In Asia, SNV's work in 8 countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan,Vietnam) is regularly covered in international as well as national media outlets.
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Chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Syed Yusuf Hossain on May 20 urged the government, private entrepreneurs, NGOs and donor agencies to make a consortium to promote renewable energy in Bangladesh.
Dhaka, May 20: Stakeholders at a workshop in the city on Sunday urged the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to ensure smooth funding from the donors to facilitate Renewable Energy (RE) and energy efficiency development programme in the country.
Dhaka, May 20: Chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Syed Yusuf Hossain on Sunday urged the government, private entrepreneurs, NGOs and donor agencies to make a consortium to promote renewable energy in Bangladesh.
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From where did beekeeping begin in Nepal and when? The relevant data hasn’t been pinpointed. However, our Vedic records tell us that bees and honey were culturally important and had nutritional values from the age of the Vedas (The Vedic Age).
Photo: Contributor/IRINA villager cuts bamboo from the local forestVIENTIANE, 16 April 2012 (IRIN) - With pressure on natural resources increasing in Laos, the first community land titles granted to five villages in Vientiane Province could provide a national model for environmental protection while
(CPV) - The Vietnam Challenge Fund and Hung Cuong Trading Company co-hosted a workshop in Hanoi on May 10th 2012, on developing and branding niche Shan tea products for export.
SNV (Netherlands Develop-ment Organisation) have committed to a cooperation project worth 1.2 million euros to improve water, hygiene and sanitation in rural communities in Laos.
One of the most immediate ways to integrate the low-income population (also known as LIP or BoP) into companies’ value chains is to include them as suppliers; with businesses using their supply chains to create opportunities by purchasing goods and services from low income communities.
A round up of the week’s news on REDD, in chronological order with short extracts (click on the title for the full article). REDD-Monitor’s news page (REDD in the news) is updated regularly.
De engang så store tropeskove i Laos har været udsat for rovhugst og dækker nu kun 40 procent af det fattige sydøstasiatiske land, men nu er man gået igang med at give de første landsbyer fælles ejendomsret til jorden.