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6 Feb 2024 | IPBES

Hindu Kush Himalaya is a ‘biosphere on the brink’: ICIMOD

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Experts from The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) called for ‘bold action’ and ‘urgent finance’ to prevent collapse of nature in High Mountain Asia on February 5, 2024, in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.

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