With the falling costs of renewables and aggressive dam building in South Asia, Nepal’s plans to develop hydropower for export look increasingly precarious

As the threat of glacier lakes, and their catastrophic overflow floods, gets bigger in the Himalayas, Bhutan’s work in dealing with it may make for an important example of best practice in the region

As the world tries to double tiger number from where it was in 2010, Bhutan’s increase in tiger numbers shows that at least one country is doing well in this regard

Despite growing climate threats, politicians and developers are ignoring geological and environmental risks in a rush to make short-term profits

By forming cross border networks, civil society groups in China and South Asia hope to exert greater influence over government decisions, but will officials listen?

The global biodiversity hotspot will lose up to 87% of original habitat by the end of the century, with repercussions around the world

Overharvesting and climate change threaten a rare fungus known as ‘Himalayan Viagra’, which has brought prosperity to communities in a remote part of India

An anthology of writing from the eastern Himalayan region, edited by Namita Gokhale, provides a unique and powerful perspective on a region that is increasingly interconnected and open to the world

While government negotiations have got nowhere, discussions between NGOs and academics in India, China and Bangladesh have finally opened the way for greater cooperation over water

In Bhutan, political parties make big promises, but environment conservation takes back seat with little detail on their plans