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We partnered with the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC), Government of Pakistan, for a national consultation workshop to set the groundwork for the co-development of a geospatial platform to support the ministry’s afforestation and ecosystem restoration programmes, including the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme (TBTTP).
Utsav Maden & Faisal Mueen Qamer
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The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Environment Conservation and Development Forum (ECDF) organized a training for ...
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Since the inception of the Initiative in Myanmar, partners have participated in a range of REDD+ Himalaya activities including a ...
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#塑战速决 (#BeatPlasticPollution) –今年世界环境日的三项行动 似乎没有任何地方可以免受塑料污染浪潮的影响：即使是地球之巅。上周在当地社区、登山者和政要前往纪念珠峰人类首登 70 周年时，ICIMOD 发起了我们新的 #拯救我们的雪（#SaveOurSnow）活动——一段视频显示被留在珠峰（南坡）大本营的堆积如山的塑料制品和其他垃圾的消息迅速传播开来。 但我们这代人可以扭转塑料潮流吗？随着谈判代表离开巴黎，同意起草一份具有国际法律约束力的条约草案以终结塑料污染，而在设立世界环境日的50周年呼吁采取集体行动来抵制它，有充分的理由充满希望。 同样重要的是，我们有充分的理由采取行动：塑料工业不仅是世界上增长最快的工业温室气体来源，而且塑料废物极大地加剧了兴都库什-喜马拉雅地区现有的气候变化、生物多样性丧失和污染等问题，ICIMOD 的 南亚网络开发和环境经济学（South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics ，简称SANDEE)。原因如下： 气候：固体废物——其中大部分是塑料——堵塞了排水系统，并增加了破坏性洪水，即由全球变暖引发的更频繁且更强烈的降雨事件引发的洪水。 生物多样性：塑料垃圾可能需要数百年才能分解，它们堵塞水道，其中的有害化学物质渗入土壤和水中，影响陆地和水生生物、生态系统和人类健康。 ...
The expo also saw participation from open data initiatives/collectives – Clean Up Nepal, Open Knowledge Nepal,
