S.No

Thematic categories/ R&D Themes  and Policy Problem

1: Watershed Processes and Management (WPM)

1.1.

Watershed services, management and land use policy

1.1.1.

Optimizing hydrological responses in a functional land use model for mid elevation Himalayan watersheds: an attempt towards water sustainability.

1.1.2.

Developing sacred landscape model for eco-restoration and biodiversity conservation in the Central Himalayan region.

1.2.

Domestic energy needs – options and challenges

1.2.1.

Energy use patterns in rural domestic sector of Uttarakhand State – issues options and Challenges.

1.3.

Improved economic and ecological viability of Himalayan farming systems

1.3.1.

Small holders farming systems: strategy for economic and environmental viability.

1.3.2.

Shifting agriculture: issues and options with focus on adaptive interventions to make it ecologically, economically and socially viable.

1.3.3.

Scaling-up innovative resource management practices for improved livelihood in the mid-hills of west  Himalaya.

1.3.4.

Nematode diversity in the traditional agro-ecosystems of central Himalaya, their impact on soil health, crop growth and development of demonstration model for agro ecotourism.

2: Biodiversity Conservation and Management (BCM)

2.1.

Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

2.1.1.

Response assessment & processing of knowledge base to serve long term management and use of biodiversity in the Himalaya – focus on representative protected sites.

2.1.2.

Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in Himachal Pradesh, North West Himalaya.

2.1.3.

Up-scaling applicability of ex situ mechanisms for conservation and utilization of high value plant species – focusing on promotion of conservation education & capacity buildings.

2.2.

Protected areas – management issues and solutions

2.2.1.

Project No 7 covers the theme.

3: Environmental Assessment & Management (EAM)

3.1.

Climate change impacts – land and water resources

3.1.1.

Forest phenology based indicators on climate change using satellite Remote Sensing for ecosystem- and regional modeling.

3.2.

SEA and EIA specific to the Himalaya

3.2.1.

Forest ecosystem services in the central Himalayan mountains: quantification and valuation approach.

3.2.1.

Strategic Environmental assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Analysis of Hydropower projects in western Himalayan region.

3.3.

Disaster mitigation and management – data bases and knowledge products

3.3.1.

Stabilization of landslides through engineering and bioengineering measures in Sikkim.

3.4.

Environmental Management of Urban areas

3.4.1.

Urbanization vis-a- vis solid waste management and air pollution in sprawling urban cities of Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalaya.

4: Socio-Economic Development (SED)

4.1.

Sustainable tourism

4.1.1.

Sustainable tourism: assessing the potential of Garhwal Himalaya.

4.2.

Entrepreneurship and self employment in the Himalaya

4.2.1.

Capacity building for entrepreneurship development  and self employment in the Himalayan region.

4.3.

Indigenous knowledge: traditional lifestyle, architecture and health care practices

4.3.1.

Indigenous Knowledge: traditional health care practices in rural areas of Uttarakhand, Central Himalaya.

4.4.

Migration: socio-economic and cultural implications

4.4.1.

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5: Biotechnological Applications (BTA)

5.1

Biotechnological interventions in environmental rehabilitation

5.1.1.

Development of propagation protocols, multiplication and field evaluation of selected economically important plants in the Indian Himalaya.

5.1.2.

Assessment of microbial diversity in Himalayan soils and determination of potential applications.

6: Knowledge Products and Capacity Building (KCB)

6.1.

Resource materials: mountain ecology and environment

6.1.1.

These themes form integral part of each of the project specified under 1-20 above.

6.2.

Capacity building and technology transfer/absorption

6.2.1

These themes form integral part of each of the project specified under 1-20 above.