[12] unnumbered pages, 314 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm.
Summary: “The HKH region is one of the largest and most understudied mountain regions in the world and one where the effects of global change are becoming apparent at an ever increasing rate. While there is a growing body of anecdotal evidence that strongly suggests that the mountain ecosystems and biodiversity that form the basis of local livelihoods are threatened by changing conditions, the hard data needed to substantiate what seems to be probable and plausible is sorely lacking. The mountainous regions of the eight countries that share the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region share similar terrain, biological diversity, and climatic conditions and face the same challenges from global change…”—(page summary).