Best of 2020: Could the Himalayas harbour the next pandemic?
January 01, 2021
Environmental destruction and climate change are driving pandemics, with the Hindu Kush Himalayas a potential hotspot for new emerging diseases
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January 01, 2021
Environmental destruction and climate change are driving pandemics, with the Hindu Kush Himalayas a potential hotspot for new emerging diseases
December 25, 2020
Scientists hope recent border clashes in the Himalayas and the pandemic will not derail the limited progress made on research cooperation over the past decade
November 27, 2020
Failure to regulate the jade industry is transforming a landscape and exposing miners to deadly landslides
November 16, 2020
Despite serious tensions, governments recognise their joint dependence on the water tower of Asia
November 04, 2020
Environmental destruction and climate change are driving pandemics, with the Hindu Kush Himalayas a potential hotspot for new emerging diseases
October 28, 2020
Millions living around the Bay of Bengal need urgent protection from climate change impacts such as sea level rise and more severe cyclones
October 06, 2020
The solar tender has been marked by rushed land deals and a push for quick delivery, with Chinese companies winning almost all the sites
August 24, 2020
Myanmar’s first wind power project in the doldrums after the government changes direction on how it backs projects
August 10, 2020
New satellite data since 2010 has allowed scientists to more reliably predict how climate change will affect the Himalayas
July 02, 2020
Scientists hope recent border clashes and the pandemic will not derail the limited progress made on research cooperation over the past decade