangelands in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region are distributed mainly in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan and cover more than half the land area. They play vital roles in biodiversity hotspots, carbon sequestration, water regulation, local livelihoods and tourism development, and provide indispensable ecosystem services for 25-30 million people in the HKH countries. However, climate change, livestock over-grazing and increasing urbanization are causing widespread degradation and threaten the sustainable utilization of rangelands. To restore the degraded rangelands, strategies such as fencing, rotational grazing, artifcial grassland and protected areas have been implemented. However, more efforts are needed to rescue the valuable rangelands in the HKH region.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Sustainable Ecological Restoration and Conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Comprehensive Review |
| Publisher | CABI International |
| Pages | 190-205 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781800622562 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781800622555 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Jul 2024 |
Keywords
- Artifcial grassland
- Climate change
- Fencing and rotational grazing
- Over-grazing
- Protected area
- Rangeland degradation and restoration
- Urbanization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- General Environmental Science
