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Glacial lakes become more deadly as Himalayan ice melts

September 29, 2020

Researchers map the most dangerous lakes and call on China and Nepal to work together to reduce the threat of catastrophic flooding
Pakistan’s dream of a city by the Ravi may be an illusion

September 28, 2020

The Prime Minister of Pakistan is an enthusiastic backer of the Ravi River Urban Development Project, but the plan for a new city makes little economic or ecological sense
Mailuu-Suu: Cleaning up Central Asia’s toxic uranium legacy

September 02, 2020

Countries must set aside territorial disputes and work together to clean up radioactive waste seeping into rivers and farmland in the Ferghana Valley – causing an environmental and health catastrophe for people living in the region
Opinion: Without communities, conservation fails in eastern Himalayas

August 24, 2020

Red pandas and pangolins are being trafficked into extinction – and exclusionary conservation policies are making this worse in India’s Singalila National Park, argues a researcher
Along the Koshi, flooded in Nepal, ignored by India

August 13, 2020

Nepali officials say a 66-year-old agreement prevents them from being part of flood-control measures
Locals urge Pakistani government to drop CPEC coal mining plans

July 15, 2020

A National Commission for Human Rights report highlights the huge social and cultural costs of the massive coal project that no money can ever compensate for