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New book on Biological Diversity in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries now released

11.07.2011

A new book titled ‘Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity: A retrospective analysis in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries’ by Bharat H. Desai, Krishna Prasad Oli, Yang Yongping, Nakul Chettri and Eklabya Sharma has been released by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). The book’s focus is on the progress made in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in the eight countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. The book concludes that all of these countries are making efforts to prioritize conservation while progressive conservation policies and legislation for management of biological resources in a participatory way have been developed. The publication is online and hard copies are available upon request.