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French president Emmanuel Macron’s One Planet – Polar summit and the story of the Himalayan people experiencing the extremes.

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 ...

9 Dec 2023 Video News
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 ...

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.

6 Dec 2023 Izabella Koziell
Bhutan Pavilion highlights concerns of rapid melting glacier

Experts at the climate summit in Dubai, UAE highlighted the alarming glacial retreat in Bhutan and the Hindu Kush Himalayan ...

2 Feb 2024 Livelihoods
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, ...

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

4 Jan 2024 Livelihoods
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 ...

20 Dec 2023 GRAPE
Conference on sustainable food systems in Hindu Kush

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in collaboration with the government of Nepal and the Green Resilient Agricultural ...