Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Himalaya is a concise introduction to the various aspects of indigenous knowledge system pertaining to Himalaya. Combining in-depth conceptual, theoretical and empirical analysis, it examines the core areas of study and research. The book deals with substantive areas of study such as identification, documentation, validation and appkication of the traditional knowledge system in the natural resource conservation. Accessible and reader friendly, this book offers various research methhodologies of collection, interoretation, evaluation of data and a wide coverage of relevant and interdisciplinary themes. Anyone who nurtures hope for the future of the earth and her inhabitants must read this book.