Participatory Ecosystem-Based Planning and Management: A Resource Manual for Mid-Level Technicians and Development Workers; ICIMOD Manual 2017/4

Management of natural resources (land, water, soil, vegetation) has multiple benefits. It not only provides ecosystem goods such as food, timber, fuelwood but also services like regulation of hydrological flows, erosion control, carbon sequestration and conservation of biodiversity. Sustainable management of natural resources in the upper catchments of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is critical for both upstream and downstream communities.