Reverence and traditional practices have helped preserve valuable wetland ecosystems in the Himalaya
Saving the Karnali, Nepal’s last free-flowing river, and the ecosystem and livelihoods it sustains
On World Tiger Day, a look at Nepal's intricate web of biodiversity and conservation
How to create jobs and find new markets for products using an invasive species that clogs Nepal’s waterways
Often neglected, bryophytes are key species keeping Nepal’s ecosystems intact
After 7 years and 3 prime ministers, Nepal is preparing to log Nijgad Forest to build another unwanted airport
The Chure or Siwalik Range is the first of several folds of mountains that rise from Gangetic plains up to the highest peaks in the world.The…
This year’s World Environment Day theme ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ highlights the importance of protecting and reviving the natural habitats of…
Because Nepal is located at the confluence of four eco-biological domains, and because of its vast altitude difference, the country has the…
Carston Involson from Denmark arrived in Kathmandu in the first week of January. Recently retired from the Danish government service, his…
On 10 January, 24-year-old Dilip Mahato was killed for opposing the ‘Crusher’ industry in Dhanusha that was illegally mining sand from a river.…
Few Nepalis know where Kamchatka is, and the ones who do probably heard about it from the board game ‘Risk’, where it is described as the remote…
Nepali Times #990How ironic, when we destroy something created by man we term it as ‘vandalism’ but when we destroy something created by nature…
Legend has it that the real reason Nepal stayed an independent nation state while all around us were colonised was that our powerful neighbours…
Nepal has the fifth highest hydropower potential in the world. Besides electricity, which can be used for peak energy supply, hydropower…
When I’ve had enough of the smog, barking dogs, crowds and cacophony of Kathmandu I seek out my ‘oasis’, a small piece of green real estate…
CANOPY COVER: Nepal's midhills have seen the greatest increase in forest cover over the past 25 years. Outmigration from villages and the…
On 22 March, Qiu Guorong, 40, and Que Labao, 34, had just flown into Kathmandu from Kinshasa when they were intercepted at the airport. The Red…
Lhotse glacier, Chukung village to the far left. Photo: ALTON C BYERSMost of the recent talk within the UN Framework Convention on Climate…
Pic: GOVINDA BHANDARIHimal Khabarpatrika, 20-26 July At a time when pesticides found in vegetables imported from India are causing a ruckus in…
Bharati Pathak, Chair FECOFUN. Pic: Onlinekhabar.comOnlinekhabar.com, 17 JuneParliament’s Agriculture Committee has started debating the…
Despite public awareness and relentless media coverage, Kathmandu’s air quality has worsened in the past two years. But public outrage does not…
Pic: MONICA DEUPALAA public perception survey among Kathmandu Valley residents conducted last year shows near unanimous agreement that pollution…
Vehicle owners in Kathmandu need to pass an annual emission test, but many just buy Green Stickers over the counter while some even have them…
