Kathmandu Post
Inconvenient truth
Kathmandu Post
Mar 29, 2016- Nepal has not set a target to reduce carbon emission according to the intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) pledge. This will promote a low carbon ... It has pledged to expand its forest cover to 60 percent. Besides pursuing ...

3rd Inter-Collegiate Sports & Games meet begins
The Arunachal Times
He further informed that Sports department has chalked out plan for Himalayan Region Sports Festival (HRSF) for promotion of various indigenous sports and games in the Himalayan Region involving neighboring countries Nepal, Bhutan along with J&K ...

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US consulate Kolkata celebrates World Water Day
Times of India
... and development aid can save millions of lives and help countries develop sustainably and peacefully. Two of the world's greatest river basins — the Ganges and the Brahmaputra — capture water from east and northeast India, Bangladesh, Bhutan ...

Millions go down the drain with water projects failing to take off
Himalayan Times
The office of the project was established in Dadeldhura to implement the project in six hilly districts of the far-west under the Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management two years ago. Since the inception of the office, more than 270 ...

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Stuff.co.nz
The compelling reasons for keeping tabs on staff: Richard Gill
Stuff.co.nz
You're probably also thinking mining, fishing, forestry or construction, rather than teachers or sales reps or reception staff or software developers, but each one of these professions requires equal care when it comes to keeping them healthy and safe ...

The Edinburgh Reporter
Five things you need to know today
The Edinburgh Reporter
“It was a wonderful celebration of Indian and Nepalese culture. It was hugely beneficial to us to work with Forestry Commission Scotland and Stockbridge Primary School. We used the woodland to source materials for the celebration, which is something ...

Building bridges from the debris
Kathmandu Post
According to the Department of Archaeology, the earthquakes affected a total of 691 buildings of historic value in 16 districts all over Nepal, of which 131 were completely destroyed and 560 were damaged—sweeping with it much of our tangible heritage ...

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Republica
Kanjirowa-Bullis to collaborate in Drone Test Fly in Nepal
Republica
According to the press release, Kronmiller has been working since December 2013 to develop sensor-equipped, small unmanned aircraft systems to locate avalanche victims in Nepal and assist in wildlife conservation. Project Drone is Kanjirowa-Bullis ...

Using Tiger Behavior to Make Conservation Smarter
Undark Magazine
In the Central Terai region of India, near the country's northern border with Nepal, land managers maintain tall grasses and wetlands for tigers to shelter in during the day, freeing up forests for human use. When night falls, human access to the ...

Republica
Hill farming
Republica
The mid-hill region of Nepal—which comprises around 42 percent of the country's land area—includes a wide range of micro-climatic conditions, from warm subtropical to warm temperate. Forty three ... Subtropical dense forests make for non-agricultural ...

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Republica
Hill farming
Republica
The mid-hill region of Nepal—which comprises around 42 percent of the country's land area—includes a wide range of micro-climatic conditions, from warm subtropical to warm temperate. Forty three ... Subtropical dense forests make for non-agricultural ...

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Yale News
Map Risks in Post-Earthquake Nepal
Yale News
But despite such an overwhelmingly positive response to the immediate crisis, Alark Saxena '07 M.E.M., '15 Ph.D., an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES) and program director of the Yale Himalaya ...

WBUR
Saving The Desert Cheetahs Of Iran
WBUR
Schaller says that spotting the cheetahs on this trip was “pure luck,” but the distinguished scientist has a history of remarkable field observations—during a 25-year period, he was one of only two Westerners to have seen a snow leopard in Nepal ...

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Republica
Nepal is a country you really have to come and visit: Prince Harry
Republica
He urged one and all to come to see beautiful wildernesses like Bardia National Park and said that the work there is an example to the rest of the world how the conservation battle can be won through the cooperation of communities, park staff and the ...
Prince Harry to extend Nepal trip for six daysRoyal Central
Prince Harry extends Nepal trip to help quake victimsDaily Mail
British Prince Harry extends his Nepal stayThe Kathmandu Post

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Live Science
Elusive Marbled Cats Secretly Photographed in Borneo
Live Science
"We show that marbled cats can still survive in logged forests," said study lead researcher Andrew Hearn, a doctoral candidate at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. "This lends ... For instance ...

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BCBusiness
Patrick Crawford
BCBusiness
The story: Patrick Crawford knew from childhood he wanted to be an entrepreneur, but it was a near-death experience on a climbing trip to Nepal in 2010 that gave him renewed perspective and resolve. Struck down by potentially fatal altitude sickness, ...

Youth Ki Awaaz
Climate Change Is Destroying The Planet, And SAARC Nations Don't Give A Damn
Youth Ki Awaaz
The representative of Nepal, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mani Sharma Bhattarai, however, did talk about Nepal's successful community forestry programme and suggested that it could be replicated all over South Asia. The programme ...

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Kathmandu Post
First World Wood Day kicks off
Kathmandu Post
Deforestation and forest degradation by human activities is a big challenge for Nepal's forestry sector, compounded by the climate change, Bhandari added, “We need to encourage the practice of planting trees in every major life event that takes place ...

Republica
Prince Harry discusses rare wildlife conservation
Republica
British Ambassador to Nepal Richard Morris and other officials of Kathmandu-based British Embassy accompanied him to the BNP. Harry had seen marks of tiger's paws at two different locations before and after rafting, CCO Thapa informed. While trekking ...

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SciDev.Net
Bhutan's quest for alternative energy
SciDev.Net
The traditional priority of Gross National Happiness over Gross Domestic Product includes focus on sustainable socio-economic development and environmental conservation, meaning industrialisation is strictly contained. ... In 2015, Deependra Pourel, a ...

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