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' limate Change' in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) usage refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (for example, Cusing statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. It refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. Climate change also refers to the long-term variations in temperature, precipitation, wind and other elements of earth’s climate at considerably longer time duration and place. With this context, our cover story on Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR) examines that biophysical environment, socioeconomic conditions, and the livelihood of the people inhabiting the Himalayan regions and the adjacent areas have been in a state of flux for quite some time due to the climate change/global warming and its consequences. The diverse ecosystem of NDBR with unique biodiversity is at risk with rise in global warming. Massive floods in the year 2013, washed away bands of beautiful meadows in the Valley of Flowers—a core zone in the NDBR. Scientists at the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Research and Environment (GBPIHED) have been apprehensive that composition and diversity of species are all set to be affected by the climatic anomalies, thus jeopardizing the conservation value of the protected areas of Himalayas and their respective environments. Apart from scientific researches, analysis of indigenous knowledge also provides a keen insight into the changing climate and its impact. Gradual changes in climate are being felt by the local population. Reduction in winter snowfall, spring rainfall, and meltdown flows are a few evident examples. Our cover story also highlights the fact that timberline and alpine vegetation with medicinal and aromatic plant species have also become vulnerable to extinction due to the threat posed by climate change. It also leads to low soil moisture and eventually low crop yield and crop diseases. Sudden increase in soil-borne infections caused by insects of Coleoptera species and the spurt of diseases, such as rust and blight in potato and cereals are also being attributed to climate change. Experts, while pointing towards adoption of certain mitigation strategies and priority interferences, also feel that acquiring knowledge of the people, biodiversity, vulnerability and their linkage through participatory management and research should be given utmost priority. The special report in this issue highlights the fact that The Draft Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016, seeks to do away with the Central Wetlands authority, and vest all powers to conserve wetlands in the respective states. While the pros and cons of this new legislation may be debatable, however, the existence of a state authority in itself is no guarantee for the conservation of wetlands. For this, a wide diversity of stakeholders need to play a role in the process. Since the conversion and obliteration of wetlands is a common problem at most places in India, we need implementation processes that enable broad consultation and review.
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http://www.terragreen.teriin.org Cover Story The Vulnerable Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve Facing Environmental Aberrations The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR) is one of the spectacular wilderness areas with exceptionally beautiful high-altitude West Himalayan landscapes encompassing outstanding biodiversity. However, Rajshekhar Pant tells us that the biophysical environment and the socioeconomic conditions of the people inhabiting the NDBR has been in a state of transition for quite some time due to global warming and its consequences. He highlights that in order to mitigate the dangers posed by these environmental aberrations, it is essential to acquire knowledge of the people, biodiversity, and their linkage through participatory management and research. Rising temperature has, over the years, been making the glaciers to melt and recede at an alarming pace. Increasing precipitation and its higher intensity is becoming more erratic and disastrous. It is making the fragile landscape of the region susceptible to cloud burst and prone to soil erosion. Cover Story
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n the unending series of discussions and negotiations a total expanse of 5,860.89 km2 and has two core zones on climate change, it might be too premature to (Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers), which uphold that glaciers in the Himalayan region are are absolutely uninhabited. Its buffer zone is spread over I 2 receding at an alarming pace due to global warming. an area of 5,148.57 km and has 47 villages snuggled However, the inference that biophysical environment, in the altitudinal range of around 1,500–3,600 metres socio-economic conditions, and the livelihood of the above sea level (masl). The famous religious shrines of people, inhabiting the Himalayan regions and the Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib are also in its precincts. adjacent areas, have been in a state of transition for The Nanda Devi National Park was inscribed a World quite some time due to the global warming and its Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. Veteran scientists, fallouts—is hardly debatable. In this massive mountain such as Dr R K Maikhuri, Dr L S Rawat, Dr Prakash system of roughly 5,91,000 km2, that constitutes Phondani, among others having to their credit extensive 18 per cent of the total area of India, around 9.2 per cent participatory action research carried out over the last is protected in the form of five biosphere reserves, two decades at the NDBR under the aegis of the GB 18 national parks, and 71 wildlife sanctuaries. Incidentally, Pant Institute of Himalayan Research and Environment India is among 12 mega-diversity regions of the world— (GBPIHED), are apprehensive that composition and thanks to the presence of the Himalayas. diversity of species; habitats and the occurrence of rare and endangered species; as well as invasive species of The Nanda Devi high altitude are all set to be affected by the climatic Biosphere Reserve aberrations, thus jeopardizing the conservation value of the protected areas of Himalayas and their respective The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR) is the second environments. Apart from scientific researches, oldest biosphere reserve of India, established in the year analysis of indigenous knowledge also provides a 1988, and spread over three districts of Uttarakhand keen insight into the changing climate and its impact. Himalayas, that is, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, and Chamoli. Of course, the perceptions of the local inhabitants A unique area with rich ecological, cultural, religious and are derived not from any direct measurement of the spiritual values, and abundant biodiversity, NDBR covers climate but from the way it has been affecting their
