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Title: A MOUNTAIN CULTURE IN JEOPARDY: AN ANALYSIS OF A FAULTY FOREST POLICY WHICH IS AFFECTING THE CULTURE AND BIODIVERSITY OF A TRIBAL POPULATION IN WESTERN HIMALAYAS
Authors: Dr. Syed Aiman Raza
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Dr. Syed Aiman Raza Assistant professor, Department of Anthropology, Shia P.G. College, Lucknow
MLA 8 Raza, Dr. Syed Aiman. "A MOUNTAIN CULTURE IN JEOPARDY: AN ANALYSIS OF A FAULTY FOREST POLICY WHICH IS AFFECTING THE CULTURE AND BIODIVERSITY OF A TRIBAL POPULATION IN WESTERN HIMALAYAS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 12, December 2020, pp. 3980-3989, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i12.019. Accessed December 2020. APA 6 Raza, D. (2020, December). A MOUNTAIN CULTURE IN JEOPARDY: AN ANALYSIS OF A FAULTY FOREST POLICY WHICH IS AFFECTING THE CULTURE AND BIODIVERSITY OF A TRIBAL POPULATION IN WESTERN HIMALAYAS. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(12), 3980-3989. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i12.019 Chicago Raza, D. "A MOUNTAIN CULTURE IN JEOPARDY: AN ANALYSIS OF A FAULTY FOREST POLICY WHICH IS AFFECTING THE CULTURE AND BIODIVERSITY OF A TRIBAL POPULATION IN WESTERN HIMALAYAS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 12 (December 2020), 3980-3989. Accessed December, 2020. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i12.019.
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Abstract: Traditional mountain societies are characterised by their symbiotic relationship with nature. Living in harsh environments people have to rely on natural resources and on an array of practices which they have devised through trial and error during their inhabitancy through ages. Their holistic view of their ecosystem results in diversified and dynamic strategies that are well adapted to their natural environment. The emphasis is on diversification rather than homogenisation of landscape. But situation can reverse in the years to come and we can see a major upheaval in environment, transformation in the cultural milieu and economy thus leading to an unsustainable mode of life. The major cause of environmental degradation today is the unsustainable forest policy of the Himachal government which needs the attention of policy makers, if they want sustainable livelihoods for future generations. The paper analyses the faulty forest policy which is affecting the biodiversity and the culture of the Kinnaurese and reflects on why change is needed to transform the faulty policies not only in Himachal Pradesh but throughout the country.

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