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    Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in Nepal

    United Nations Population Fund, 2007
    This review maps progress on gender equality in Nepal since a 1997 study on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women was commissioned and published. The review takes into account newly emerging issues such as exclusion and poverty, in addition to gender. It also sets out to review the government of Nepal's progress in gender mainstreaming andwomen's empowerment. The findings include:
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    Rights-based approaches: exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2009
    The links between the realisation of human rights and the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity are receiving increasing attention worldwide. Experience has demonstrated that exclusionary approaches to conservation can undermine those same rights of affected communities and can undermine conservation objectives.
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    Caste and land productivity in rural Nepal

    Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009
    This paper looks for the possible explanations for the land productivity differential between high caste and low caste farm households in Nepal. The paper indicates that caste position still plays a vital role in rural areas of Nepal.
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    Australia South Asia Research Centre

    Centre dedicated to research on the economics and politics of development in the South Asia region:  India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
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    Governance and citizenship from below: Views of poor and excluded groups and their vision for a New Nepal

    Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2009
    Latent and violent unrest has plagued Nepal since the process of parliamentary politics was reintroduced in 1991 after 50 years of monarchical rule. This document focuses on grassroots experiences and understandings of governance and citizenship, and the implications of these for state building in post-conflict Nepal.
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    Governance and citizenship from below: Views of poor and excluded groups and their vision for a New Nepal

    Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2009
    How do poor Nepali women and men understand citizenship? How do they experience and practise it? What barriers do they face and how do they think these could be overcome? This report addresses such questions, focusing on grassroots experiences and understandings of governance and citizenship, and the implications for state building in post-conflict Nepal.
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    ForestryNepal

    This website aims to facilitate online networking among Nepalese foresters, to provide a platform to share news and information on forestry sector of Nepal and to promote forest science among general
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    Building Nepal's private sector capacity for sustainable tourism operations: a collection of best practices and resulting business benefits

    UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, 2008
    This report introduces the Marketing Assistance to Nepal for Sustainable Tourism Products (MAST-Nepal) project and provides case studies outlining the actions of project companies to integrate sustainable tourism principles.
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    Creating the new constitution: a guide for Nepali citizens

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2008
    This document serves as a guide to constitution making in Nepal. It provides a brief history of past constitutions in Nepal, including an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the 1990 Constitution, to enable a better understanding of the current issues and debates.
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    The democracy barometers: surveying South Asia

    Democracy Asia, 2008
    This paper discusses results of the first-ever simultaneous survey of attitudes toward democracy in the five countries of South Asia - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka - based on a large and representative sample of adult citizens. The survey provides evidence to suggest widespread support for democracy throughout the region.

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