The rivers threw trash right back at city dwellers who had dumped them
Kathmandu’s chronic garbage problem is magnified by politicians trying to score brownie points
Managing solid waste in the Nepal Himalaya with a case study of Langtang National Park
Nepal is currently experiencing a combined economic-ecological crisis: rising petroleum imports and a deteriorating environment.Urban municipal…
Perhaps the most overlooked source of the tiny particulate matter that makes Kathmandu’s air so hazardous is the open burning of household…
The south face of Mt Gauri Shankar (7,134m) on the border between Nepal and China is bare rock, and shows how dramatically the snowline has…
Kathmandu Valley's only landfill site Sisdole has reached its maximum capacity. All photos: AMIT MACHAMASINepal’s capital stank for more than a…
Typical garbage pit outside of a village, usually out of sight of the main trekking trail. Landfills are particularly problematic in the alpine…
The coronavirus pandemic was a respite for nature everywhere. The air was cleaner, trekking trails were pristine, the summit of Mt Everest was…
(against garbage and bad press)
