期刊名称：IJEMS (Indonesian Journal of Environmental Management and Sustainability)
印刷版ISSN：2598-6260
电子版ISSN：2598-6279
出版年度：2019
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：1-13
DOI：10.26554/ijems.2019.3.4.1-13
语种：English
出版社：ARTS Publishing Corp.
摘要：The Eastern Himalayas have significant impact on the climate and biodiversity of the Indian Subcontinent.Many scattered hamlets are found in this zone and some of them are proximate to the forests enriched with endemic biodiversity.Icchey Gaon (27.1336°N,88.5657°E;Altitude 5,600 feet) is a small village situated in Kalimpong district,India in the Eastern Himalayas.The village is one of the recently developed tourist destinations in the Eastern Himalayas.The survey work was done in April,2017 by visiting Icchey Gaon village in Kalimpong,West Bengal.The survey work integrates the perspectives of human and social ecology,ecosystem services and sustainable development.Primary data were gathered through field survey and direct contact with common people and authorized centres of the region.Structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews supplemented by field notes were arranged to collect data from the village areas in Icchey Gaon.Focuses were given on demography,agriculture,livestock management,traditional water management,education,culture,health,waste management,disaster management,biodiversity,joint forest management,ecosystem services and human animal conflict.Biodiversity of the region was documented by visiting the forest areas and the nature interpretation centre situated in Neora Valley National Park.Management strategies have been suggested for conserving the forest biodiversity and socio-economic condition of the hamlet.Extensive study is necessary in the Eastern Himalayas to explore the socio-ecological conditions in the context of climate change.
关键词：Survey;Forest;Himalayas;Sustainable Development
