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DOI	10.3390/su16062434
	The Changing Ecology of a High Himalayan Valley: Challenges to the Sustainable Development of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal
	Byers, Alton C.; Shrestha, Milan; Zackary, Andrew; Byers, Elizabeth A.; Coburn, Broughton; Watanabe, Teiji; Chand, Mohan B.
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2071-1050
起始页码	16
结束页码	6
卷号	16 期号:6
英文摘要	The Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) is a high mountain protected area (MPA) in eastern Nepal undergoing socioeconomic and environmental changes that are unprecedented in the region's history. In the following paper, we discuss recent changes involving new road construction, climate change, adventure tourism, and the wildlife/forest cover/medicinal plant sectors. Our assessments are based on the collective results of past and recent field research, remote sensing analysis, oral histories, and literature reviews. While similar changes are occurring in MPAs throughout Nepal, it is suggested that the KCA differs from other regions in that it still retains the option of conducting detailed feasibility, environmental, and impact assessments prior to the implementation of major change-associated projects, particularly the construction of roads. In turn, the KCA might avoid many of the environmental, social, and economic problems experienced elsewhere in Nepal, while enhancing its status, income-generating capacities, and sustainability as a global destination for adventure, nature, and cultural tourism.
英文关键词	change; Kanchenjunga; conservation area; Nepal; sustainability; roads; adventure tourism; climate change; wildlife
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:001193165600001
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/308544
作者单位	University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder; Colorado College; Hokkaido University; Tribhuvan University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Byers, Alton C.,Shrestha, Milan,Zackary, Andrew,et al. The Changing Ecology of a High Himalayan Valley: Challenges to the Sustainable Development of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal[J],2024,16(6).
APA	Byers, Alton C..,Shrestha, Milan.,Zackary, Andrew.,Byers, Elizabeth A..,Coburn, Broughton.,...&Chand, Mohan B..(2024).The Changing Ecology of a High Himalayan Valley: Challenges to the Sustainable Development of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal.SUSTAINABILITY,16(6).
MLA	Byers, Alton C.,et al."The Changing Ecology of a High Himalayan Valley: Challenges to the Sustainable Development of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal".SUSTAINABILITY 16.6(2024).