Urban Expansion Drives Forest Loss In India’s Biodiversity Hotspots
Urban expansion and land use changes in the Himalayas and the Western Ghats are driving significant forest loss. A recent...
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Studies Flag Food Insecurity As A Threat In The Himalayas
A review of existing research on food security in the Himalayas found that climate change was impacting the accessibility, availability,...
Road To Road Resilience Is Paved With Mindful Design & Construction
India’s road and highway network increased by 59% in nine years, but much of this new infrastructure is exposed to...
Once-Cool Kashmir Valley Offers Little Respite From Heatwaves
Nitin Jain, a resident of New Delhi, had travelled with his family to Kashmir to escape the summer heat. But...
Securing Biodiversity By Curbing Militarisation In The Himalayas
The Himalayan region, with unresolved border disputes involving Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China and Bhutan has seen extensive deployment of military...
Restoring Himalayan Mountain Ecosystems Is A Global Imperative
Mountain ecosystems, including rangelands, wetlands, peatlands and both alpine and temperate forests, are unique habitats characterised by complex geography and...
How Bioengineering Saved A Himalayan Road From Floods
On 14 August 2023, heavy rainfall in North India triggered flash floods and landslides, devastating the region. Kishori Lal, the...
Winter Snow Deficit Poses Growing GLOF Risk In The Himalayas
Glaciologists warn that the reduced snowfall in the Himalayas increases glacial lakes, which pose a growing risk of lake outburst...
‘To Find Common Ground In The Himalayas Is In Our Self-Interest’
In June 2023, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) released its latest report on the cryosphere (regions where...
Western Himalayas More “Risk Prone” Than The East: Study
The index uses the latest framework from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to assess climate risk in the...
Environmental DNA Could Unlock Biodiversity Conservation In Himalayas
Researchers in the Himalayas are increasingly turning to environmental DNA, or eDNA – genetic material left behind by organisms in...
Pressures On Gaddi Community Pose Threat To Biodiversity, Livelihoods
Located in the Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, Thanpattan is a vast pastureland, home to the indigenous Gaddi herder community...
Scientists Say Worse Is To Come As Himalayan Snow Ceases
Vikram Katoch is visibly worried: the vast valley of Lahaul-Spiti in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is almost...
Lurking Behind Lantana, A ‘Devil’ Is Spreading In The Mountains
Labelled a ‘High Concern Invasive Species’, invading moist grasslands and evergreen forests, the Crofton weed is rapidly establishing itself in...
Rethinking Infrastructure Development In The Himalayas
The Himalayan region has seen several extreme weather events and disasters this year. Experts have repeatedly raised concern about the...
Ancient Ocean Water In Himalayas Could Offer Insights About Evolution
In the Kumaon mountains in the central sector of Uttarakhand’s Himalayas, a team of scientists from the Indian Institute of...
‘Catastrophic Loss’ To Himalayan Glaciers Even At 2C: Report
Mountainous regions such as the Hindu Kush Himalayas are facing severe consequences from climate change. Scientists are calling for more...
…….There Was Once A Vast Ocean Where The Himalayas Now Stand
A team of researchers from India and Japan have found water droplets trapped in mineral deposits in the Kumaon mountains...
IPCC Vice-Chair Vows To Give Himalayas The Attention They Deserve
In July this year, Nepali atmospheric scientist Maheswar Rupakheti was elected to the 34-member bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on...
Research Highlights Tenacious Pastoralists Of The Himalayas
The Gaddis are the largest pastoral community in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, with a population of 178,000 recorded...
Greater Cooperation Will Accelerate Himalayan Climate Action
On 4 October, the Teesta River floods in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim became the latest grim demonstration of...
Up Close And Personal With The Fragility Of The Himalayas
Constant manipulation of the slopes for constructing roads and buildings makes them increasingly vulnerable to any natural disaster risk. The...
Community-led Wildlife Tourism Finds Its Niche In The Himalayas
The small village of Latpanchar, located next to Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary in the Himalayan foothills of India’s West Bengal state,...
‘We Urge Govt To Solve Sanitation Problems In The Himalayas’
The Centre and governments of Himalayan states should focus on sanitation systems in the Himalayas as well besides taking stock...
Himachal Landslides: Myopia, Greed Has Led To Current Situation
The shocking visuals are back. In July, it was vehicles bobbing away in turbulent river waters and roads being eroded...
