Conference on sustainable food systems in Hindu Kush

Tap Potential Of High-altitude Wetlands

High -altitude wetlands in the HKH region are vital for local communities, serving as a crucial freshwater source of drinking, ...

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 ...

Scientists declare Hindu Kush Himalaya, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, a ‘biosphere on the brink’

Kavrepalanchok municipalities back community-led solutions to combat water stress

With 2023 survey revealing that 20% of springs in Namobuddha have already dried up, municipality takes steps to secure communities' ...

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

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

VIDEO: न हिमालमा पहिलेजस्तो हिउँ छ, न जङ्गलमा पशुपक्षी

अन्नपूर्ण क्षेत्रका दलबहादुर गुरुङ अहिले ७० वर्षको उमेर पुग्दा बाल्यकालमा हुँदा जस्तो हिमालमा हिउँ पर्न छाडेको अनुभव सुनाउँछन्। जलवायु परिवर्तनका कारण ...

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.

Nepal Farmers Face Another Year of ‘Agricultural Drought’, Threatening Food Security

Najboon Khatun looks up at the sky every day, searching for the possibility of rain. Clouds come and go without ...