Mountain people in the throes of great changes
To secure the existence of highland people, we need to create sustainable economic avenues
Joshimath crisis: Tourist influx in Himalayan states adding to ecological burden
Tourism infrastructure in Hindu Kush Himalayan region poorly planned, 2019 ICIMOD report found
Aravallis: How mining wreaked havoc on the mountain range
Here’s all about how humans ravaged the 2.5 billion years old mountain range in just 40 years
Moving mountains: Here is how India’s upland regions can be sustainably developed
The approach to direct mountains towards sustainable development should evolve by drawing attention towards a disciplinary perspective, …
Sandakhpu trek: attempt at saving the Himalayas
The trekking community should come together and establish a sort of trust and social enterprise to save the fragile environment of the mountains
When Shimla ran out of water, and tourists as well
Seafloor spreading that creates crust slowed 35%, growing mountains may be driving it: Study
Seafloor spreading at around 140 millimetres per year at present
From apples to vegetables in Sikkim
Apple orchards are travelling up the mountains in Sikkim and elsewhere in the Himalayas, as climate change makes the lower slopes too warm
Mountaineer, ecologist and now champion of women's rights
Harshwanti Bisht, who will receive the Edmund Hillary medal this month for conservation work around Gangotri, has set out on a new mission—…
California’s 1st fatal cougar attack in 20 years: These tips can help in encounters with the Americas’ apex felid
Don’t run, bend or crouch; if a cougar attacks, fight back with whatever is at hand, even your bare hands
Product label for mountain products puts premium on biological, cultural diversity
The new label places a premium on goods that support local biodiversity and production methods linked to cultural traditions of mountain communities
California's rare earths mine set to meet a third of global demand
Until the 1980s, the Mountain Pass mine in California provided most of the rare earth materials to the world before China overtook it. China, …
Global warming, land use hit European mountain bird population
Mountain specialist birds registered a 10 per cent decline in numbers in 13 years, says a study
Cryptozoology is not a quest for animals but for monsters: Peter Dendle
Professor of English and expert on folklore at Penn State Mont Alto tells Down To Earth that cryptozoology is not going anywhere as there is a …
MoEF finally gets unit dedicated only to the Himalayas
Division was formally announced in September 2011 by the environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan
Simply Put: Home delivery of a river
Saviour and guardian of Himalayan ecology are suffering: experts
Mountain people in the Himalayas lack a unified voice when it comes to preserving their ecosystems and claiming control over what is rightfully theirs
Pumas adapt behaviour to save energy for mountain survival: Study
Finding important as many top predators are being forced to move into areas where they have to expend more energy to travel
Web of relationships: How pumas hold together America ecosystems
The predator, exclusive to the Americas, maintains ties with nearly 500 living species, find study
Full coverage: Impacts of climate change on Hindu Kush Himalayan region
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development assessed the ecologically important but fragile region for the very first time. Here'…
DTE Coverage: ICIMOD report paints bleak picture for Hindu Kush-Himalayas
Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80 per cent of their current volume by 2100 in a business-as-usual scenario, according to the report
We don’t know how many mountain gorillas live in the wild. Here’s why
A new census — carried out by the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (a coalition of governments, non-profits and …
The Himalayas are fraying — but an interdisciplinary approach can help us save it
Ecologists and agricultural scientists at recent conference in Meghalaya brought up impacts of human economy on hilly and mountain ecosystems
Desertification in India: Where are Himalayan springs?
Rapidly disappearing springs will eventually impact rivers and cause desertification in the plains
Hindu Kush Himalayan region contains 27% less ice than estimated: study
The region is expected to lose half of its present-day glacier area by 2060, says a study on world’s glaciers