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		<title>Behind the smoke: Why does crop residue burning persist in Nepal?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bandana Poudel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Crop residue burning]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Crop residue burning persists in Nepal despite major environmental and health impacts. This blog explores economic, social and policy drivers and sustainable solutions.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In deep reverence to Yala Glacier </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chimi Seldon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just a decade ago, it would have been difficult to imagine such a solemn ritual to honour the glacier, to lament the loss of much of its ice. Yet the changes are undeniable. Yala Glacier is disappearing. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Land cover mapping leads Nepal’s climate action strategy through data innovation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaber Hassan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 08:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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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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