Developing Forested Conservation Corridors in the Kangchenjunga Landscape, Eastern Himalaya

Chettri, Nakul; Sharma, Eklabya; Shakya, Bandana; Bajracharya, Birendra

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“…The KL also represents a relatively high number of threatened bird species: Of the 78 threatened birds on the Indian Sub-continent, 17 (one endangered, three critically endangered and 13 vulnerable) occur in Sikkim . However, like many other landscapes worldwide, the KL is experiencing intense disturbances due to anthropogenic pressures such as logging, firewood collection, livestock grazing, development activities, and a growing tourism industry that may jeopardize its rich avifaunal diversity (Chettri et al 2002(Chettri et al , 2007a. These global changes also pose acute threats to biodiversity of the Himalayan landscape as they are rich in endemic species that have narrow and restricted ranges of distribution (Chettri 2010).…”

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Birds of the Kangchenjunga Landscape, the Eastern Himalaya: status, threats and implications for conservation

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Birds are reliable and widely used indicators for conservation planning and monitoring. We reviewed birds of the Kangchenjunga Landscape, a transboundary complex shared by Bhutan, India and Nepal in the Eastern Himalaya. Using 119 literature, we analyzed the bird survey efforts in the landscape, their taxonomic representation, global threat status, distribution patterns, and habitat preferences. We also discussed the potential threats and conservation challenges and documented current conservation efforts and government policies. Most of the bird surveys are carried out in India followed by Nepal and Bhutan. A total of 618 bird species belonging to 19 orders and 77 families are recorded. Passeriformes is the dominant order that constitutes 62% of the total records listed from the landscape. Among the families, Muscicapidae is the most common and diversely represented family. There are 41 species of birds that are categorized as threatened under IUCN Red List. Of the total birds occurring in the landscape, the highest number of bird species (95%) was documented from India, followed by Nepal (55%) and Bhutan (34%). Of them, 24% of the species were found to occur in the tropical zone. Forested habitat is widely used by 63% of the total species followed by wetlands (16%). Despite promising policies and legal provisions, the landscape faces numerous challenges including habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting and trapping, unsustainable extraction of natural resources, invasive alien species, unregulated tourism and global climate change. We suggest protection and management of birds through strengthening Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, reduction in forest encroachment and habitat destruction, conservation awareness programmes and comprehensive bird surveys with long term monitoring to assess the impact of environmental change as some of the approaches to conserve the rich avifaunal diversity of the landscape.

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Birds of the Kangchenjunga Landscape, the Eastern Himalaya: status, threats and implications for conservation

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“…Participation of (local) stakeholders is of major importance for the success in ES-based assessments, management and spatial planning (e.g., Chettri et al 2007;Frank et al 2012;Grêt-Regamey et al 2012;König et al 2010;Saxena et al 2001;Sheppard and Meitner 2005;Turpie et al 2008) and there are fundamental conceptual and operational issues still to be solved. Consequently, the proper inclusion of stakeholders has proven to be a challenge in many of the projects the authors of this contribution have been involved in.…”

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Do you have 5 minutes to spare? -The challenges of stakeholder processes in ecosystem services studies

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Operationalization of the ecosystem services (ES) concept for improved natural resource management and decision support cannot, thus far, be rated as satisfactory. Participation of stakeholders is still a major methodical and conceptual challenge for implementing ES. Therefore, we conducted an online survey and a literature analysis to identify benefits and challenges of the application of ES in participatory processes. The results show that the purpose of stakeholder engagement is very diverse as a result of varying objectives, spatial scales and institutional levels of analysis. The complexity, terminology and (lacking) coherent classification of ES are pivotal aspects that should be accounted for in the design of studies to improve stakeholder participation. Although limitations of time and financial resources are bigger challenges than ES related ones, tailoring communication strategies and information for different stakeholder groups are of major importance for the success of ES studies. Results support the view that the potential benefits of applying ES, e.g., consensus finding, and development of integrated solutions, cannot be realized consistently across the different spatial scales and decision-making levels. Focusing on stakeholder processes represents a means to increase the relevance, reliability and impact of study results and to move participation in ES research from theory to reality.

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“…This strategy helps to meet conservation objectives while ensuring the development of a region. Case studies from such regions (eg Saxena et al 2001;Chettri et al 2007;Turpie et al 2008) demonstrate that local participation and the incorporation of concerns, knowledge, and Keynotes, Perth 2010 perceptions of indigenous people is crucial for the success of ESS-based management.…”

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Ecosystem Services Assessment of Two Watersheds of Lancang River in Yunnan, China with a Decision Tree Approach

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Meer²,

Peng³

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AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment

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Developing Forested Conservation Corridors in the Kangchenjunga Landscape, Eastern Himalaya

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Birds of the Kangchenjunga Landscape, the Eastern Himalaya: status, threats and implications for conservation

Birds of the Kangchenjunga Landscape, the Eastern Himalaya: status, threats and implications for conservation

Do you have 5 minutes to spare? -The challenges of stakeholder processes in ecosystem services studies

Ecosystem Services Assessment of Two Watersheds of Lancang River in Yunnan, China with a Decision Tree Approach

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