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 …
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, …
How to contain Himalayan tsunamis
The Himalaya has one of the most fragile topographies among mountain ranges of the world on account of being the youngest. Even though its phase …
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
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—…
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
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
Web of relationships: How pumas hold together America ecosystems
The predator, exclusive to the Americas, maintains ties with nearly 500 living species, find study
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
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
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
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
Atlas shows link between Africa’s mountains and development
The Africa Mountain Atlas uses hundreds of before and after photographs, detailed maps and satellite data from 53 nations to highlight the …
Save Sattal: Tomorrow will be too late; we must start change today
Sattal has been engulfed by raging fires. It grieves the dying springs that once cascaded down to form powerful rivers that now run dry&…
Aravallis broken beyond repair
Illegal mining has ravaged the mountain range in the past few decades. Down To Earth investigates the loss and traces the legal developments in …
Climate change increasingly threatens mountain ecosystems
Mountain research, corridor ecology and climate damage researchers must work together to preserve the mountains, say experts
‘Barbary lion reintroduction in north Africa is possible but needs long-term plans’
Down To Earth speaks to Simon Black, who teaches conservation science at the University of Kent in the UK about the now extinct-in-the-wild …