Incentives for Ecosystem Services (IES) in the Himalayas: A ‘Cookbook’ for Emerging IES Practitioners in the Region

Case studies

Rupa Lake Watershed

Kulekhani Watershed

Palampur Municipality

Dhulikhel

Gilgit-Baltistan

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TARIM

Kabul

Islamabad

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Hindu Kush Himalayas

Major river basins

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Khayarkh Watershed

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Tarbela and Mangla dams

Chitwan National Park

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Incentives for Ecosystem Services (IES) in the Himalayas