Mountains make up 24% of the world’s land area, are home to 20% of the world’s population, provide 60–80% of the world’s fresh water, and harbour 50% of the world’s biodiversity hotspots (well-established). The United Nations recognized the importance of mountain ecosystems, both ...
that respect, and beyond just GBIF.org, for the HKH region for instance the Shodhganga site (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shodhganga) is of major educational and cultural importance and a reservoir hosting Indian and HKH thesis works from academic institutions while other sections and nations ar...
In the early 21st century, Hinduism had nearly one billion adherents worldwide and was the religion of about 80 percent ofIndia’s population. Despite its global presence, however, it is best understood through its many distinctive regionalmanifestations. ...
Microfinance is a competitive social entrepreneurship industry in India, targeting the world’s largest poor population. In the region of the temple, Dr. Heggade found that the poor were struggling in financing their entrepreneurial dreams. Therefore, the temple ventured into a microfinance institution...
With the rapid increase of population and overexploitation of natural resources, air pollution has become a serious global environmental concern. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution levels are substantially increasing worldwide; more than 90% people breathe polluted air and ...
world with over one billion followers worldwide, although majority of them residing only in India. By no means, it could be treated as a small number because it means that there is one adherent of Hinduism out of every seven people in the world. However, since the latter half of the ...
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Nepal’s community forestry has a formal history of more than 40 years; it was first triggered by the Himalayan degradation perceived in the 1970s (Ives and Messerli1989). With more than one-third of the population involved, and over a dozen international and bilateral agencies supporting the...