24 TERRAGREEN FEBRUARY 2017 immediate surroundings and livelihoods. Not only the octogenarians but even a sizeable majority of those in their late thirties or early forties in the buffer zone villages, such as Malari, Gamsali, Niti, and Dunagiri, in the NDBR region speak about advancement in the flowering, leafing, and fruiting season of aromatic flora and, also in case of certain wild edibles, at least by 15–20 days. Reminiscences of heavy snowfall and thick cover have now become the themes of bedtime stories. Recession of glaciers, such as Satopanth and Dunagiri, within the confines of NDBR has been a first-hand experience for them and the transhumant pastoralists (transhumance is the seasonal movement of people with their livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures) often talk about considerable decrease in water resources used by livestock in the alpine and low-altitude forests. Changes in Socio-Economic and Agro-Ecosystem The inhabitants of NDBR region are from Indo- Mongoloid and Indo-Aryan ethnic group, and practice marginal subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry. The area under plough in NDBR is 21 km2, which constitutes 0.7 per cent of the total reserve. shift in climate in the recent past and the consequent Besides, quite a few other factors, such as socio-cultural rise in temperature, feels Dr Maikhuri, will bring and economic variations, the traditional agro- more opportunities for cash crops, such as tomatoes, ecosystem and crop species of the region—presently cabbage, chilies, peas, etc., and also for medicinal under the process of rapid transition—are conditioned plants. However, the picture is not all rosy. Reduction mainly by environmental heterogeneity. The global in winter snowfall, spring rainfall, and meltdown flows
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is also bound to have its toll. Following even the minor in higher altitude on the other hand are all set to changes in climate, severity of the diseases in the affect the quality and quantity of the forage, besides potential traditional crops like Amaranths, scientists increasing the pests and viruses causing diseases. observe, has already increased. In the altitudinal range An interesting observation in the uninhabited alpine between 1,000 and 1,800 masl Hymenia rickervolis—a pastures, which are the storehouse of medicinal particular disease—has already started damaging the and aromatic plants, is the sudden enhancement crop, whereas in the altitudinal range between 2,200 in the growth of certain species, such as Allium and 2,800 masl, it still grows well. It has been inferred strecheyi or Dactylorhiza hatogirea while at the that poor rainfall in July and high temperature and same time reduction in certain species like Rheum humidity in the second week of September provides emod. Interestingly, these species are similar in favourable conditions to the moth responsible for this their ecological distribution. Upward migration of disease. The wide range of traditional legumes growing woody plants may be yet another threat to the alpine between 1,000 and 2,000 masl also has problems in grasslands of NDBR. fruit settings. Sudden increase in soil-borne infections caused by insects of Coleoptera species and the spurt of The Erratic Effects of diseases, such as rust and blight in potato and cereals Climate Change are also being attributed to climate change. The reserve has a number of glaciers feeding the Animal husbandry constitutes an important numerous tributaries of the river Ganga. It is quite component of economy and culture in the buffer zone critical for maintaining the hydrological balance in the settlements of the reserve. Transhumant pastoralism thickly populated Gangetic plains. Rising temperature or seasonal shift with cattle to alpine grazing lands has, over the years, been making the glaciers to or village-greens in lower valleys has, since time melt and recede at an alarming pace. Increasing immemorial, been a way of life here. Conservation of precipitation and its higher intensity, it is understood, land in alpines and intensified production in the lower is becoming more erratic and disastrous. It is making valleys though has been instrumental in reducing the fragile landscape of the region susceptible to cloud the number of cattle “yet”, says Dr Maikhuri, “it is not burst and prone to soil erosion. Eroded landscape sufficient to keep grazing intensity of the required favours growth of species like Polygonum, a weed that optimum of about 0.3 ha per animal unit.” Prolonged has been occupying quite speedily the vast patches dry spells from December to May, consequent upon in the meadows in Neeti, Mana, and Bhyundar valleys. an erratic weather cycle, may seriously jeopardize this Massive floods in the year 2013, understood to be a long-standing unique regime in which highlanders manifestation of our callous attitude towards these of NDBR have been sending their livestock to the low heights, washed away swaths of beautiful meadows lands from winters to early spring. Climatic changes in the Valley of Flowers—the second core zone in
