Sustainable Development and Rehabilitation of Degraded Village Lands in Himalaya

achieving activities agricultural altitude bamboos benefits Block capacity cash Chowda climatic collection concern conservation considerations considered cost cover crop cultivation cultural decision degraded demands Department dependence distribution diversity economic effective efforts elevation environmental established existing factors farm farmers fodder forest forest land given Government grazing growth higher hill Himalaya human importance improvement income increase indicate individuals inputs institutions irrigation issues Khaljhuni knowledge lack land less limit Major material medicinal meeting Mikhila Minor monetary mountain natural needs objective Panchayat period plants Policy poor population potential practice preferred present problems production programs providing rates realize regeneration region rehabilitation Reserve resource responsibility rural slopes social society soil sources species supply sustainable development Table traditional tree values vegetation village yields zones