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		<title>Imbalances in plant communities in high altitude grazing lands in Bhutan: an experience and a call for action</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Grazing of plants by domesticated livestock is an important ecosystem service of either private or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>As Nepal’s air quality plummets, experts urge a focus on forest fires</title>
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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>Giving yak herders a voice in Nepal: the national federation is formed</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a historic development, yak herder associations from 11 mountain districts across Nepal – from Darchula in the West to Taplejung in the East – came together to formally announce the formation of the Yak Chauri Farmers’ Federation Nepal.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>World Water Week 2023: We must invest in natural solutions like spring revival for water security</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Time to move away from a hard-engineering approach and embrace nature-based solutions for water security in hill and mountain communities  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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