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		<title>Yaks, yartsa, and yarns: changing lives and climate in the highlands of Bhutan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 08:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the world grapples with the repercussions of a warming planet, it is the mountain communities, such as the yak herders in JDNP, who bear the brunt of these impacts. Although these communities make minimal contributions to climate change, they find themselves disproportionately affected by its adverse consequences.]]></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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