News
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More than 70 lives have already been lost to this past week’s rains with the toll only expected to rise.
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Photo Essays
3 min read
Aging gracefully has little to do with skincare and facelifts; aging with dignity is about honoring your age, your journey, and your being.
Features
8 min read
For decades, studies have shown that a warming climate is pushing the treeline to shift upwards across the world — including in the Everest region. But what exactly does this phenomenon mean?
Features
7 min read
Community forestry has been a global success story for Nepal, none more so than those in the buffer zone of the country’s many national parks.
News
3 min read
India’s inauguration of the link road to Mansarovar causes alarm in Nepal, but is a press statement enough?
Perspectives
8 min read
Connecting and improving green open spaces can provide exponential benefits for the people and the environment, and allow a suffocating Kathmandu to breathe freely.
COVID19
4 min read
The coronavirus pandemic stands as a stark warning for a far more menacing ecological crisis
Features
3 min read
Nepal accepts China’s request to jointly announce the new height of the world’s highest peak while risking being dismissed by the international mountain community
Features
8 min read
The risk is most acute for residents of the Khumbu region, which hosts a majority of the country’s glaciers and has settlement areas close to retreating glaciers.