Nepal’s Pathibhara cable car project faces increased backlash after its environmental assessment was found to omit key species and understate its forest impact, bypassing the need for a full environmental impact assessment.
The road network will inevitably spread in Dolpo in the coming years, so we might as well be prepared to minimize its impact, especially on tourism.
The tug-of-war between the hydropower company and the Bhote Singsa communities in the Lungbasamba landscape.
In Nepal’s sacred Tsum Valley, Buddhist community members are conflicted about the ongoing construction of a road.
Foxtail millet was traditionally farmed as a famine crop because it grows at a time of the year when other traditional crops are harvesting.
Traditional healers from Nepal’s Himalayas are trying to preserve Sowa Rigpa, an ancient medicinal system based on ethnobotany....
After relinquishing control of forests to the villages that depend on them, forest cover in this small mountainous country nearly doubled.
The majority of the wildfires in Nepal are caused by humans, and still, we are unable to minimize them. The situation highlights the need for an effective awareness drive.
This article describes the establishment of Bir Hospital more than 134 years ago and its evolution into a healthcare and educational institution over time.
Substantial decreases in precipitation and warmer-than-normal temperatures in Nepal preceded a spring 2021 wildfire season
In the previous monsoon (2021), a massive natural disaster struck Nepal, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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