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		<title>Addressing interconnected challenges on biodiversity, water, food, health, and climate in the Hindu Kush Himalaya</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/global-advocacy/ipbes-nexus-assessment-icimod-reflections/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunita Chaudhary]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As lead authors of the IPBES Nexus Report -  ‘Assessment Report on the Interlinkages Among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health,’ ICIMOD’s Sunita Chaudhary, Biodiversity lead and Abid Hussain, Economies Lead, share eight critical points for addressing interconnected challenges on biodiversity, water, food, health, and climate in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Freshwater springs and wildlife dependence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 03:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Natural springs in many contexts, including in mountain and water-limited (arid or semi-arid) landscapes, are often biodiversity hotspots and keystone ecosystems that have a disproportionate influence on surrounding landscapes given their usually small size.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Restoring ecosystems and landscapes in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: our longer-term commitments to achieving global goals</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bandana Shakya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Achieving global biodiversity, climate, and sustainable development goals isn't a short-term task. It demands our ongoing commitments – through sustained investments, strong partnerships, and tangible actions that make a lasting impact on the ground.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Impacts of weeds and invasive species on rangeland biodiversity in Bhutan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rangelands, which are found in diverse ecosystems, support both livelihoods and rich biodiversity, and are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Failure to manage invasive species carries a possible price-tag of $423billion each year. What does this mean for the eight countries of the Hindu Kush Himalaya? </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nakul Chettri]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 07:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Biological invasions are responsible for substantial biodiversity declines as well as high economic losses to society and monetary expenditures associated with the management of these invasions. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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