The global red panda population has declined by 50% over the last 20 years and there may be as few as 2,500 remaining in the wild. According to the National Red Panda survey 2016, the potential habitat of red panda in Illam district is 106 km2. People from far and wide come to Dobato just to get a glimpse of this beautiful and rare animal in its wild habitat. People from far and wide come to Dobato just to get a glimpse of this beautiful and rare animal in its wild habitat.
READ MOREWhen I confirmed my participation at the third International REDD+ training at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand, I was most excited about one particular activity on the agenda: hands-on experience in handling drones and new techniques in high resolution image processing. This training introduced me to aspects of REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) that I was not aware of before.
READ MOREChitwan and Nawalparasi are districts within the Terai Arc Landscape in Nepal, where the first REDD+ programme is being developed by the REDD Implementation Centre (REDD IC) to access result-based payment from the Forest Carbon Trust Fund. REDD+ has the potential to improve wildlife habitat and have a positive impact on biodiversity conservation.
READ MOREAccording to Buddhist belief, religion and the environment are intertwined. Bud-dhists believe religion is inextricable from the environment itself. Rites and rituals practiced in monasteries are believed to be influenced by the environment and vice versa, meaning there is a continuous interaction taking place between religion and environment.
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