Land-use changes in two middle hills districts of Nepal

Auteurs :
JACKSON, W.
TAMRAKAR, R.
SHEPHERD, K.

Description :
From 1993 to 1996, the Nepal Australia Community Forestry project conducted four comparative land-use studies in Nepal's Sindhu Palchok and Kabhre Palanchok districts to evaluate the efficacity of Australian development assistance over a 19-year period to foster community forestry. Study used sets of air photographs taken in 1978 and 1992, supplemented by Rapid Rural Appraisal and other information, to assess land-use changes from 600 to 4,000 m in altitude. Whereas some grassland and shrublands were converted to forest on the lower slopes, there was rapid forest denudation on the upper slopes. - (SLD)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Mountain research and development, issn : 0276-4741, 1998, vol. 18, n°. 3, p. 193-212, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 22 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Japon, Tokyo, United Nations University