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==Career==
==Career==
He has published over 170 research papers/articles and 9 books, "The Valley of Flowers: Myth and Reality",<ref>http://www.indianbooks.co.in/bookmart/the-valley-of-flowers-myth-and-reality.html</ref> "Medicinal Plants of Indian Trans-Himalaya",<ref>http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Medicinal_plants_of_Indian_Trans_Himalay.html?id=xqRKAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y</ref> "Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand",<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Medicinal-Plants-Uttarakhand-Livelihood-Conservation/dp/8176222097</ref> and "Ecology and Conservation of Valley of Flowers National Park".<ref>http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Ecology_and_conservation_of_the_Valley_o.html?id=ydEsAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y</ref> He writes popular articles regularly in English and Hindi. His decade long studies on the [[Valley of Flowers National Park]] laid the foundation stone to declare the Valley of Flowers as a [[World Heritage Site]] by UNESCO in 2005.<ref>Kala, C.P. 2005. The Valley of Flowers- A Newly Declared World Heritage Site. Current Science, 89 (6): 919-920 http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/sep252005/919.pdf</ref>
He has published over 170 research papers/articles and 9 books, "The Valley of Flowers: Myth and Reality",<ref name="indianbooks">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianbooks.co.in/bookmart/the-valley-of-flowers-myth-and-reality.html|title=ISBN 9788170893110 8170893119 The Valley Of Flowers: Myth And Reality Chandra Prakash Kala International Book Distributors,New Delhi|publisher=indianbooks.co.in|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref> "Medicinal Plants of Indian Trans-Himalaya",<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Medicinal plants of Indian Trans-Himalaya: focus on Tibetan use of medicinal resources|author=Kala, C.P.|date=2003|publisher=Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh|isbn=9788121101806|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=xqRKAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref> "Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand",<ref name="amazon">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Medicinal-Plants-Uttarakhand-Livelihood-Conservation/dp/8176222097|title=Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand: Diversity, Livelihood and Conservation: Chandra Prakash Kala: 9788176222099: Amazon.com: Books|publisher=amazon.com|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref> and "Ecology and Conservation of Valley of Flowers National Park".<ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Ecology and conservation of the Valley of Flowers National Park, Garhwal Himalaya|author1=Kala, C.P.|author2=Rawat, G.S.|author3=Uniyal, V.K.|author4=Wildlife Institute of India (Dehra Dūn, India)|date=1998|publisher=Wildlife Institute of India|isbn=9788185496061|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ydEsAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref> He writes popular articles regularly in English and Hindi. His decade long studies on the [[Valley of Flowers National Park]] laid the foundation stone to declare the Valley of Flowers as a [[World Heritage Site]] by UNESCO in 2005.<ref>Kala, C.P. 2005. The Valley of Flowers- A Newly Declared World Heritage Site. Current Science, 89 (6): 919-920 http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/sep252005/919.pdf</ref>


Kala has surveyed two major traditional systems of Asian therapies - the [[Ayurveda]] and the Tibetan Medical Systems. He has studied various natural resource management practices evolved by various tribal communities in northwest, northeast and central India, especially of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu-Kashmir]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Chhattisgarh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] states. Besides the Valley of Flowers, he surveyed many other high altitude protected areas, including Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, [[Great Himalayan National Park]], [[Hemis National Park]], [[Karakorum Wildlife Sanctuary]], Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary, [[Pin Valley National Park]] and Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary.<ref>http://www.academia.edu/4303529/Indigenous_Uses_Population_Density_and_Conservation_of_Threatened_Medicinal_Plants_in_Protected_Areas_of_the_Indian_Himalayas</ref><ref>http://www.berrymaninstitute.org/files/uploads/Kala.pdf</ref> Kala also has surveyed the [[Alps]] including the only national park of [[Slovenia]] the [[Triglav National Park]].<ref>http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-012-0246-x</ref>
Kala has surveyed two major traditional systems of Asian therapies - the [[Ayurveda]] and the Tibetan Medical Systems. He has studied various natural resource management practices evolved by various tribal communities in northwest, northeast and central India, especially of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu-Kashmir]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Chhattisgarh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] states. Besides the Valley of Flowers, he surveyed many other high altitude protected areas, including Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, [[Great Himalayan National Park]], [[Hemis National Park]], [[Karakorum Wildlife Sanctuary]], Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary, [[Pin Valley National Park]] and Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary.<ref name="academia">{{cite web|url=http://www.academia.edu/4303529/Indigenous_Uses_Population_Density_and_Conservation_of_Threatened_Medicinal_Plants_in_Protected_Areas_of_the_Indian_Himalayas|title=Indigenous Uses, Population Density, and Conservation of Threatened Medicinal Plants in Protected Areas of the Indian Himalayas &#124; Gajendra Singh - Academia.edu|publisher=academia.edu|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref><ref name="berrymaninstitute">{{cite journal|url=http://www.berrymaninstitute.org/files/uploads/Kala.pdf|date=20 November 2013|journal=Human–Wildlife Interactions|volume=7|issue=2|pages=325–333|title= Livestock predation by common leopard in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, India: human–wildlife conflicts and conservation issues|first1=Chandra Prakash|last1=Kala|first2=Kishor Kumar|last2=Kothari|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref> Kala also has surveyed the [[Alps]] including the only national park of [[Slovenia]] the [[Triglav National Park]].<ref name="springer">{{cite web|url=http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-012-0246-x|title=High altitude biodiversity of the Alps and the Himalayas: ethnobotany, plant distribution and conservation perspective - Springer|publisher=link.springer.com|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref>


