Journal of Phylogenetics & Evolutionary Biology

Environmental Science and Technology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Environment Education and Research (BVIEER), Katraj, Pune, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Comparison between Traditional and Current livelihood strategies of Sherpa and Tamang communities in the Eastern Himalayas
  Author(s): Prativa Bomzon* and Erach Bharucha
  
  The Himalayas are known for their rich biodiversity and natural landscapes comprising of a series of mountain ranges, valleys, and rivers. Geomorphology has a significant part to play in the climatic conditions of the region and profoundly shapes the livelihood and cultural practices of local indigenous populations. The landscape in the Himalayas is included in a specific bio-geographic zone having several individual elements that are entwined within local forms of knowledge and everyday life of local communities. The Sherpa, Tamang, and Bhotia communities are considered to be the native inhabitants of this region. They hold indigenous knowledge about the local flora fauna and their landscape elements. The characteristic of the bio-geographic zone has been linked to a culturally distinct indigenous knowledge system. Cultural traditions are also interlinked with.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2329-9002.2022.10.236

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