Bhutan sounds the alarm as its biggest glacier lake swells dangerously due to sustained high temperatures

Early warnings passed on through community social media networks on the Bhutan-India border save lives when official channels take far too long

As Bhutan’s new prime minister prioritises the Sankosh dam, it highlights many questions about Bhutan’s pursuit of hydropower

Energy trade through India’s northeast to its neighbouring countries – Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar – could be an important route to connectivity in the region, and a boost for renewable energy

Bhutan reinforced its 20-year old ban on plastics in April this year. First introduced on the 25th year of the reign of the fourth King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the ban has been only partially successful. Part of the reason is that it was never comprehensive, and did not apply to goods packaged in […]

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?