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The road network will inevitably spread in Dolpo in the coming years, so we might as well be prepared to minimize its impact, especially on tourism. The roads more or less follow the former trekking routes, which themselves were once the yak trails used by traders, as depicted in Éric Valli’s documentary Caravan in the 1980s.

The tug-of-war between the hydropower company and the Bhote Singsa communities is taking place in the Lungbasamba landscape, a biocultural heritage home to endangered flora and fauna and that communities have preserved for generations.

In Nepal’s sacred Tsum Valley, Buddhist community members are conflicted about the ongoing construction of a road that will pass through the region

Foxtail millet, a hardy grain was traditionally farmed as a famine crop because it grows at a time of the year when farmers are finished harvesting other crops like rice, maize and wheat.

Traditional healers from Nepal’s Himalayas are trying to preserve Sowa Rigpa, an ancient medicinal system based on ethnobotany, which has been gradually disappearing as youths move to urban areas and the species used in medicinal formulas are at risk.

After relinquishing control of forests to the villages that depend on them, forest cover in this small mountainous country Nepal nearly doubled

The majority of the wildfires in Nepal are caused by humans, and still, we are unable to minimize them. The situation highlights the need for an effective awareness drive.

This article describes the establishment of Bir Hospital more than 134 years ago and its evolution into a healthcare and educational institution over time.

Substantial decreases in precipitation and warmer-than-normal temperatures in Nepal preceded a spring 2021 wildfire season that prompted evacuations, caused deaths, forced school…

Massive landslide and flood aftermath near Jure, Sindhupalchok. Washed-off houses by Bhote Koshi River. (File Photo 2014 by Priti Thapa) In December…