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Nepal is endowed with a wealth of natural resources including snow-capped mountains, abundant rivers, sub …, the country is recognized for its high endemicity and intact forest habitats. Over 45 percent of tourists to Nepal visit …, however, predominantly visit only four parks, and thus, there is much potential for protected areas in Nepal to further …
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The report examines the current tourism development and market of the Presovsky Samospravny Kraj, Presov Self-Governing Region (PSK), focusing particularly on the lagging district of Snina and the National Park of Poloniny, and the opportunities for their improvement as potential drivers of...
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Conservation and tourism contribute to greener economic growth in many countries. Although protected areas have often been viewed as land excluded from economic development for the purposes of environmental conservation, many countries have realized their powerful economic potential through...
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Unlocking Nature-Smart Development: An Approach Paper on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is part of a series of papers by the World Bank Group that outlines the development challenges and opportunities associated with blue and green biodiversity and ecosystem services. The paper makes the...
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This report examines perceived and actual gender differences in the use and management of natural resources and the challenges of integrating women into activities related to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) or other natural resource management projects in...
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Somalia's natural capital is under substantial pressure from inappropriate land uses, conflict, and climate change. In its Ninth National Development Plan (Somalia NDP-9), the government of Somalia has identified vulnerability to environmental shocks as one of the six major causes of poverty....
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The post disaster needs assessment (PDNA) assesses the impact of the April 25, 2015 earthquake in Nepal and defines a …
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, deception, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. In Nepal, the most widespread forms of human trafficking are for forced …. The World Bank has extended technical and financial assistance to large-scale infrastructure projects in Nepal, some for …
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Water and forests are Nepal's most abundant natural resources, with freshwater (derived from glaciers, snowmelt, and … on the lives and livelihoods of the Nepalese. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Nepal … and analyses, focusing on the geographic domain of Nepal, therefore potentially excluding some international influences …
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Nepal made significant progress on poverty and shared prosperity over the period 1996-2010, despite low domestic growth … remained an enduring feature of the welfare narrative in Nepal. The past decade, from 2010 to 2020, has been characterized by a … Nepal. These shocks were also correlated with declines in economic growth. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, which started …
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