K. S. Rao,^* Sunil Nautiyal,^** Rakesh K. Maikhuri,^*** Krishna Gopal Saxena<sup>****


*</sup>K. S. Rao, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora 263 643, India. ksrao@nde.vsnl.net.inK. S. Rao is a scientist at the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development in Almora (India). He investigates trends and patterns of land use change in the Himalaya and their implications for sustainable livelihood. He and his colleagues are involved in designing, developing, and demonstrating land use models suitable for various Himalayan agro-ecoregions.
^**Sunil Nautiyal, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora 263 643, India.Sunil Nautiyal is a postdoctoral researcher at the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development at Almora (India). He studies sustainable livelihood measures of the local inhabitants in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve.
^***Rakesh K. Maikhuri, Garhwal Unit, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, PO Box 92, Srinagar (Garhwal) 246 174, India. gbpgu@nde.vsnl.net.inRakesh K. Maikhuri is an ecologist with the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development at Garhwal Unit, Srinagar (India). For the past decade, he and his collaborators have been documenting the ecosystem responses of the Himalayan region to anthropogenic pressures. His recent interests include bioprospecting for sustainable livelihood development.
^****Krishna Gopal Saxena, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India. kgsaxena@jununiv.ernet.inKrishna Gopal Saxena is an associate professor of ecology at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India). He specializes in Himalayan ecology and integration of traditional and modern knowledge systems for sustainable development using natural resources.