Climate Change Ministry to launch satellite monitoring based State of Forest Report

Renewed support for SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya regional hub

SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) Initiative has been extended for a five-year period following the signing of a public international ...

Pakistan floods threaten food security as critical crops destroyed

Agricultural land inundated by flooding is set to have long-term humanitarian and economic impacts in Pakistan. Billions of dollars ...

Floods in Pakistan threaten food security, destroy important crops

NASA and ICIMOD join forces with regional stakeholders to build clearer picture of air quality in global pollution hotspot

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu has partnered with NASA and USAID to leverage space technology ...

For lightning-prone communities in Bangladesh, new warning system may not be enough

An average of four people a week are killed by lightning in Bangladesh, and the problem is expected to get ...

Forest cover may have increased but agricultural land is shrinking

While the forest area of Nepal increased by 1.7 percent, the agricultural land shrunk by 2.1 percent with the expansion ...

Land Cover Monitoring System for Nepal Launched

The Forest Research and Training Centre (FRTC) is pleased to announce the launch of Nepal’s National Land Cover Monitoring System ...

NEW FIRE RISK SYSTEM ROLLED OUT AS FOREST FIRES UP BY 76.7% IN NEPAL

Forest fires across Nepal dramatically rose by 76.5% between January and April 2023 – when compared with incidents reported over ...