Environmental vulnerability assessment of eco-development zone of Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh, India

Nandy, Subrata; Singh, Chandra Prakash; Das, K. K.; Kingma, Nanette C.; Kushwaha, S. P. S.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.04.024

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“…There are works that evaluate vulnerability in NPA with management purpose [12]- [14] and demonstrate that the vulnerability analysis can be an important step to turn into public policies and give the decision makers the tools for management the natural resources of the NPA. The determination of natural fragility, the pressures that are influencing the area and the final evaluation of vulnerability, allow knowing the current state of the system, becoming an important tool for the decision makers for the development of a program management.…”

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Vulnerability Assessment for Resource Management of a Natural Protected Area

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González-Baheza

2018

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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The present study analyzes the vulnerability assessment as a tool and reference for a sustainable managing of the Natural Protected Area (NPA) San Jose del Cabo Estuary Mexico (ESJC). ESJC is a coastal oasis of fresh water located close to the Gulf of California mouth, and it is an important refuge for migratory birds and endemic species that inhabit the estuary. ESJC has been threatened by the rapid urbanization and tourist development in Los Cabos, which created negative effects such as land changes, sewage discharges and invasive species, affecting largely the quality of the estuary. In this context the main purpose of the study was to evaluate the vulnerability of every micro region of ESJC in order to propose management strategies of the NPA. We made a characterization and regionalization of ESJC. We propose an index (VI) based on indicators to represent the vulnerability, as well as the natural and socio-ecological pressures affecting the refuge. The VI was shaped adding fragility index (FI) and pressure index (PI). The FI and PI were created from the indicators that were normalized to dimensionless quantities ranging from 0 to 1. In result, the indexes infer a high vulnerability of the lagoon and the upstream area with natural vegetation: The FI shows the frailty due to runoffs, sediments, natural vegetation, endemic species and exposed population; the PI represents high values of pressure from tourism development, demography, runoff from floods, and the agricultural and urban activities. The integrated vulnerability evaluation from biophysical and socioeconomic aspects for a protected area allows an establishment of a management proposal strategy for sustainability of the ESJC.

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Vulnerability Assessment for Resource Management of a Natural Protected Area

Verdugo

Arizpe

González-Baheza

2018

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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“…Kerentanan lingkungan berhubungan erat dengan resiko terjadinya kerusakan lingkungan seperti ekosistem, proses fisik maupun biologis yang dipengaruhi oleh adanya aktivitas antropogenik (Nandy et al, 2015). Konsep kerentanan dapat diartikan sebagai tekanan, sensitivitas maupun daya adaptif suatu sistem (Nandy et al, 2015).…”

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“…Konsep kerentanan dapat diartikan sebagai tekanan, sensitivitas maupun daya adaptif suatu sistem (Nandy et al, 2015). Pengukuran kerentanan lingkungan dapat digunakan dalam evaluasi yang komprehensif terhadap sumberdaya terdampak sebagai akibat dari aktivitas alami maupun intervensi aktivitas manusia (Fan et al, 2009).…”

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APLIKASI SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS DALAM Pemetaan KERENTANAN KAWASAN TAMAN NASIONAL BUKIT BAKA BUKIT RAYA, PROPINSI KALIMANTAN BARAT

