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वन र डढेलो हालैका दशकमा वन डढेलोको बारेमा निकै नै चर्चा हुने गरेको छ । अमेरिका, क्यानडा, युरोप र अष्ट्रेलियामा सुक्खा मौसममा लाग्ने वन डढेलोको खबर विश्वभरिकै सञ्चारमाध्यमहरुमा प्रकाशित हुने गरेको छ । केही समयदेखी अमेजनको जंगलमा निरन्तर लागिरहेको वन डढेलोको अन्तराष्ट्रिय चर्चा चुलिएपछी फेरी वन डढेलोको वातावरणीय असरहरु सम्बन्धी छलफल बाक्लिएको छ । सामाजिक सञ्जालमा त अमेजनको लागी प्रार्थना गरौँ भन्ने जस्ता ह्यासट्यागहरुले राम्रै स्थान पाइरहेका छन् । तत्कालीक रुपमा वातावरण र पारिस्थिकिय प्रणालीमा नकारात्मक असर गर्ने भएता पनि वनबिज्ञहरुले वन डढेलोलाइ वनको पारिस्थितिकिय प्रणालीकै एक अवस्थाको रुपमा व्याख्या गर्ने गरेका छन् । वन तथा पारिस्थितिकिय प्रणालीहरुको व्यवस्थापनको विभिन्न चरणहरुमा नियन्त्रित डढेलोलाइ नै यौटा ‌औजारको रुपमा नै विश्वभरि प्रयोग गर्ने प्रचलन रहेको हुँदा वन बिज्ञानमा यसलाइ असल नोकर र खराब मालिक (Fire is a good servant but a bad master) भनेर पनि व्याख्या गर्ने गरिएको छ । कतिपय पारिस्थितिकिय प्रणालीको स्वस्थ विकासको लागी निश्चित समयमा वन डढेलो लाग्नु वा लगाउनु फाइदाजनक हुन...

गएको दशैँको रमझम राम्रोसँग सकिन नपाउँदै एकहप्ते भियतनाम यात्रामा हिँड्नुपर्ने भयो । कार्यालयमा सँगै काम गर्ने कर्मचारीसाथीहरुको एउटा सानोतिनो फुटबल टिम जत्रै समुहसँगको यात्रा बिभिन्न हिसाबले रमाइलो रह्यो । पहिलो गाँसमै ढुंगो भनेझैँ पुर्वी एसियामा आएको समुन्द्री आँधीले भियतनामको राजधानी हनोइको हवाइयात्रा स्थगित भएपछी थप एक रात चिनको ग्वान्झाउ मै बिताउनु पर्ने भो । सामाजीक संजालहरुको सम्बन्धहरुबाट बञ्चित गणतन्त्र चिनको बसाइ एक प्रकारले अत्यासलाग्दो नै भयो । सबै काम जिमेलबाटै मात्र कहाँ गर्न सकिने रछ र आजभोली ।। भोलिपल्ट हनोइमा विमान अवतरण गर्दा अघिल्लो दिनको आँधीको प्रभाव आकाशबाटै देखियो । मुद्रा आतंक यहाँबाट हिँड्दा भियतनामी मुद्राको बारेमा सारै जानकारी थिएन । बिमानस्थलको अराइभलका फास्टफुड पसलहरुको भित्तामा खानेकुराको दाम देख्दा त एकचोटी चित खाइयो । बर्गरको ७०००० अनि कफीको ४०००० भियतनामी दोङ । पछी थाहा भो एक अमेरीकी डलर बराबर झन्डै २१००० दोङ हुँदोरछ । अनि पो सबै चिजहरु हजारौँ पर्ने हुँदारहेछन् । यस्ता ठुला अंकका कारोबार गर्न त नोट पनि ठुलै बनाउनु पर्ने भो । भियतनाम बसाइकै दौरान पाँच ल...

