Contents

Preface
- B.R. Singh and P.L. Sankhayan

Soil Degradation and Environment Quality in South Asia
- R. Lal

Plot Level Runoff, Soil and Nutrient Loss in Upland Rainfed Terraces (Bari) and Aspect-wise Soil Quality of Different Land Uses in Pokhare Khola Watershed, Nepal
- K.D. Awasthi, K.R. Tiwari, M.K. Balla, B.K. Sitaula , B.R. Singh, and K. Pandit

Rainfall, Soil Moisture Content and Runoff in a Small Catchment in the Indian Himalayas
- R. Hessel, M.K. Gupta, P. Singh Datta, E. van den Elsen and S.D.Sharma

Application of the LISEM Soil Erosion Model to a Forested Catchment in the Indian Himalayas
- R. Hessel, M.K. Gupta, P. Singh Datta and E.Gelderman

Soil Quality in the Nepalese Context – An Analytical Review
- R.M. Bajracharya, B.K. Sitaula, S. Sharma, and A. Jeng

Soil Properties and Quality Index in Relation to Land Cover in Arnigad Watershed of Garhwal Himalayas, India.
- S.D.Sharma, Bishal Sitaula and B.R.Singh

Land Use Changes and Geomorphometric Analyses in Galaundu and Pokhare Khola Watersheds in Mid-hill Region of Nepal
- M.K. Balla, K.D. Awasthi, B.R. Singh, B.K. Sitaula, and B.M. Pradhan

Analysis of Vegetative Degradation at a Village Level in the Indian Himalayan State of Uttarakhand – A Systems Approach by Using Dynamic Linear Programming Bio-economic Model
- Prem L. Sankhayan, Mohit Gera and Ole Hofstad

Land Use Changes in the Western Himalayan Region – a Study at Watershed Level in the State of Himachal Pradesh, India
- Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Prem Lall Sankhayan, Ole Hofstad, Ranveer Singh

Deforestation and Forest Cover Changes in the Himachal Himalayas, India
- Hemant K Gupta

Threatened Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Sangla Valley in Himachal Himalaya - Causes and Remedies
- Viraj Man Negi, Bhupender Dutt and N.S. Chauhan

Employment Potentials in Harvesting of Forest Products in Western Himalayas
- Amar S. Guleria