TY - BOOK AU - Pirta, Raghubir Singh TI - Ecology and human well-being : nature and society in Himachal Pradesh SN - 8175413549 U1 - 333.7170954 PY - 2007/// CY - Delhi PB - Shipra Publications KW - N1 - CONTENTS : Foreword by Sunderlal Bahuguna vii Prologue ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii List of Boxes xvi List of Figures xvii List of Tables xviii 1. Life and its Support System 1 2. Ecology and Sustainability 18 3. Water, Forest and Land 37 4. Diversity of Views 71 5. Evolution of Cooperation 91 6. Native Wisdom 111 7. Institution of Deity 134 Future Agenda 160 Appendix 1 : Moratorium on Commercial Felling of Trees in the Himalayas 165 Appendix 2 : Declaration of the Save Himalaya Movement 168 Appendix 3 : National Parks and Sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh 172 Appendix 4 : List of some of the Plants Easten by the Rhesus Monkey (R) and Hanuman Langu (L) in Himachal Pradesh 174 Bibliography 177 Index 189 ER -