G.B.
Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development
G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan
Environment and Development was established in August 1988, at Kosi-Katarmal,
Almora, as an autonomous institute of the Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India. The Institute is identified as a focal agency, to
advance scientific knowledge, to evolve integrated management strategies,
demonstrate their efficacy for conservation of natural resources and to
ensure environmentally sound development in the entire Indian Himalayan
Region (IHR). Apart from undertaking research and technology development
and/or demonstration on its own, the Institute has established linkages
with National and International Organizations committed to environment
and development linked issues in the mountain regions. The Institute has
been recognized as a nodal agency for research and development programs
in the Indian Himalaya by the Planning Commission, the Ministry of Environment
and Forests, Government of India, and many International organizations.
All R&D activities of the Institute are essentially multi-disciplinary
in nature, and based on a conscious effort to interlink natural and social
sciences to promote sustainable development.
For further
information please contact:
Director
G.B.
Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development
Kosi-Katarmal,
Almora 263 643, Uttaranchal, India
Phone#
91-5962-41015; 41041
Fax # 91-5962-31360;
31507
e-mail:gbpihed@rediffmail.com
