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Halting the loss of mountain biodiversity

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Kathmandu Post

Publication Date
2020-12-11

The caterpillar fungus was once an abundant resource in the Himalaya. Over-harvesting and exploitation over the decades have pushed it to the brink of extinction. In the past 15 years, its population is estimated to have declined by 30 percent across the region due to over-harvesting.

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