The SERVIR-Himalaya system has been launched on 5 th October 2010, by Mr. Charles F. Bolden Jr., NASA Administrator, and Mr. Michael Yates, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator of USAID in Kathmandu. The launch had been held on the occasion of the international symposium, 'Benefiting from Earth Observation: Bridging the Data Gap for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region' , which started on 4 th October. SERVIR is an earth observation, monitoring, and visualisation system that integrates satellite and other geospatial data as a contribution to improved scientific knowledge to support decision-making by managers, researchers, students, and the general public. Initiated by NASA and USAID, SERVIR has been recognised by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), as an early achiever of the GEO vision.

Climate change has been a very hot topic nowadays. From primary school students to the multinational assembly, we are talking the causes, effects and impacts of climate change everyday. Changing in general weather pattern, excessive rain and temperature, loss of biodiversity all supposed to be a impact of climate change which eventually putting the pressure on livelihood of people. But the poorest of the poor have been hit hard by those impacts. So it also would be interesting to share some of my experiences regarding impacts of climate change in the daily livelihood of the Himalayan people. Everyone is agree that the climate change has been showing its impact all over the world. But the mountains and coastal areas are receiving its very rapid impact. Climate change has brought numerous unwanted environmental phenomena. The most prominent impacts in Himalayan region are rapid increase in temperature and excessive rainfall. In this post we are giving more emphasis on the effects of th...

On 27 March, 2010, the world will come together to take a stand against global warming. In Nepal, our venue will be the magnificent Bouddhanath Stupa, one of the largest Stupas in the world as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There an evening candlelight vigil will be organized where people will come together and light a candle to express their solidarity towards the fight against Climate Change. Apart from this event, any individual or organization who wishes to turn off their lights for one hour is welcome to do so and be a part of this massive event. Earth Hour is a message of hope and action. Imagine what we can do if we act together. EARTHHOUR 2010

The first international workshop on community forestry held in Pokhara, Nepal from September 15-18, 2009 concluded with eight-point declaration. About 200 representatives of diverse stakeholders from communities, governments, civil society and other development partners from over 30 countries participated in the workshop. Pokhara Declaration Recognizing that local communities and indigenous peoples have demonstrated the capacity to organize and act towards sustainable management, utilization and democratic governance of forests; and their legitimate claims for the recognition of their land and forest rights worldwide. Recognizing the wide range of institutional, entrepreneurial and governance innovations by communities and their partners; Recognizing the emergence of grassroots networks, federations and associations influencing governance at different scales, and advocating for the rights of local, indigenous, poor and socially marginalized communities; Recognizing the positive steps ...

If technology is to save us from climate change, it has some tough challenges to master: taming wave, wind and sun, cheaply scrubbing carbon dioxide from the air or mastering fusion. But a growing number of people think another should be added to the list: mastering human nature. This "persuasive technology" would sway people to adopt less polluting behaviour and may come in the form of new gadgets and online services or new features for existing technology. Energy savings from behavioural change can be dismissed as advanced marketing techniques and may seem trivial compared with the esoteric materials science that is needed to harvest solar energy more efficiently. But there is much to be gained. Last week New Scientist reported that US emissions could be cut by more than 7 per cent if people changed their ways at home. Separate studies in US, Dutch and British homes have reported that 26 to 36 per cent of domestic energy use is "behavioural" – determined by the wa...

China is often accused of not doing enough to reduce the carbon dioxide and other pollution pouring from its factories and coal-fuelled power stations. But a new report suggests the country is doing more to tackle climate change than it gets credit for: in fact, its environmental standards surpass the US in some key measures. The World Resources Institute (WRI), a respected environmental think tank based in Washington DC, says China is on track to meet its main climate change target, which is a 20 per cent reduction in energy intensity – the amount of energy used per dollar of gross domestic product – by the end of next year. Cutting the energy intensity of the Chinese economy like this will put a brake on the growth of the country's carbon dioxide emissions China is also making good progress towards its goal of generating 15 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020, according to the report. By the end of the next decade it will have 150 gigawatts of wind power in...