Report of the task force on the mountain ecosystems [environment and forest sector] for Eleventh Five Year Plan

A Task Force on Mountain Ecosystems for Environment and Forests sector for the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2011) was set up by the Planning Commission, Government of India. The mountain ecosystems in this report include all the geographical limits of Himalaya and North-eastern states within Indian territory, collectively termed as Indian Himalaya Region (IHR). This region covers nearly 18 % of the country