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Simple and cheap: Nepal's application of science
Almost unnoticed, Nepal is developing simple and cheap technologies that make the best of local resources and don't damage the environment.
EDITORIAL | 16 August 2007 | EN | Relevance: 74.52%
Monitoring climate change at the top of the world
Scientists in the Himalayas are battling poor resources to protect the area from the effects of climate change. T. V. Padma reports.
Landslide victory: Bioengineering in Nepal
Nepal is using plants and modern engineering to combat the landslides that regularly plague the nation. Badri Paudyal reports.
FEATURE | 16 August 2007 | EN | Relevance: 23.49%
Community forestry: the regreening of the Himalayas
Leafy forests replanted by communities in Nepal are flying in the face of accepted conservation practice, reports T. V. Padma.
FEATURE | 16 August 2007 | EN | Relevance: 37.93%
Bhutan's balancing act: Happiness vs. development
T. V. Padma reports on Bhutan's dilemma: how to reconcile conservation, economic development and happiness in a modern world.
Bhutan National Adaptation Programme of Action
Bhutan's National Adaptation Programme of Action was established to ascertain the country's particular vulnerabilities to climate change. The report gives a background on Bhutan's geography, economic situation, and climate trends, recognising its fragile mountain ecosystems, high dependency on...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: May 2006 | EN | Relevance: 32.07%
Community Forestry in Nepal: A policy review
This policy review gives an account of community forestry programmes in Nepal, and the influence that institutions and policy initiatives have had on their progress. The report tracks the evolution of forest management policies, listing key existing legislation and the circumstances in which...
KEY DOCUMENT | EN | Relevance: 51.42%
IPCC Working Group II, Assessment Report Four, Chapter 10: Asia
This chapter from Working Group II of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the Fourth Assessment Report concentrates on the consequences of climate change in Asia. Crop yields have already been affected in Asia, says the report, due to rising temperatures and extreme weather...
KEY DOCUMENT | EN | Relevance: 33.53%
Melting Himalayas: Regional challenges and local impacts of climate change on mountain ecosystems and livelihoods
This report looks at the future consequences of climate change in the greater Himalayan region. Experts predict that global climate change will lead to major shifts in the strength and timing of climate systems affecting the region, and expect this to intensify in mountain areas. The authors...
KEY DOCUMENT | EN | Relevance: 32.92%
Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book
The purpose of this report is to update and verify information on Nepal's biodiversity, last recorded in 1996. It is part of the Nepal Biodiversity Yearbook project, which aims to annually update information on the country's biodiversity from 2006 onwards. This 2007 report focuses on higher...
KEY DOCUMENT | EN | Relevance: 59.37%
World Wildlife Fund, Bhutan
The World Wildlife Fund in Bhutan collaborates with the Bhutan government to develop an integrated conservation programme. The programme focuses on immediate conservation needs such as setting up and managing protected areas, developing institutional capacity to manage natural resources, and...
LINK | 16 August 2007 | EN | Relevance: 100.00%
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bhutan
UNDP activities in Bhutan fall within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals. More specifically, UNDP's support in the area of energy and environment in Bhutan focuses on national conservation strategies and policies, local conservation initiatives that contribute to rural community...
LINK | 16 August 2007 | EN | Relevance: 95.81%
Bhutan National Environment Commission
Bhutan's National Environment Commission is an autonomous agency mandated to oversee environment policies, issues and laws, and coordinate inter-sectoral environment programmes in the country. The commission monitors the impact of development on the environment and aims to put in place the...
LINK | 16 August 2007 | EN | Relevance: 47.28%
Nepal Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology
Nepal's Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology overseas functions relating to science and technology in the process of national development and aims to create a conducive environment for the proper development of science and technology. Its main goals are to promote sustainable...
LINK | 16 August 2007 | EN | Relevance: 34.48%
Nepal Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology is part of Nepal's Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology. It monitors the hydrological and meteorological activities of the country, including river hydrology, climate, agrometeorology, sediment, air quality, water quality, snow hydrology,...
LINK | 16 August 2007 | EN | Relevance: 38.20%
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
ICIMOD, based in Kathmandu, serves as a mountain learning and knowledge centre, committed to improving the sustainable livelihoods of mountain peoples in the extended Himalayan region. ICIMOD's strategy is based on working with its partners to identify, test, adapt and provide innovative solutions...
LINK | 16 August 2007 | EN | Relevance: 83.92%
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