The Chiuri Boys of Makwanpur
Aryan Praja grew up hearing stories about the versatile chiuri tree that provided his Chepang community with food, honey, medicine, and was...
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Nepali activist shortlisted for nature award
Sonam Tashi Lama, a Nepali grassroots conservationist working to protect the country’s endangered red panda is among 15 activists shortlisted for the prestigious...
2 Nepal tiger reserves awarded
Two nature reserves in Nepal have been recognised for their success in involving local communities to conserve their tiger habitats. Bardia National Park in Nepal and...
Infrastructure for wildlife in Nepal
Nepal’s highways saw 108 roadkills of endangered wildlife last year. There were even more hit-and-run fatalities of animals outside protected areas, even...
Participating to save Kangchenjunga
Tucked in the sacred Himalayan landscape of the northeastern corner of Nepal, the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA)is home to the world’s third highest mountain ecosystem. It...
Right trees for right seasons in Kathmandu
Every spring Kathmandu turns into a city of flowers blooming with jacaranda and bougainvillea. People wait year-round to escape the otherwise dull...
The good doctor
I had an appointment with Rishi Ram Koirala the day before he suffered his fatal heart attack. Last week Nepal has lost...
Saving nature by protecting orchids
World Nature Conservation Day on 28 July is a reminder to us to conserve nature and nurture it. Too often, however, our...
Pokhara comes alive at night
Visitors from all over the world are attracted to Pokhara for its stunning mountain views and its relaxed lakeside life. But very...
The monsoon, and nature’s arithmetic
Rudyard Kipling's 1893 short story ‘The Bridge Builders’ surprised me. It is not about how noble British men brought ‘civilisation’ and ‘progress’...
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