There are, no doubt, definite signs of the overexploitation of the natural environment and the thus resulting damage to the landscape in the Himalayas of Nepal. Hover, it is not the destruction which is the dominant aspect, but a type of mountain agriculture, based on a long tradition of farming experience, optimally adapted to geological factors. Some examples are regular crop rotation, the practice of a fallow-season as an integral part of a crop rotation plan, fertilisation, the spreading of mulch to provide the soil with supplementary organic matter and elaborate techniques of artificial irrigation.
