Woman cooking on wood fueled stove in the village of Banthanti, Annapurna region, central Nepal
The Annapurna Convervation Area Project launched in 1986 addresses environmental issues by weaving traditional subsistence activities into a framework of sound resource management programmes This helps to minimize the negative impacts of tourism while enhancing the living standards of the local people Wood stoves such as this are being replaced by fuel efficient ones
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