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Ecology and Society, 2023 Attention to environmental caretaking practices of Indigenous, traditional, and rural societies is an important strategy for Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination, as well as for greater ecological sustainability and resilience.
Elizabeth Allison
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Inventory and GLOF hazard assessment of glacial lakes in the Sikkim Himalayas, India
Geocarto International, 2021 Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) are a recurring hazard in the Himalayas, posing significant threat to downstream communities. The North Sikkim district of India, comprising the upper reaches of the Teesta River in the Eastern Himalayas, has ...
Nazimul Islam, P. Patel
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Mountain Research and Development, 2022 The contribution of overgrazing to high-elevation rangeland degradation is a problem across the Himalayan region, and it leads to tensions among users.
Tayan Raj Gurung +2 more
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Multiregional Satellite Precipitation Products Evaluation over Complex Terrain [PDF]
, 2016 An extensive evaluation of nine global-scale high-resolution satellite-based rainfall (SBR) products is performed using a minimum of 6 years (within the period of 2000-13) of reference rainfall data derived from rain gauge networks in nine mountainous ...
Anagnostou, E +18 more
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Gender and Climate Change in the Indian Himalayas: Global Threats, Local Vulnerabilities, and Livelihood Diversification at the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve [PDF]
, 2015 Global climate change has numerous implications for members of mountain communities who feel the impacts in both physical and social dimensions. In the western Himalayas of India, a majority of residents maintain a livelihood strategy that includes a ...
Badola, Ruchi, Ogra, Monica V.
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Artist Maria Maslennikova: the poetry of the Karelian isthmus and Himalayas in pastel
Искусство Евразии, 2021 The purpose of the article is to identify the ideological and stylistic features of the work of the modern Russian artist Maria A. Maslennikova, who continues the best traditions of Russian culture, especially the art of St. Petersburg.
Melnichuk, L.D.
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Shakespeare in Chinese Cinema [PDF]
, 2013 Shakespeare’s plays were first adapted in the Chinese cinema in the era of silent motion pictures, such as A Woman Lawyer (from The Merchant of Venice, 1927), and A Spray of Plum Blossoms (from The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1931).
Wu Hui
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau sensu lato (QTP s.l.) harbors an exceptionally high biodiversity, especially at its southeastern margin: this area encompasses the Hengduan Mountains and the eastern Himalayas, which have been listed as biodiversity hotspots. To
Haibin Yu +5 more
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Effect of ENSO phase on large-scale snow water equivalent distribution in a GCM [PDF]
, 2009 Understanding links between the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and snow would be useful for seasonal forecasting, but also for understanding natural variability and interpreting climate change predictions.
Clifford, Debbie +2 more
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Why apple orchards are shifting to the higher altitudes of the Himalayas?
PLoS ONE, 2020 Apple cultivation is one of the most important sources of livelihood in Indian side of the Himalayas. The present study focuses on the apple orchards of Himachal Pradesh, a state within the Himalayan Mountains, a major apple producers of India.
Netrananda Sahu +6 more
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