He served internationally recognized Institutions well-known for framing and implementing policies, including the National Medicinal Plants Board, the apex body of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.<ref>http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:mpijpri&volume=1&issue=2&article=002</ref>
He served internationally recognized Institutions well known for framing and implementing policies, including the National Medicinal Plants Board, the apex body of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.<ref name="indianjournals">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:mpijpri&volume=1&issue=2&article=002|title=Indian Journals|publisher=indianjournals.com|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref>


Kala is on the editorial and advisory board of over a dozen of national and international scientific [[journals]], including ‘Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine’, ‘American Journal of Plant Sciences’, ‘International Journal of Ecology’, ‘Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences’, ‘International Journal of Forestry Research’, 'Journal of Biodiversity' and 'African Journal of Plant Sciences'.<ref>http://www.ethnobiomed.com/about/edboard</ref><ref>http://www.scirp.org/journal/DetailedInforOfEditorialBoard.aspx?personID=2469</ref><ref name="hindawi.com">http://www.hindawi.com/35040497/</ref><ref>http://www.sciepub.com/journal/aees/EditorialBoard</ref><ref>http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJPS/editors</ref>
Kala is on the editorial and advisory board of over a dozen of national and international scientific [[journals]], including ‘Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine’, ‘American Journal of Plant Sciences’, ‘International Journal of Ecology’, ‘Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences’, ‘International Journal of Forestry Research’, 'Journal of Biodiversity' and 'African Journal of Plant Sciences'.<ref name="ethnobiomed">{{cite web|url=http://www.ethnobiomed.com/about/edboard|title=Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine &#124; Editorial Board|publisher=ethnobiomed.com|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref><ref name="scirp">{{cite web|url=http://www.scirp.org/journal/DetailedInforOfEditorialBoard.aspx?personID=2469|title=Journals, Conferences, Proceedings, Open Access Journals, SCIRP|publisher=scirp.org|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref><ref name="hindawi.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindawi.com/35040497/|title=Chandra Prakash Kala|publisher=hindawi.com|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref><ref name="sciepub">{{cite web|url=http://www.sciepub.com/journal/aees/EditorialBoard|title=Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences|publisher=sciepub.com|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref><ref name="academicjournals">{{cite web|url=http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJPS/editors|title=African Journal of Plant Science|publisher=academicjournals.org|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref>


== Award and recognition ==
== Award and recognition ==


Kala was awarded Fellowships from the national and international institutions including the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal and the Ministry of Environment & Forests - the Wildlife Institute of India, and the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development - for carrying out research on the [[ecology]] and [[biodiversity]] conservation in the various [[national parks]], wildlife sanctuaries and [[biosphere reserves]] of the Indian [[Himalayas]].<ref name="hindawi.com"/><ref name="KalaSilori2013">{{cite book|author1=Chandra Prakash Kala|author2=Chandra Shekhar Silori|title=Biodiversity, Communities and Climate Change|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z669SP9trLAC&pg=PA329|date=1 January 2013|publisher=TERI Press|isbn=978-81-7993-442-5|pages=329–}}</ref>
Kala was awarded Fellowships from the national and international institutions including the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal and the Ministry of Environment & Forests - the Wildlife Institute of India, and the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development - for carrying out research on the ecology and [[biodiversity]] conservation in the various [[national parks]], wildlife sanctuaries and [[biosphere reserves]] of the Indian [[Himalayas]].<ref name="hindawi.com"/><ref name="KalaSilori2013">{{cite book|author1=Chandra Prakash Kala|author2=Chandra Shekhar Silori|title=Biodiversity, Communities and Climate Change|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z669SP9trLAC&pg=PA329|date=1 January 2013|publisher=TERI Press|isbn=978-81-7993-442-5|pages=329–}}</ref>


He has been a [[visiting scholar]] to the [[Pennsylvania State University]], USA and the [[University of Ljubljana]] in Slovenia.
He has been a [[visiting scholar]] to the [[Pennsylvania State University]], USA and the [[University of Ljubljana]] in Slovenia.
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* Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand
* Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand
* Medicinal Plants of Indian Trans-Himalaya
* Medicinal Plants of Indian Trans-Himalaya
* Medicinal Plants and Sustainable Development
* Medicinal Plants and Sustainable Development
* Biodiversity, Communities and Climate Change
* Biodiversity, Communities and Climate Change


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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Chandra Prakash Kala is an ecologist and a professor. His research interests include alpine ecology, conservation biology, indigenous knowledge system, ethnobotany and medicinal aromatic plants.

