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Knowledge and practices of commercial banana farmers related to pesticide use in Chitwan district, Nepal; a cross-sectional study and meta-analyses
The exposure of farmers to pesticides due to inadequate safety measures is a concern in low-income countries in Africa and Asia. However, until now, there have been limited studies on the farmers’ risk due to ...
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Dalit’s livelihoods in Nepal: income sources and determinants
This paper focuses on the lack of income opportunities for Dalits in Nepal, as they are the most affected group in any disaster. The presence of vulnerable family members in Dalit households may further increa...
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Forest Carbon Storage and Species Richness in FSC Certified and Non-certified Community Forests in Nepal
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest certification was introduced in Nepal with an assumption that it improves forests and ecosystem services while addressing the drivers of forest degradation. As of to...
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Effects of population, land cover change, and climatic variability on wetland resource degradation in a Ramsar listed Ghodaghodi Lake Complex, Nepal
Wetlands support livelihoods of millions of people in develo** countries. However, wetland land cover change, as a result of growing population and subsequent anthropogenic activities, has been evident at a ...
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Invasive alien plant species dynamics in the Himalayan region under climate change
Climate change will impact the dynamics of invasive alien plant species (IAPS). However, the ability of IAPS under changing climate to invade mountain ecosystems, particularly the Himalayan region, is less kno...
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Factors Contributing to the Decline of Traditional Practices in Communities from the Gwallek–Kedar area, Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal
Traditional knowledge and practices are increasingly recognized in the resource conservation and management practices, however are declining in many parts of the world including Nepal. Studies on the inventory...
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Vulnerability and impacts of climate change on forest and freshwater wetland ecosystems in Nepal: A review
Climate change (CC) threatens ecosystems in both developed and develo** countries. As the impacts of CC are pervasive, global, and mostly irreversible, it is gaining worldwide attention. Here we review vulne...
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People’s Dependency on Wetlands: South Asia Perspective with Emphasis on Nepal
Wetland ecosystem is a lifeline for people both in a global and regional scale. Different resources are being provided by this ecosystem for the welfare of humankind since ancient times in the form of food, dr...
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Erratum to: Distribution of health costs of pesticide use by household economy
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Distribution of health costs of pesticide use by household economy
We observed skewed distribution across household of benefits of pesticide use in vegetable farming in Nepal. However, economic burden or harm of pesticide use and exposure by household economy is poorly studie...
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Health and environmental costs of pesticide use in vegetable farming in Nepal
There is a growing concern of pesticide risks to human health, natural environment and ecosystems. Many previous economic valuations have accounted health aspects or environmental components, but rarely combin...
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Continuing Issues in the Limitations of Pesticide Use in Develo** Countries
The rationale for pesticide use in agriculture is that costs associated with pesticide pollution are to be justified by its benefits, but this is not so obvious. Valuing the benefits by simple economic analysi...
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Farmers’ willingness to pay for community integrated pest management training in Nepal
The concept of community integrated pest management (IPM), which is well developed in Indonesia and Vietnam, was recently introduced in Nepal. However, it has not been widely practiced, due mainly to lack of f...
