A Review on the Sustainable Development of the Indian Himalayan Region linking the Ecological and Economic factors

Abstract

In the mountain ecosystems of the world, the Indian Himalayan region occupies a special location. Not only are these geodynamically young mountains significant from the climate point of view and as a provider of life, providing water to much of the Indian subcontinent, but they also contain a wide range of flora, fauna, human populations and cultural diversity. Much of its people are oppressed, despite the abundance of natural resources, and still live at a subsistence level. The unscientific use of natural resources leads to a rise in the deterioration of the ecosystem and worsens the effects of natural hazards. In order to restore the balance between economic interest and ecological imperatives with due regard to socio-cultural values, new paradigms need to be created.