Early life and education

Kala was born and grew up in Sumari, a small village of Uttarakhand state in India. He studied life sciences at the HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar before completing a PhD on the ecology and conservation of the Valley of Flowers National Park at the Forest Research Institute (Deemed University), Dehradun.

Career

He has published over 170 research papers/articles and 9 books, "The Valley of Flowers: Myth and Reality",[1] "Medicinal Plants of Indian Trans-Himalaya",[2] "Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand",[3] and "Ecology and Conservation of Valley of Flowers National Park".[4] He writes popular articles regularly in English and Hindi. His decade long studies on the Valley of Flowers National Park laid the foundation stone to declare the Valley of Flowers as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2005.[5]

Kala has surveyed two major traditional systems of Asian therapies - the Ayurveda and the Tibetan Medical Systems. He has studied various natural resource management practices evolved by various tribal communities in northwest, northeast and central India, especially of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states. Besides the Valley of Flowers, he surveyed many other high altitude protected areas, including Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Great Himalayan National Park, Hemis National Park, Karakorum Wildlife Sanctuary, Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary, Pin Valley National Park and Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary.[6][7] Kala also has surveyed the Alps including the only national park of Slovenia the Triglav National Park.[8]

He served internationally recognized Institutions well known for framing and implementing policies, including the National Medicinal Plants Board, the apex body of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.[9]

Kala is on the editorial and advisory board of over a dozen of national and international scientific journals, including ‘Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine’, ‘American Journal of Plant Sciences’, ‘International Journal of Ecology’, ‘Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences’, ‘International Journal of Forestry Research’, 'Journal of Biodiversity' and 'African Journal of Plant Sciences'.[10][11][12][13][14]

Award and recognition

Kala was awarded Fellowships from the national and international institutions including the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal and the Ministry of Environment & Forests - the Wildlife Institute of India, and the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development - for carrying out research on the ecology and biodiversity conservation in the various national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and biosphere reserves of the Indian Himalayas.[12][15]

He has been a visiting scholar to the Pennsylvania State University, USA and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.

Kala was awarded the prestigious ICFRE Award for Excellence in the Forest Conservation (Biodiversity and Ecology).[16]

Works

Collections

  • A delicious affairs
  • The tip of the tail
  • Paradise under fire
  • Birds, blooms, and boons
  • Exploring roof of the world
  • Journey from the Himalaya to the Alps
  • Man-eaters of Garhwal
  • Spurge and Snake Bite
  • A Week With the Mount Everest and Nanda Devi Summiteers
  • Tapyo

Books

  • The Valley of Flowers: Myth and Reality
  • Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand
  • Medicinal Plants of Indian Trans-Himalaya
  • Medicinal Plants and Sustainable Development
  • Biodiversity, Communities and Climate Change

References

  1. ^ "ISBN 9788170893110 8170893119 The Valley Of Flowers: Myth And Reality Chandra Prakash Kala International Book Distributors,New Delhi". indianbooks.co.in. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  2. ^ Kala, C.P. (2003). Medicinal plants of Indian Trans-Himalaya: focus on Tibetan use of medicinal resources. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. ISBN 9788121101806. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  3. ^ "Medicinal Plants of Uttarakhand: Diversity, Livelihood and Conservation: Chandra Prakash Kala: 9788176222099: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  4. ^ Kala, C.P.; Rawat, G.S.; Uniyal, V.K.; Wildlife Institute of India (Dehra Dūn, India) (1998). Ecology and conservation of the Valley of Flowers National Park, Garhwal Himalaya. Wildlife Institute of India. ISBN 9788185496061. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  5. ^ Kala, C.P. 2005. The Valley of Flowers- A Newly Declared World Heritage Site. Current Science, 89 (6): 919-920 http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/sep252005/919.pdf
  6. ^ "Indigenous Uses, Population Density, and Conservation of Threatened Medicinal Plants in Protected Areas of the Indian Himalayas | Gajendra Singh - Academia.edu". academia.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  7. ^ Kala, Chandra Prakash; Kothari, Kishor Kumar (20 November 2013). "Livestock predation by common leopard in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, India: human–wildlife conflicts and conservation issues" (PDF). Human–Wildlife Interactions. 7 (2): 325–333. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  8. ^ "High altitude biodiversity of the Alps and the Himalayas: ethnobotany, plant distribution and conservation perspective - Springer". link.springer.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  9. ^ "Indian Journals". indianjournals.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  10. ^ "Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine | Editorial Board". ethnobiomed.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  11. ^ "Journals, Conferences, Proceedings, Open Access Journals, SCIRP". scirp.org. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  12. ^ a b "Chandra Prakash Kala". hindawi.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  13. ^ "Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences". sciepub.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  14. ^ "African Journal of Plant Science". academicjournals.org. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  15. ^ Chandra Prakash Kala; Chandra Shekhar Silori (1 January 2013). Biodiversity, Communities and Climate Change. TERI Press. pp. 329–. ISBN 978-81-7993-442-5.
  16. ^ Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education. http://icfre.org/UserFiles/File/annual_report-2005-06/chapter-2.pdf

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