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The Malayan rainforest and its rare flower

Source: Nepali Times The Rafflesia is the largest flower in the world, growing in the jungles where Gurkhas fought a guerrilla war The...

Water Management in the States

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists We Reviewed More Than 150 Papers on Water Management. Here’s What We Learned. In my previous life...

In high places

Source: Nepali Times Comparing the impact of climate breakdown in the Alps and the Himalaya An exhibit at the Swiss Alpine Museum last...

Climate Debate: Building Climate Leadership

By Md Masud Parvez* The Climate Debate 2023 is a debate tournament revolving around the fundamental aspects of climate justice that has...

Fin: Eli Roth’s scariest movie to date is a documentary

by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Eli Roth is an American actor and director whose name is normally associated with (very) gruesome...

Film Review: Ice and the Sky

What Claude Lorius’ Incredible Life Can Teach Us All by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Selected to close the 2015 edition of the Cannes...

From the North Pole to the Third Pole

Source: Nepali Times Himalayan nations can get tips on how Arctic Circle countries cooperated in coping with the climate crisis As global...

The Infuriating Link Between Wildfires and Fossil Fuel Companies

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists New science from the Union of Concerned Scientists directly links coal, oil, and gas companies with...

Reframing disaster and recovery stories in India

Source: Tyndall Centre There is a need to shift portrayals of disaster and recovery to ensure the needs of the most affected are met and...

Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi: Saving Democracy and Saving the Planet

The "Democracy, Sustainability and Corporations" conference was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on February 21st as part of the...

Carbon Dioxide Levels See Largest Surge on Record

By: Mina Zahine This year, the increase in carbon dioxide levels is one of the largest surges on record. According to scientists from the...

Bangladesh: Youth-Led Community-Based Climate Action Projects

By: Md. Masud Parvez Ove* As technology advances, society is entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. With...

Norway supports Himalayan climate research

Source: Nepali Times Norway, Nepal and ICIMOD are extending their partnership to protect the Water Tower of Asia This year marks the 50th...

Global Study Finds Planners Using a Wide Variety of Sea-Level Rise Projections

Source: Tyndall Centre The first global survey to assess land use planners’ and coastal managers’ use of sea-level rise (SLR) projections...

Red Palm Oil: A Versatile and Nutritious Solution to Combat Malnutrition

By: Mina Zahine We recently spoke with Professor Vijaya Khader about agricultural interventions to improve the nutritional status of...

Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD)

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists What Is Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) and What Is Its Connection to Wildfires? Climate change is...

Improving Nutritional Status of Vulnerable Groups through Agricultural Interventions

Lessons from India The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals designed to tackle global issues, including...

ExxonMobil Accurately Projected Rising Temperatures While Publicly Disparaging Climate Science

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists New research by Geoffrey Supran, Stefan Rahmstorf, and Naomi Oreskes published in Science looks at...

Save Nepal’s orchids

Himalayan orchids need urgent protection before they are smuggled to extinction Source: Nepali Times There are about 30,000 species of...

Climate Science

The science is clear: climate change is happening. We are the cause. We need to act now. Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Scientists...

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