Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation Division

 Project Title :  Development of Ecologically Viable and Socio-economically Acceptable Integrated Model for Arresting Willow (Salix sp.) Mortality in Lahaul Valley of Himachal Pradesh.

 Principle Investigator : Dr. K.S. Kapoor

 Duration : 2003-2008

 Objectives:

• To understand the basic ecology and site characteristic of the area and assessment of site-specific problem of the valleys.
• Holistic assessment of immediate causes of mortality.
• To screen planting stock of Salix as collected from various sources in the nursery on long-term basis.
• To raise demonstration plantation of the screened clones for making the system ecologically viable.
•  In-depth studies on economy and dependence of the people on the species.                                                                        Back