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Conserving Wetlands
Abstract:
Nepal’s wetlands house a wealth of plant and animal biodiversity and are an important resource for the livelihoods of surrounding communities. However, many of these wetlands, and particularly those in the heavily populated southern Terai plains, are seriously threatened, with many areas already converted into farmland and the water, plant and animal resources of remaining areas under increasing pressure from human populations. A major reason behind the degrading biodiversity of Nepal’s rivers, lakes, swamps and marshes is that their conservation has received much less attention than the conservation of the land-based biodiversity of the Terai jungles and the Himalayan landscapes.
Publisher: CSUWN/ UNDP Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster  in  English
Keywords:
 WETLANDS, BIODIVERSITY, LANDSCAPE PROTECTION, SOIL CONSERVATION, FOREST CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENT, PARTNERSHIP, WATER, IRRIGATION, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, HOUSEHOLDS, DECISION MAKING, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, FISHING, LIVELIHOODS, HANDICRAFTS, POVERTY, ECOSYSTEMS, FOREST PRODUCTS, ANIMAL RESOURCES
Thematic Group:
UNDP, (2011)
Thesaurus:
03.06.00 - Land, Plant And Soil Resources
PDF | File Size: 288 KB   Download
Feeder: SANGITA SHRESTHA410@YAHOO COM, Editor: , Auditor:
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Conserving Wetlands
Abstract:
Nepal’s wetlands house a wealth of plant and animal biodiversity and are an important resource for the livelihoods of surrounding communities. However, many of these wetlands, and particularly those in the heavily populated southern Terai plains, are seriously threatened, with many areas already converted into farmland and the water, plant and animal resources of remaining areas under increasing pressure from human populations. A major reason behind the degrading biodiversity of Nepal’s rivers, lakes, swamps and marshes is that their conservation has received much less attention than the conservation of the land-based biodiversity of the Terai jungles and the Himalayan landscapes.
Publisher: CSUWN/ UNDP Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster  in  English
Keywords:
 WETLANDS, BIODIVERSITY, LANDSCAPE PROTECTION, SOIL CONSERVATION, FOREST CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENT, PARTNERSHIP, WATER, IRRIGATION, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, HOUSEHOLDS, DECISION MAKING, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, FISHING, LIVELIHOODS, HANDICRAFTS, POVERTY, ECOSYSTEMS, FOREST PRODUCTS, ANIMAL RESOURCES
Thematic Group:
UNDP, (2011)
Thesaurus:
03.06.00 - Land, Plant And Soil Resources
PDF | File Size: 288 KB   Download
Feeder: SANGITA SHRESTHA410@YAHOO COM, Editor: , Auditor:
...
Project: Conservation And Sustainable Use Of Wetlands (CSUWN)
Abstract:
Nepal’s wetlands house a wealth of plant and animal biodiversity and are an important resource for the livelihoods of surrounding communities. However, many of these wetlands, and particularly those in the heavily populated southern Terai plains, are seriously threatened, with many areas already converted into farmland and the water, plant and animal resources of remaining areas under increasing pressure from human populations. A major reason behind the degrading biodiversity of Nepal’s rivers, lakes, swamps and marshes is that their conservation has received much less attention than the conservation of the land-based biodiversity of the Terai jungles and the Himalayan landscapes.
Publisher: CSUWN, UNDP Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster  in  English
Keywords:
 WETLANDS, BIODIVERSITY, LANDSCAPE PROTECTION, SOIL CONSERVATION, FOREST CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENT, PARTNERSHIP, WATER, IRRIGATION, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, HOUSEHOLDS, DECISION MAKING, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, FISHING, LIVELIHOODS, HANDICRAFTS, POVERTY, ECOSYSTEMS, FOREST PRODUCTS, ANIMAL RESOURCES
Thematic Group:
UNDP, (2011)
Thesaurus:
03.06.00 - Land, Plant And Soil Resources
PDF | File Size: 288 KB   Download
Feeder: SANGITA SHRESTHA410@YAHOO COM, Editor: , Auditor:
...