Located on Jingmai Mountain in southwestern China, this cultural landscape was developed over a thousand years by the Blang and Dai peoples following practices that began in the 10th century. The ...

km in Taplejung district in eastern Nepal. It is one of the biodiversity hotspots in Sacred Himalayan Landscape (SHL). KCA is endowed with beautiful mountain landscapes and rich in both biodiversity ...

SHL IIP-N is a follow up plan for Sacred Himalayan Landscape Strategic Plan (2006-2016 ... I am extremely happy to see some focus drawn towards mountain landscape conservation through this plan. Thus ...

Glacial lakes in the Himalayas are expanding at an alarming rate, increasing the risk of catastrophic floods for nearby communities. Satellite images and data confirm rapid changes driven by climate ...

Intense activity on the Himalayan giants. The good weather spell that started last week seems to be holding out and the weak wind (less than 30km/h) is enabling many mountaineers to reach the various ...

Le Morne Cultural Landscape, a rugged mountain that juts into the Indian Ocean in the southwest of Mauritius was used as a shelter by runaway slaves, maroons, through the 18th and early years of the ...

Who set the record for the highest ski-BASE jumping off a Himalayan mountain? Joshua Bregmen, 34, skied from a cliff on Mera Peak in Nepal and parachuted to the earth, breaking the previous record ...

The Limbu community’s six-year battle against the 3 billion Nepali rupee (US$21.8 million) Pathibhara cable car project, carving through Taplejung district in eastern Nepal, escalated into violent ...

"This species is primarily distributed across the Himalayan ... mountain scops-owl typically prefers elevations between 1,000 and 2,500 meters, making its appearance in Haryana's lower-elevation ...

The original air-cooled Himalayan exceeded all expectations with its laid-back demeanour and charm. The new 450 promises to retain those positives while delivering a less compromised performance.