Nepal
- Created by: SophieSunderland
- Created on: 29-04-15 13:49
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- Nepal - Himalayas Problems
- Poverty and population growth
- rapid population and chronic poverty place huge pressure on Nepals natural env. and ecosystems and are the main drivers of environmental change.
- Deforestation
- 87% of Nepals mountain population depends on agriculture - 40% live below poverty line
- forests are disappearing at a rate of 3% a year.
- Overgrazing by sheep, cattle and goats, fuelled by population growth has speeded up deforestation
- inncreasing demand for firewood, fodder and timber.
- Tourism
- Has increased inequality between those engaged in tourism and those who are excluded
- 25,000 trekkers a year - imposed pressure on mountain ecosystems. Use of fuel wood is forbidden although this rule gets broken
- Human waste - poses threat to env. polluting streams & rivers. Most waste left is non- biodegradabel
- Trail erosion - Many heavily used tourist trails are deeply gullied. Trekkers often avoid eroded trails, trampling adjacent vegetationa dn causing further damage
- Loss of habitat and forces change in species composition
- Poverty and population growth
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