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<strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>Biodiversity</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hindu</strong> <strong>Kush</strong>-<strong>Himalayas</strong><br />

Chainpur, Nepal<br />

Ravi K Shrestha<br />

Biobriquettes – an environmentally friendly source <strong>of</strong> alternative<br />

energy – can be made from invasive weed species such as Eupatorium<br />

adenophorum (banmara in Nepali), giving <strong>the</strong> ‘forest killer’ a use. In<br />

Nepal, a cottage industry has grown around biobriquettes, enhancing <strong>the</strong><br />

livelihood options for many hill communities.<br />

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<strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>Biodiversity</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hindu</strong> <strong>Kush</strong>-<strong>Himalayas</strong>

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