Land policies, land management and land degradation in the Hindu Kush - Himalayas

This study, commissioned by the ICIMOD as a part of the Global Mountain Initiative is broadly concerned with understanding and evaluating the land policies, the land management practices, and land degradation that have resulted over time in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas. The scope, agenda, and methodology of the research include land and land-related policy evolution and implementation by government or other institutions; gaps between policies and ground realities; stakeholders’ perceptions; interdepartmental, inter-institutional, and inter-agency conflicts and their resolution; and desirable changes in ways that policies are formulated and implemented. The study also examines other policies that have impacts on land use, problems of land degradation, access to land resources, links between policies and their environmental impacts, and required areas of research.