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Mass tourism brings dollars but with all the baggage

By: Ranjit Devraj Last August, the picturesque Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan halved to US$100 per night a charge levied on international tourists. The fee recognised the “important...

Back to the land in the cities

Urban agriculture can be Nepal's solution to falling food production, can create jobs, recharge groundwater and preserve open spaces 【Kathumandu Nepali Times=TAYLOR MASON】 When the United...

Tanzanian Students Drive Climate Action Through Tree Planting

By Kizito Makoye MUSOMA, Tanzania (IPS) - At Gabimori primary school, located at Nyamagaro ward in Tanzania’s northern Rorya district, a 15-year-old  Florence Sadiki kneels among polyethylene...

UNEP’s 2024 Emissions Gap Report Warns: ‘No More Hot Air, Please’

By Umar Manzoor Shah "We’re playing with fire, but there can be no more playing for time. We’re out of time," says UN Secretary General António...

Helping farmers who help themselves

Nepal’s mountain farmers are already adapting to the impacts of climate change on their own. 【Pokhara, Nepali Times=Benjamin Zimmerman】 Himalayan farmers are at the forefront of...