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26 TERRAGREEN FEBRUARY 2017 Much of the colour has fled from the Valley of Flowers the NDBR. The twin settlements of Ghangharia and such as Taxus baccata [source of Taxol (Paclitaxel) a Pulna in the peripheral region of the valley were badly chemotherapy drug], Juniperus spp, and Betula utilis damaged. Old-timers here talk of heavy rains in 1940s, have already been listed in the rare and endangered “but it was not devastating” they say. Forest officials categories. Advent of defoliator moth in the altitudinal from the Valley of Flowers, Badrinath Forest Division, range of 3,300– 3,600 masl, where it has been noticed Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Rudraprayag, Roopkund, by the villagers feeding on Bhojpatra, is also attributed and Tehri Forest Division speak of the speedily to the reduced snowfall and the consequent rise in dwindling number of Brahmkamal, the official state the temperature in the past 8–10 years. flower of Uttarakhand. It blooms during the monsoon. In the valley, there used to be sprawling expanses of The Expert’s Opinion this highly scented flower but now it is found only in Buffer zone settlements in the reserves, it is understood, small patches. generally happened to be unable to withstand the recreational pressure that tourism and the subsequent The Sensitive Timberline development of infrastructure generates. Following a The most sensitive zone of environmental change ban on high-altitude expeditions, especially to Nanda in the NDBR is the ecological boundary made of Devi peak, for which quite a few villages in the buffer timberline, where the sub-alpine forest terminates. zone settlements used to be the base camp, tourism It actually acts as a barometer for the researchers. in this region has for quite some time been revolving Dominant tree species of the timberline, such as Fir around trekking and pilgrimage. However, in the recent (Abies pendrow), Bhojpatra (Betula utilis), and Acer past, adventure tourism, winter sports, nature rambles, caesium, etc., with narrow ecological niches and an expeditions to glaciers, etc., have expanded abruptly adaptability to extremely low temperature, scientists though in an extremely unorganized manner. Now with are apprehensive, may gradually start disappearing, the transhumant pastoralism being in decline in the giving way to middle altitude (1,600–2,000 masl) region and income generation from the other primary species, such as Pinus roxoburghie, Cedrus deodara, and secondary production sectors, such as agriculture, Cupressus torulosa, Quercus sp., and Rhododendron livestock, and collection of non-timber forest products, arborium. In and even beyond the villages of Tolma, also taking a nosedive, tourism alone has the potential Lata, and Garpak, located between 2,600 and 3,000 to become the mainstay of economy in this region. masl, the rot-resistant species of Cedrus deodara is Vulnerability of the grand local culture and tradition, speedily getting replaced by Pinus wallichiana (chir suggests Dr Maikhuri, should constitute the core of the pine). Quite a few keystone species of timberline, policy ever drafted to boost tourism in these remote
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pockets. “Changing climatic patterns have necessitated”, standing need of institutional cooperation, coordination, he says, referring to his address in the International collaboration, and capacity building to address climate Mountain Biodiversity Conference held a few years back change in different sectors. at Kathmandu, “adoption of certain mitigation strategies and priority interferences.” He feels that acquiring Who Will Save This from Fools? knowledge of the people, biodiversity, vulnerability, and Mark Sagoff, the environmental ethicist, philosopher, their linkage through participatory management and Acting Director and Senior Research Scholar at the research should be taken to the utmost priority basis. Institute of Philosophy and Public Policy, University of “Despite the long history of planned conservation to our Maryland, may think of species, representing a mere credit, the near absence of participatory research and accident of random mutation and natural selection, and management has been instrumental but in alienating the people from official conservation drives, especially argues, “How is saving all sorts of species in order to in the Himalayan region,” he rues. Keeping an eye on conserve biodiversity any more justified or obligatory the diversity of ecosystem, indigenous knowledge, and than, say, saving bits of thread to roll the world’s largest socio-economic conditions of NDBR, the researchers ball of string, if that is what people choose to do? If nature advocate the need of location-specific afforestation has no purpose, is it more obligatory or more justified to and reforestation strategies, “giving due importance to conserve species than matchbook covers or cabbage- people’s essential needs.” For assuring adequate supply patch dolls?” But, Dr Maikhuri, the field scientist having of food, economic security, conservation of the wealth to his credit not only over two decades of ceaseless of traditional crops, sustainability of production system, wandering in the difficult terrain of NDBR but also a lot of and environmental conservation in view of future climate empathy for the simple folks inhabiting small picturesque change, “multidisciplinary research efforts to develop hamlets dotting the panorama of the reserve, has reasons farming system and select appropriate crops are the need to blame none other than the species called Homo of the hour,” the scientists say. sapiens for all that is wrong in the remote pockets of the GBPIHED has for decades been involved in promoting Himalayas. Picking up a metaphor from Joan Muir to large-scale cultivation and conservation of medicinal and describe the spirit of protection and conservation being aromatic plants. Dr Maikhuri opines that besides opening inherent in nature he says, “God has cared for these trees, substantial potential for employment generation, “such saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a an effort, if undertaken properly, may help reduce the thousand straining leveling tempests and floods; but existing pressure on natural resources.” Promotion of he can not save them from fools.” # appropriate technologies suitable for high-altitude regions, such as protected cultivation, bio-prospecting Mr Rajshekhar Pant, an amateur filmmaker, photographer, and wild edibles, off farm and other supporting technologies, writer, has written over a thousand write-ups, reports, etc., published in all the leading newspapers and magazines of the country. He has are also needed to provide viable options for income studied NDBR region as a media fellow of CSE, New Delhi, and has generation and to reduce the existing pressure on to his credit the shoot, research, and script for a PSBT Documentary forest and alpine meadows. He also emphasizes on the film on the Reserve. Email: [email protected].
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