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
November 09, 2020
India is one of the countries most threatened by biodiversity losses, yet its government denies and obfuscates its own data, and opens environmentally sensitive areas to exploitation
November 04, 2020
Environmental destruction and climate change are driving pandemics, with the Hindu Kush Himalayas a potential hotspot for new emerging diseases
July 22, 2020
As India’s hydropower hotspot, Himachal Pradesh offers important lessons about the huge risks of building large dams in the Himalayas
July 07, 2020
As the largest importer of palm oil in the world, India is key to making the commodity sustainable
June 09, 2020
A steep rise in recovered timber and complaints from across the insurgency-affected region point to a spike in illegal tree felling in Kashmir
June 02, 2020
While planting trees is a welcome initiative, it can distract attention and redirect funds from other, more effective, measures that can mitigate climate change and generate jobs, argues Sara Hayat
April 03, 2020
Farmers and exporters suffer huge losses, as beri honey production drops due to habitat loss, erratic weather and mismanagement
February 05, 2019
Pakistan’s “Ten Billion Trees Tsunami” drive to plant trees across the country may offer a great opportunity to deal with climate change impacts, as long as care is taken in its planning and execution
November 16, 2017
Reforestation efforts have removed 12 billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere in the last 20 years. How can other countries replicate this success?