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Conservationists have raised concerns that the growing human presence in the Chitwan district will pose additional challenges to conservation efforts and put a strain on natural resources such as forests, rivers and land.

Just one river is due to have 36 hydropower projects, with local people saying the impacts of tunnelling the mountainside are already forcing them to leave their homes.

As climate change raises the risk of glacial lake outburst floods, downstream Nepal is seeking better warnings.

Climate change is making mountains like Everest more dangerous yet relatives of guides who die bemoan a lack of government support.

By Rohit Prashar

By Tulsi Rauniyar

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By Karan Anand

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India has told Pakistan that it wants to modify the treaty that regulates use of the shared river – an escalation of a years-long dispute. By Omair Ahmad

Authoritarian governments have weaponised online tools and platforms to control journalists and stifle freedom of expression. By Gayathry Venkiteswaran

The "shadow pandemic" of sexual and gender-based violence during the Covid-19 crisis shows that it will be up to women themselves to topple the structural hurdles that have left them vulnerable. Fortunately, the past two years have shown that this is possible, with many examples revealing how all of society benefits. By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Lilian Best

Despite widespread recognition that women are underrepresented in climate and conservation fora, the problem persists. Given that women face the greatest risks from environmental crises and have been shown to deliver better environmental policy results, this status quo is both unjust and shortsighted. By Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

By Rachel Ashton Lim

By Tim Ha

By Soumya Sarkar

By Jyotiraj Patra

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Undervalued and ignored, wetlands are disappearing and drying up in Nepal—leaving the communities and wildlife that depend on them exposed in a changing climate.

An innovative cargo bicycle designed for farmers and villagers may help boost incomes in isolated farming communities in Nepal.

Working on the lake gives women independence in a country where women are often destined to a life of servitude and denied the access to education, health and jobs.

Demand for Tibetan prayer beads from China have brought Nepal’s Timal village into the limelight, but the sustainability of this opaque market is leading to concerns.

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