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11 Dec 2019 | Scientific research

Support functions and scientific sesearch

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Some general activities are carried out at the Knowledge Park at Godavari to support the trials and other activities; to provide the accurate information needed to enable proper interpretation of results; and to provide basic scientific information on important problems that affect mountain farming and natural resource management on a broad scale.

High value medicinal plants (Taxus wallichiana-Himalayan yew)

Taxus wallichiana (Himalayan yew), is a species of #yew, native to the Himalaya and parts of ...

Vegetation management

At the time that ICIMOD established the Godavari site, the land had been reduced to almost completely degraded ...

11 Dec 2019 Scientific research
Meteorological Monitoring

Agroclimatic conditions are extremely variable across the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, and microclimatescan have a major effect on the ...

11 Dec 2019 Biodiversity
Biodiversity

ICIMOD has a number of ongoing activities in biodiversity conservation. At the Knowledge Park at Godavari, the emphasis ...

11 Dec 2019 Scientific research
Nursery

A plant nursery was established in the lower area of the site to ensure an adequate ...

Why are wetlands important?

Wetlands are important because they provide habitat for thousands of species of aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals. Wetlands are ...

11 Dec 2019 Water management
Stone-Lined and Grass-Lined Waterways

Lining waterways is one way of reducing soil losses through seepage and preventing erosion of the waterway bed. Stone or ...

11 Dec 2019 Soil management
Green Manure/Cover Crops/Mulching

Green manure is a growing cover crop of annual plants (or other growing plant material) that is dug into the ...