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		<title>Performance-based financing for forest conservation: Insights from REDD+</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 06:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the voluntary carbon market gained momentum, REDD+ projects began issuing forest carbon credits – tradable units sold to businesses and individuals aiming to offset their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While these credits now dominate the market, experience suggests that translating forest conservation into a reliable climate change mitigation option is far from straightforward.]]></description>
		
		
		
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			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[About Karl-Göran Mäler Memorial Lecture:SANDEE- ICIMOD Karl-Göran Mäler Memorial Lecture is a part of a series held in memory of late professor Karl-Göran Mä...]]></media:description>
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		<title>Satellite imagery in rice crop mapping: Sowing the seeds for stronger food security</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/regional-action/satellite-imagery-in-eo-and-git-in-rice-crop-mapping/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaber Hassan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Crop Mapping]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2022 – 2023, Nepal achieved a remarkable 4.33 per cent increase in paddy production, churning out 5.72 million metric tons. The images captured by the satellites provided the crucial baseline information that was required to develop this production data. This technology is known as ‘remote sensing-supported crop area mapping ’, and was conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in collaboration with Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Department (MoALD). ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ICIMOD and MoALD: Cultivating an effective partnership through state-of-the-art technologies</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/regional-action/icimod-and-moald-cultivating-an-effective-partnership/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaber Hassan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) Initiative of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Department (MoALD) have been using remote sensing (RS) and machine learning (ML) techniques to adopt new technologies in food security assessment since 2019.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Regional institutional collaboration and geospatial research: Students lead the way</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/regional-action/regional-institutional-collaboration-and-geospatial-research-jahangirnagar-university/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaber Hassan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Regional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earth observation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS of Bangladesh’s Jahangirnagar University leads the way in geospatial research in the country, thanks to its ties with ICIMOD, USAID, and NASA. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Harnessing Earth observation technology for Bangladesh’s agricultural resilience</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/regional-action/harnessing-earth-observation-tech-for-bangladeshs-agricultural-resilience/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaber Hassan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[earth observation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Bangladesh’s Department of Agricultural Extension and ICIMOD firm up a partnership on using remote sensing and Geospatial Information System technologies in the country’s agricultural sphere, crop mapping and flood and drought risk management will now be on a stronger footing.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ICIMOD partners with the World Food Programme to strengthen food security in the mountains</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/directorate/icimod-partners-with-the-world-food-programme-to-strengthen-food-security-in-the-mountains/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaber Hassan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 07:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the impact of temperature rise on water availability set to compound already high levels of food insecurity in the region, ICIMOD has partnered with the World Food Programme (WFP) to protect vulnerable communities in the region. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>As Nepal’s air quality plummets, experts urge a focus on forest fires</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/air/nepals-air-quality-plummets-experts-urge-focus-on-forest-fires/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaber Hassan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 06:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[forest fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SERVIR-HKH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SG1]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[With twice the number of forest fires recorded in the first two weeks of April versus the March total, air quality has plummeted and nature loss is rising. Data tools, training, early-warning, and the revival of traditional forest management practices offer a way to reduce the frequency and severity of forest fires.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Continuing to empower women in geospatial information technology and Earth observation</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/regional-action/continuing-to-empower-women-in-geospatial-information-technology-and-earth-observation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaber Hassan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Regional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earth observation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science applications]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2023 iteration of our flagship ‘Empowering women in geospatial information technology’ training successfully built the capacities of over 642 women from across the HKH region.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Land cover mapping leads Nepal’s climate action strategy through data innovation</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/regional-action/land-cover-mapping-leads-nepals-climate-action-strategy-through-data-innovation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaber Hassan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 08:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[SERVIR-HKH]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nepal’s National Land Cover Monitoring System (NLCMS) represents a pivotal achievement and is poised to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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