The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Using the framework of human wellbeing adopted by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA), this paper summarises the current status of human wellbeing in the Eastern Himalayas and analyses the potential impact on it of climate change. The first section introduces the review framework and methodology; data on various aspects of …
ICIMOD, in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, has undertaken an assessment of trends, perceptions, and impacts of climate change on biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayan region and, in the process, sought a broad consensus on climate-change impacts on ecosystem and adaptation measures. This paper is part of the broader assessment …
Supported by the MacArthur Foundation, ICIMOD undertook a series of research activities together with partners in the Eastern Himalayas from 2007 to 2008 to provide a preliminary assessment of the impacts and vulnerability of this region to climate change. Activities included rapid surveys at country level, thematic workshops, interaction with …
ICIMOD, in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, has undertaken an assessment of trends, perceptions, and impacts of climate change on biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayan region: in the process it is hoped to achieve a broad consensus on the impacts of climate change on the ecosystem and measures that can …
Supported by the MacArthur Foundation, ICIMOD undertook a series of research activities together with partners in the Eastern Himalayas from 2007 to 2008 to provide a preliminary assessment of the impacts and vulnerability of this region to climate change. Activities included rapid surveys at country level, thematic workshops, interaction with …
Mountains are amongst the most vulnerable and hazardous environments in the world: they also harbour rich repositories of biodiversity. Water and other natural resources are supplied to the lowlands through ecosystem services. Some of the world
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) undertook a series of research activities together with partners in the Eastern Himalayas from 2007 to 2008 to provide a preliminary assessment of the impacts and vulnerability of this region to climate change. Activities included rapid surveys at country level, thematic workshops, …
Arunachal Pradesh, being the largest state in eastern Himalayan region, has unique biodiversity and diverse cultural resources. The state is the homeland of five ecosystems and 26 major tribes. The livelihood security of tribal communities is determined by terrestrial and aquatic indigenous bioresources. Economy of tribals living in far-flung areas …
This document contains the presentation by Smriti Basnett, A.V. Kulkarni, B.P. Rathore & et al on Snow cover monitoring and snow distribution in Sikkim Himalayas, presented at National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010. The Sikkim Eastern Himalayan ranges feed river Tista of its fresh water, influencing the …
Invasive alien species are regarded as principal threats to global biodiversity. In this paper, the authors describe a situation where an endemic plant species, the dwarf bamboo
Due to their restricted distribution range and dwindling population endemic and threatened species need considerable attention from ecologists. Sikkim is a part of the Eastern Himalayas Endemic Bird Area that represents high concentrations of globally threatened species. This study collected information on endemic and threatened birds of Sikkim using point …
A close look at the agricultural scenario in the hill state of Sikkim reveals that foodgrain production has been growing more slowly than population. The state has failed to augment agrarian reforms and public investment in agriculture has been on the decline. As a result, foodgrain production, productivity, gross sown …
Glaciologists are arguing over how a highly contentious claim about the speed at which glaciers are melting came to be included in the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In 1999 New Scientist reported a comment by the leading Indian glaciologist Syed Hasnain, who said in an …
We examined the spatial distribution pattern of reptiles in an eastern Himalayan elevation gradient. The factors governing the distribution have been assessed with emphasis on the mid-domain effect. We surveyed reptiles along the elevation gradient (300–4800 m) of the Teesta valley in Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India using time constrained visual …
At a time when the impact of global warming and human activities have been recognised as threats to Northeast India, a report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has emphasised the need for concerted action to protect the Eastern Himalayan region. A study report
In this latest report ICIMOD has highlighted the vulnerability of the Eastern Himalayan ecosystems to climate change as a result of their ecological fragility and economic marginality. Supported by the MacArthur Foundation, the ICIMOD undertook a series of research activities together with partners in the Eastern Himalayas from 2007 to …
The Eastern Himalayan region has been proposed as another National Agricultural Biodiversity Heritage Site, based on six indices. The region is the richest in species diversity among the northeastern states of India. It is the center of diversity for several widely distributed plant taxa and a crucible for speciation encompassing …
Out of the 353 new flora and fauna species discovered in Eastern Himalayas between 1998-2008, 19 were found in Sikkim, stated a latest WWF report. The report
Aspects of life history and morphometry of Günther’s oriental slender snake Trachischium guentheri (Boulenger, 1890) was studied along the Lachen and Lachung valleys of North Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India during 2003 – 2005. A total of 360 snakes were observed in 1026 man-hours of time constrained visual encounter surveys. Females …
As many as 353 new species of flora and fauna have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas in the past decade, of which more than 40 per cent were found in the eight states of the Northeastern region. While the 353 discoveries include 244 plants, 16 amphibians, 16 reptiles, 14 …