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2017

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ABSTRAKTaman Nasional Bukit Baka Bukit Raya (TNBBBR) merupakan perwakilan tipe ekosistem hutan hujan tropis pegunungan dan habitat satwa liar baik yang dilindungi maupun yang belum dilindungi. Fisiografi kawasan ini berupa pegunungan patahan yang di dalamnya terdapat salah satu dari The Seven Summits of Indonesia yaitu Bukit Raya. Kondisi tersebut menyebabkan kawasan ini berpotensi mengalami degradasi karena erosi maupun aktivitas wisata. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memetakan kerentanan kawasan TNBBBR menggunakan Indeks Sensitivitas Lingkungan. Penelitian dilaksanakan di dalam kawasan TNBBBR wilayah Kabupaten Sintang Propinsi Kalimantan Barat. Analisis data dilakukan secara spasial menggunakan metode tumpang susun (overlay) dengan pemberian peringkat yang terdiri atas sangat rendah, rendah, sedang, tinggi, dan sangat tinggi. Kerentanan kawasan ditentukan berdasarkan analisis daerah bahaya erosi, daerah tangkapan air dan daerah perlindungan satwa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kerentanan kawasan TNBBBR wilayah administrasi Kabupaten Sintang bervariasi dari tingkat yang sangat rendah (22,01%), rendah (67,67%), sedang (10,28%), dan tinggi (0,05%). Meskipun hanya sebagian kecil dari lokasi penelitian yang memiliki tingkat kerentanan tinggi, namun semuanya berada di Resort Rantau Malam yang merupakan pintu masuk untuk pendakian ke puncak Bukit Raya dari Propinsi Kalimantan Barat. Sebagian besar daerah dengan tingkat kerentanan tinggi (81,17 %) telah berada di zona rimba. Peruntukan zonasi tersebut bertujuan untuk membatasi aktivitas yang bisa dilakukan sehingga degradasi lingkungan terutama akibat aktivitas antropogenik dapat dicegah.Kata Kunci: biofisik, kerentanan, Sintang, taman nasional, zonasi (81,17%). The zoning allocation aimed to limit the anthropogenic activities so that the environmental degradation can be prevented. ABSTRACT Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (BBBRNP) is a representative of tropical rainforest ecosystem and wildlife habitat either the protected wildlife or those that has not been protected yet. It's physiographic consists of block mountain in which there is Bukit

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“…This reduction in spring discharge has affected 332 habitations, 2 towns and 38,460 rural populations especially during summer season (Singh et al 2010;DDMP 2011). Additionally the climate variability and hydrological extremes in this region have led water resources vulnerable and the ecosystem fragile (Nandy et al 2015). Another factor impacting the natural resources is the rapid development of this region due to heavy tourism and inflow of migrants, which altered the biophysical setup of the Kullu valley in recent years (Vijay et al 2016;Singh and Roy 2002).…”

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Quality of water resources in Kullu Valley in Himachal Himalayas, India: perspective and prognosis

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The water quality in mountain regions of Himalaya is considered to be good and quantity adequate. However, recent reports suggest that urbanisation and population growth have been tremendous, which are impacting the land use/cover changes and also endangering the water resources both in quality and quantity. This paper elaborates the systematic investigation carried out on different attributes impacting the drinking water resources in Kullu valley. Two approaches were employed in this study: (1) ex-ante approach involving field survey and secondary data analysis from ancillary sources and (2) hydrochemical approach for the measurement of water quality parameters from springs. Results from ex-ante approach infer rise in population of about 15% during 2001-2011, which led to a significant change in land use pattern, microclimate and also increased water demand. Hydrochemistry of the water samples in the study area has indicated that the current status of spring waters is satisfactory for drinking purposes with a few incidences of high NO 3 − which is mostly attributed to contamination from sewage, while F − , Cl − and TDS contamination is mainly confined to hot springs. From both ex-ante approach and primary hydrochemical data it can be inferred that springs need to be restored in terms of both quantity and quality. Hydrochemical interpretation suggests two main groups of samples: (1) low TDS and Ca-Mg-Cl-HCO 3 type, which are mainly recharging waters with very less interaction with the aquifer material and (ii) moderate TDS and Mg-Ca-Cl, Ca-Na-HCO 3 , Na-CaCl-SO 4 and Ca-Mg-HCO 3 and have undergone water-rock interaction. Based on the inferences obtained from the Piper's, Chadha's and Durov's classification no evidence of hot springs contaminating or contributing to other cold springs and shallow groundwater (hand pump) is found. The study concludes that the water resources are vulnerable to anthropogenic interventions and needs treatment prior to drinking. Periodic monitoring of water quality and adopting proper treatment procedures are essential for supplying safe and sustainable water to the community in the Kullu valley, Himachal Pradesh.

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Environmental vulnerability assessment of eco-development zone of Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh, India

Cited by 89 publications

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Vulnerability Assessment for Resource Management of a Natural Protected Area

Vulnerability Assessment for Resource Management of a Natural Protected Area

APLIKASI SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS DALAM Pemetaan KERENTANAN KAWASAN TAMAN NASIONAL BUKIT BAKA BUKIT RAYA, PROPINSI KALIMANTAN BARAT

Quality of water resources in Kullu Valley in Himachal Himalayas, India: perspective and prognosis

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