Farming Systems and Sustainable Agriculture in the Himalaya

Vishwambhar Prasad Sati, born in 1966, holds a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) and Ph.D. degrees, currently serving as a Senior Professor of Geography and Resource Management at Mizoram University, a Central University in Aizawl, India. With nearly three decades of teaching experience, he has contributed to various higher education institutions within and outside India, including the Eritrea Institute of Technology in Asmara, Eritrea (NE Africa), the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment in Chengdu, China, and HNB Garhwal University in Srinagar Garhwal. Throughout his illustrious career, he has actively engaged in research, holding positions as a Visiting Professor and Visiting Scholar at esteemed institutions such as The World Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian Council of Social Science Research, and the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies. He has received recognition for his contributions, including a Visiting Professor Award from the Ministry of Education and Science at Lviv Polytechnic National University in Lviv, Ukraine and Impact Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India, a best paper award from Natural Hazards Research (an Elsevier Journal), best presentation award in the International Conference, held at Jurich, Switzerland, best 20 influential academicians in India, and the title of Senior Global Fellow from the Grassroots Institute in Canada. His extensive travels, spanning 45 countries and all over India, have contributed to his comprehensive understanding of diverse geographical landscapes. Additionally, he has successfully supervised a dozen Ph.D. scholars. His expertise lies in Natural Resource Management, Environment-Development Interface, Climate Change, Rural Livelihoods, Disaster-Related issues, and the Culture of the Himalayan region. He has developed numerous models and action plans for environmental conservation and economic development in the fragile Himalayan ecosystems. His impactful contributions extend to more than 200 research papers and articles and over three dozen published books, establishing his academic legacy at both national and international levels.

Vishwambhar Prasad Sati，生於1966年，擁有文學博士（D.Litt.）和哲學博士（Ph.D.）學位，目前擔任印度艾滋瓦爾的米佐拉姆大學地理與資源管理的高級教授。擁有近三十年的教學經驗，他對印度及其他國家的多所高等教育機構做出了貢獻，包括厄立特里亞的厄立特里亞科技學院、中國成都的山地災害與環境研究所，以及位於斯里納加爾的HNB Garhwal大學。在他輝煌的職業生涯中，他積極參與研究，曾擔任世界科學院、中國科學院、印度國家科學院、印度社會科學研究委員會及印度高級研究院等知名機構的訪問教授和訪問學者。他的貢獻獲得了多項認可，包括烏克蘭利維夫國立理工大學教育與科學部的訪問教授獎、印度新德里的影響政策研究所的獎項、自然災害研究（Elsevier期刊）的最佳論文獎、在瑞士尤里赫舉行的國際會議中的最佳報告獎、印度最具影響力的20位學者之一，以及來自加拿大草根研究所的高級全球研究員稱號。他的廣泛旅行遍及45個國家及整個印度，增進了他對多樣地理景觀的全面理解。此外，他成功指導了十多位博士生。他的專業領域包括自然資源管理、環境與發展的接口、氣候變遷、農村生計、災害相關問題以及喜馬拉雅地區的文化。他為脆弱的喜馬拉雅生態系統制定了多個環境保護和經濟發展的模型和行動計劃。他的影響力延伸至200多篇研究論文和文章，以及三十多本已出版的書籍，確立了他在國內外的學術遺產。