biodiversity
Plants have always been an inevitable part of the life and culture of the Nepalese people. Hence it is but natural that all aspects of the Nepalese folk-life and beliefs have sufficient narration about plants and their parts. The ceremonial plant-foods of the Nepalese people are an example of their strong commitment to conserve this rich tradition. The present paper is an attempt to record the...
Traditional phytotherapy with herbal drugs plays an important role in the healthcare of the people in rural areas of Nepal. More than 90% of the population reside in the rural areas where the developmental activities are insufficient.
The study was conducted during the pre-monsoon of 1991 and post-monsoon of 1992. In the course of the study, 7 villages in the Baglung district were...
While carrying out identification of Barleria L. (family Acanthaceae) collected from various places of Nepal and preserved in National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories, Department of Plant Resources, Godawari, Lalitpur, Nepal (KATH), we came across some specimens belonging to one interesting species. During the identification, this species did not match with any species of Barleria already...
In June-July 2004, the Snow Leopard Conservancy (SLC) recently conducted field visits to three important snow leopard sites in Pakistan’s Northern Areas: Hushey and Skoyo villages in Baltistan and the Khunjerab Village Organization (KVO) in Gojal. The purpose was to launch environmentally appropriate small-scale, village-based conservation and depredation alleviation initiatives aimed at...
The world is in the midst of an ecological explosion with devastating implications. Thousands of species of microbes, plants, and animals are being introduced, both deliberately and inadvertently, to new land areas, seas, and freshwaters. In many regions, these new colonists are running wild, disrupting the dynamics of ecosystems, pushing native species toward extinction, and causing billions...
Agroforestry - the practice of integrating trees and other large woody perennials on farms and throughout the agricultural landscape - is increasingly recognised as a useful and promising strategy that diversifies production for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. "Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes" brings together 46 scientists and...
Through generations of innovation and experiment, smallholder farms (cultivated pieces of land smaller than 50 acres) have nurtured a rich diversity of both wild and domestic plants and animals. While most academic literature emphasises the accelerated loss of biodiversity, this book describes how large numbers of smallholder farmers are conserving biodiversity in their farmland and surrounds...
The increasing awareness and concern of people, researchers and decision makers for the maintenance and enhancement of goods and services provided by forest ecosystems significantly widened the scope of information needs for sustainable forest management on the task-specific, integrative and strategic level. Forest resource assessments have to provide reliable, harmonised, politically relevant...
A Practitioner's Guide to Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation brings together knowledge and experience from conservation practitioners and experts around the world to help readers understand the global challenge of conserving biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems. More importantly, it offers specific strategies and suggestions for managers to use in establishing new conservation initiatives...
<p>The future of the world's forests and the future of millions of the world's poorest people are inextricably linked. More than a billion mostly poor people now live within the world's 19 forest biodiversity hotspots. Over 90% of those who live on less than a dollar a day depend fully or in part on forest products for their livelihoods. This book lays out a set of...
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