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Eastern Himalayas
May 11, 2008
Caught on Film: Carnivores in India
CEPF grant recipient Kashmira Kakati shares a report and photos from her camera-trap survey of carnivores in some of the last remaining lowland rain forests in northeast India.Mar. 18, 2008
Fourteen Plant Species New to Nepal Identified
An expedition in the Himalayas confirms discovery of 14 species of plants new to Nepal. The science team confirms there are many more to be discovered.Mar. 14, 2008
Norden Pines Briquette Plant Opens in Bhutan
A CEPF partner in the Himalayas recently launched a factory to make briquettes in a new way that provides an alternative source of energy and helps protect the environment.Dec. 10, 2007
A Botanist's Trails
The Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal embarks on an expedition to survey plants in remote areas of eastern Nepal on the foothills of the Kangchenjunga mountains. Oct. 7, 2007
Call for Proposals in Bhutan
The implementation team for CEPF investments in the Eastern Himalayas is calling for Letters of Inquiry for biodiversity conservation projects in priority areas in Bhutan. Aug. 1, 2007
Plant Collection Expedition in Eastern Nepal
During a 3-week field visit to study the floral diversity along the Lower Kangchenjunga-Singalila Ridge in eastern Nepal, members of the Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal recorded the condition, richness, and diversity of plants of forest and agricultural land. May 17, 2007
Call for Grant Proposals
The CEPF Nepal Implementation Team, based at the WWF Nepal Office, calls for Letters of Inquiry from nongovernmental organizations, community groups, academia, and other civil society bodies that have experience in implementing biodiversity conservation projects in Nepal.May 2007
Grantmaking Underway in Eastern Himalayas
CEPF investment has begun in targeted areas of the Eastern Himalayas. The newly approved projects focus on a range of activities, including saving Asia’s wild tigers, strengthening community participation, and creating sustainable livelihoods.September 2006
CEPF Mourns Loss of Colleagues, Partners
CEPF offers its deepest condolences to our colleagues at WWF and to the families and friends of all the victims of a tragic helicopter crash in Nepal on Sept. 23, 2006. The crash in the mountainous far east of the country took the lives of seven WWF staff and many other partners.September 2006
Call for Letters of Inquiry for India (PDF, 30 KB)
The CEPF India Implementation Team, based in ATREE, Eastern Himalaya Office, Kalimpong invites Letters of Inquiry from nongovernmental organizations, community groups, academia, and other civil society organizations with extensive experience in implementing biodiversity conservation projects in Eastern Himalayas, India. May 2006
New Multi-Million Dollar Investments will Help Protect Himalayan Species
WWF, the global conservation organization, and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund today announced a $5 million investment program to pioneer new ways to conserve the immense natural wealth of the Eastern Himalayas region.April 2005
CEPF Heads for the Eastern Himalayas
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund recently won approval from the CEPF Donor Council to expand to the Eastern Himalayas, a biologically rich region comprising Bhutan, northeastern India, and southern, central, and eastern Nepal. | |
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Of the 10 types of forests recorded in the plant expedition in eastern Nepal, Lithocarpus pachyphylla was one of the most prominent.
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