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		<title>Pastoral mobility is not random: Debunking some common misconceptions from the Hindu Kush Himalaya</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ramesh Timilsina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pastoral mobility]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we celebrate 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, it is important that we confront some commonly held misconceptions about mobile pastoralism. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Is Nepal ready to adopt innovative financing approaches for sustainable management of protected areas?  </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/hi-reap/innovative-financing-approaches-for-sustainable-management-of-protected-areas/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bandana Shakya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Landscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eco-labelling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Protected Areas]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A national consultation workshop on sustainable financing of Nepal’s protected areas, co-led by DNPWC, Government of Nepal and ICIMOD’s Himalayan Resilience Enabling Action Programme (HI-REAP), was held on 21 August 2025 in Kathmandu.]]></description>
		
		
		
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			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Learn more about the ongoing work under the HI-REAP initiative, led by ICIMOD:The HI-REAP (Himalayan Resilience Enabling Action Programme ), led by ICIMOD (I...]]></media:description>
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		<title>Using drones for forest monitoring</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sajana Maharjan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[drones]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Forests are vital ecosystems that support a rich diversity of flora and fauna. They provide essential ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, climate regulation, and habitat provision.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rural revitalisation through springs: Water wisdom in Fatu village, China</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Feng Yuan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rural Revitilisation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[springs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Water Week]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mountain biodiversity and human life are inextricably intertwined. Biodiversity directly supports ecosystem resilience, sustainable development, and human well-being, especially through critical services, including water, food, medicine, and climate regulation. Human activity has a clear and significant impact on mountain biodiversity in manifold ways. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Complementary actions can transform human-wildlife conflict into coexistence</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/ecosystems-landscapes/complementary-actions-can-transform-human-wildlife-conflict-into-coexistence/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kesang Wangchuk]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[human-wildlife conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SG2]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A transformative safeguarding approach based on complementary actions for managing human- elephant conflicts is shaping up along the Mechi river corridor of the eastern Himalayan foothills.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Using Audio Notes and AI for Rapid Qualitative Data Collection: A Case Study in the Springshed Pilot Site, Kavrepalanchowk, Nepal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricia Lucas (Guest Author)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscapes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This pilot showed that combining offline voice-note collection with AI-driven transcription and translation can improve qualitative research in remote areas. The approach enabled rich, community-led insights with greater efficiency.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Unlocking Biodiversity Data for Sustainable Development in the Hindu Kush Himalaya</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/resilient-economies-landscapes/biodiversity-data-hindu-kush-himalaya/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sasha Sunuwar (Guest Author)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 05:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Resilient economies and landscapes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The open-access biodiversity data platforms like GBIF and HKHBIF are transforming conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, supporting global biodiversity goals – KMGBF and the SDGs.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The ‘30x30’ target and community conservation in Nagaland: could OECMs be the way forward?</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/ecosystems-landscapes/the-30x30-target-and-community-conservation-in-nagaland-could-oecms-be-the-way-forward/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ramesh Kathariya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 04:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Resilient economies and landscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nagaland CCA Forum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nagaland CCA Forum - Community Conserved Areas]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Community Conserved Areas (CCAs) in Nagaland hold significant potential as Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), fostering biodiversity protection through indigenous stewardship, traditional knowledge, and sustainable practices while supporting local livelihoods and strengthening decentralized conservation governance in ecologically sensitive landscapes.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Process and methods for Natural Capital Accounting in Protected Areas, Bhutan [Part II]</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/ecosystems-landscapes/going-beyond-gdp-for-bhutan-ii-process-and-methods-for-natural-capital-accounting-in-protected-areas/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bibek Sharma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HI-REAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Going beyond GDP for Bhutan]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is the second of a three-part blog series called Going Beyond GDP for Bhutan. This part highlights the collaboration between Bhutan’s Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) and ICIMOD to develop guidelines for Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) for Protected Areas (PAs), using Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP) as a case study. The work is supported by ICIMOD’s Himalayan Resilience Enabling Programme (HI-REAP) funded by the United Kingdom International Development.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The myths and magic of wetlands in the Hindu Kush Himalaya</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/ecosystems-landscapes/the-myths-and-magic-of-wetlands-in-the-hindu-kush-himalaya/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bandana Shakya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 04:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hindu kush himalaya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[myths]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Protecting wetlands is not just about conserving nature. It is about preserving age-old traditions and beliefs that tie us to nature. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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