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Training on Biodiversity Registers and Biodiversity Management Committees in Munger, Bihar
05.10.2018IUCN India with support of ITC Ltd. has initiated a “Sustainable Agriscapes for Future” programme in the Munger district of Bihar. Under this programme, one of the objectives is to revive the ecosystem services which would not only help carry out sustainable...
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Demonstration of decentralized solar energy in the Indian Himalayan states
04.10.2018Under the Government of India’s National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), IUCN is implementing the project ‘Coping with Uncertainties: Building Community Resilience and Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan Region’. As...
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Capacity building workshop on Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)
04.10.2018IUCN India organised a capacity building workshop on REDD+ under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) project ‘Coping with Uncertainties: Building Community Resilience and Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan...
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Terrace farming in the Indian Himalayas
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India first of all Bonn Challenge countries to develop progress report
14.08.2018India has reiterated its commitment to achieving its Bonn Challenge pledge by launching the first ever country progress report. This includes datasets from the Government of India, NGOs and the private sector. Although not an exhaustive list, the data reveals...
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Roundtable on forest landscape restoration and assessing restoration opportunities by IUCN and GB Pant Institute at New Delhi, India
07.08.2018IUCN, in partnership with the G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development (GBPNIHESD), piloted the ROAM framework in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, in consultation with the Government of Uttarakhand. On June 15,...
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Awareness workshop on plant nurseries by IUCN for Tata Steel mine sites in Joda, Odisha, India
27.07.2018On June 15 2018, IUCN organised an awareness workshop on establishment and maintenance of nurseries for Tata Steel ground staff in their mining sites at Joda, Keonjhar, Odisha. The workshop aimed to arm the ground staff with basic knowledge on nursery...
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Biogas for better forests and livelihoods: Experience from Balkila Watershed in Uttarakhand, India
20.07.2018IUCN India along with partners helped set up FRP biogas plants for households in the Balkila Watershed of Uttarakhand. This has not only reduced the fuelwood consumption of the households, thus reducing the pressure on the nearby forests, but...
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Plantation by KVK in-charge Mr. Mukesh Kumar
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IUCN in collaboration with ITC Ltd. celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity (22nd May)
29.05.2018IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, in collaboration with ITC Ltd. celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, 2018 at Munger, Bihar, India. An interactive session on 'Biodiversity for Sustainable...
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Straight-row transplanting reduces the cost of rice seed
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Less is more: Climate-smart agricultural techniques maximise income and land productivity
16.05.2018In Badadiya village in Odisha, India, agriculture generates little income – yet many households are forced to rely on it for lack of viable alternatives. Most of the land in the area is being converted to prawn farms, and the damage to the environment and to...
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IUCN presents ROAM study findings at Uttarakhand Summit
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IUCN presents ROAM findings at the Summit on Climate Resilient Mountain Agriculture organised by the Government of Uttarakhand, India
11.05.2018On 2-4 May 2018, the Uttarakhand Watershed Management Directorate organised a Summit on Climate Resilient Mountain Agriculture in Dehradun, the state capital. IUCN India was invited to present the key findings of the restoration opportunity assessment study...
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