To save the Tarai, save the Siwalik
Degradation of the most fragile fold of the Himalaya threatens the plains where half of Nepalis live
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A nation built on sand
As dusk falls hundreds of tipper trucks carrying sand, gravel and boulders travel together like a serpentine cargo train past Thankot, Sanga,...
Safeguarding the soul of sal
It was sunny afternoon in December in 2018, I was sitting on a pile of logs at the Janakalyan Community Forest Office...
Why is it vital to protect the Chure?
The Chure or Siwalik Range is the first of several folds of mountains that rise from Gangetic plains up to the highest...
Drowning in sorrow
Despite protests, defiant sand mining and quarry contractors have continued to leave large abandoned pits along Nepal’s rivers in which children drown...
The nature of pandemics
Over 172 million infections and nearly 4 million lives later, the exact origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is still a matter of...
The nature of pandemics
Over 172 million infections and nearly 4 million lives later, the exact origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is still a matter of...
“Business, bureaucracy and politicians all plundering the Chure”
On 10 January, 24-year-old Dilip Mahato was killed for opposing the ‘Crusher’ industry in Dhanusha that was illegally mining sand from a...
Who now owns Nepal's forests?
After degraded forests were leased out to local communities to protect and manage 40 years ago, Nepal’s community forestry program has won international praise...
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