Hidden deep in a remote corner of eastern Nepal, Kanchenjunga rises to 8, 586m and encompasses a conservation area and ecological hotspot the size of Mauritius.

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Ecological studies on the restoration of degraded forest land, the conservation of medicinal plants and their sustainable harvesting are being conducted at Achanakmar-Amarkantak.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

In September 2010, Prof Thomas was given the British Ecological Society's Marsh Award for Ecology in recognition of his work on butterfly conservation.

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Thus companies need to work not only with conservation NGOs, but also with government agencies to ensure that their development plans consider the ecological integrity of the broader landscapes in which their projects and others will take place.

FORBES: Operationalizing the Precautionary Principle for Biodiversity