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4 Jan 2024 | Livelihoods

Alpine plants may alter height or leaf size to cope with early snow-melt conditions

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Early snow-melting triggers complex responses in alpine plant species, influencing traits like leaf composition and resource acquisition strategies, a recent study finds.

Environmental DNA could unlock biodiversity conservation in the Himalayas

Capacity building is crucial for the technology’s regional expansion, which could help shed light on biodiversity in underexplored areas of ...

12 Jan 2024 Climate change
Snow cover across Northern Hemisphere has declined in last 4 decades due to changing climate: Study

Ninety per cent of the global population lives in the Northern Hemisphere, above the Equator

6 Feb 2024 IPBES
Hindu Kush Himalaya is a ‘biosphere on the brink’: ICIMOD

Experts from The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) called for ‘bold action’ and ‘urgent finance’ to prevent collapse ...

11 Jan 2020 Ecosystem services
Plant life ‘expanding over the Himalayas’

Vegetation is expanding at high altitudes in the Himalayas, including in the Everest region, new research has shown.The researchers found ...

11 Jan 2024 Livelihoods
Rising tides, ruined fields show how Bangladesh’s farmers grapple with climate change

Farmers and fishers in Bangladesh’s coastal belt report losses as climate-induced disasters and coastline changes threaten livelihoods

6 Feb 2024 IPBES
Global meeting of biodiversity experts begins in Kathmandu

Scientists describe the speed and scale of losses in nature and habitat in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region as catastrophic.

15 May 2023 SERVIR-HKH
Empowering Women in Geospatial Information Technology – 2023 Edition

Applications are invited for the SERVIR-HKH Initiative Empowering Women in Geospatial Information Technology Program 2023. The SERVIR-HKH Initiative is organising ...

29 Dec 2023 Economies
Experts urge holistic approach to climate crisis

A high-level roundtable convened on Thursday, urging government officials and policymakers to adopt a comprehensive and inclusive approach to tackle ...