This readme.txt file was generated on by ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset Interactions between plantations and pastoralists in Himachal Pradesh, 2018 2. Author Information Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Vijay Ramprasad Institution: CEDAR Address:201/1 Vasant Vihar. Dehra Dun 2480006, Uttarakhand, India Email:vijay.ramprasad@cedarhimalaya.org; vijay@kisan.network ORCID: Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Abha Joglekar Institution: Kangra Integrated Sciences and Adaptation Network Address:Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India. Email:abha@kisan.network ORCID: Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Forrest Fleischman Institution: University of Minnesota Address: 115 Green Hall, 1530 Cleveland Av. N Saint Paul, MN 55108 Email: ffleisch@umn.edu ORCID: Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name:Ajay Kumar Gupta Institution: Forest Research Institute of India Address: Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India Email:ajayfrik@gmail.com ORCID: 3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) 20180601 - 20190801 4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): Himachal Pradesh, India 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: “Impacts of Afforestation on the Provision of Ecosystem Services to Rural Communities in India (ROSES 15).” National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Award #NNX17AK14G. -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: No restrictions 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: This data is collected as part of a larger NASA-funded research on impacts of artificial afforestation on livelihoods of rural communities in Himachal Pradesh. 5. Was data derived from another source? If yes, list source(s): Himachal Pradesh Forest Department Records 6. Recommended citation for the data: Ramprasad, Vijay, Joglekar, Abha, Fleischman, Forrest, Gupta, Ajay Kumar. 2020. Interactions between plantations and pastoralists in Himachal Pradesh, 2018. --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List .xlsx files: ------------ A. Filename: Planted species in Kangra State and Dharamsala circle 1979-2015 Short description: This file shows the results of palatability analysis on the historical tree planting data collected for the state of Himachal Pradesh (Fleischman, Forrest; Ramprasad, Vijay; Rana, Pushpendra; Rana, Rajesh; Guleria, Vijay; Fischer, Harry S.. (2020). Historical tree planting data from Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved from the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/214088). This file contains 4 sheets: Sheet 1 shows the palatability of planted species in Himachal Pradesh or at the state level Sheet 2 shows the palatability of planted species in Dharamsala circle or at the circle level Sheet 3 includes three representative migratory routes used by informants and key stoppage points. Sheet 4 shows the results of an exploratory analysis on palatability at state and circle, including two tables and a graph Information on planted species palatability and routes were obtained from key informant interviews between June 2018 and August 2019. .kml files: ------------ B. Filename: Chandpur panchayat Gaddi route Short description: Interview-based migratory route of Gaddi respondents in Chandpur panchayat. C. Filename: Chandpur_In-route points Short description: Interview-based stoppage points along migratory route of Gaddi respondents in Chandpur panchayat. D. Filename: Spedu panchayat Gaddi route Short description: Interview-based migratory route of Gaddi respondents in Spedu panchayat. E. Filename: Spedu_In-route points Short description: Interview-based stoppage points along migratory route of Gaddi respondents in Spedu panchayat. F. Filename: Thala panchayat Gaddi route Short description: Interview-based migratory route of Gaddi respondents in Thala panchayat. G. Filename: Thala_In-route points Short description: Interview-based stoppage points along migratory route of Gaddi respondents in Thala panchayat. H. Filename: Study panchayats and plantation sites Short description: A map of three Gaddi routes - Spedu, Thala and Chandpur - from winter pastures to summer pastures with stoppage points and with polygons of plantations in the inset. .pdf files: ------------ I. Filename: Gaddi route map Short description: A map of three Gaddi routes - Spedu, Thala and Chandpur - from winter pastures to summer pastures with stoppage points and with polygons of plantations in the inset. J. Filename: Study panchayat map Short description: A map of study panchayats in relation to Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh and location in northwest India. 2. Relationship between files: All three files are related to each other as historic and contemporary planation areas through which Gaddis travel seasonally. A record of these plantations is shown in exploratory analysis of planted species inn Kangra State and Dharamsala circle. 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: Interviews and field notes from observations. 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? yes/no. No. If yes, list versions: Name of file that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? Name of file that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Ramprasad, Vijay, Joglekar, Abha, Fleischman, Forrest. Plantations and pastoralists: Afforestation activities make pastoralists in the Indian Himalaya vulnerable. Under Review at Ecology and Society. 2. Methods for processing the data: 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: Microsoft excel, Google Earth or any spatial analysis software. 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Abha Joglekar, Vijay Guleria, Rajesh Rana, Mukesh Kumar, Keshav Kumar, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Vijay Ramprasad and Forrest Fleischman. ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILE NAME] ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 2. Number of cases/rows: 3. Missing data codes: Code/symbol Definition Code/symbol Definition 4. Variable List Example. Name: Gender Description: Gender of respondent 1 = Male 2 = Female 3 = Other A. Name: Description: Value labels if appropriate B. Name: Description: Value labels if appropriate