This volume analyzes ecological and socio-economic risks due to climate change in the Himalayan mountain ecosystems, communities, and proposes adaptation strategies and sustainability practices. In order to better understand the potential actions required to improve natural resource conservation and the development of mountain people's livelihoods. The authors discuss the current status of local knowledge  system on various environmental aspects of conservation and sustainable use of mountain resources in the Himalaya. The book addresses the  institutional capacities, gaps, and priority...