Water conservation for sustainable future
Kailali – Participants in a workshop titled “sustainable water resources management” have stressed on the need to manage water for sustainable future. The program...
IWMI develops hydrological models targeting three rivers of western Nepal
Kathmandu : International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in association with various stakeholders has developed hydrological models to assess temporal and spatial water balances and...
Reconstruction of Ranipokhari begins
Kathmandu : The reconstruction of quake-damaged Rani Pokhari in Kathmandu has commenced finally after being marred by several delays since the Gorkha Earthquake.
National Reconstruction...
New Environmental Conservation Act will curtail the role of Department of Environment
Kathmandu-- The Ministry of Forest and Environment has tried to limit the role of Department of Environment in the new Environmental Conservation Act-2075.
The role...
Wild for Life campaign to protect nine new species
Wild for Life is UN Environment’s campaign against illegal trade in wildlife. International and national laws protect many species because their populations are at...
Lack of care puts Gaidahawa Lake on the brink of extinction
Gaidahawa Lake in Gaidahawa Rural Municipality of Rupandekhi district is on the verge of extinction due to lack of conservation.
Local Baburam Mall of Gaidahawa...
Nepal-India experts’ joint meet begins to discuss Pancheshwar project issues
Kathmandu- Expert groups of Nepal and India have sat down again in Kathmandu to hold discussions on the implementation of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project...
Geruwa folk share their ordeal due to flooding and erosion
Residents of Geruwa, Bardiya are a worried lot as the Karnal River has been eroding their arable lands every year. The arable land in...
Stopping fish bombing
Sabah, Malaysia: George Woodman’s first experience of fish bombing in Sabah—a Malaysian state in the northern part of the island of Borneo—was in 1994...
Environmental issues continue to remain on the back burner
Kathmandu - The issues of environment have become more worrisome due to the climate change, increasing pollution, haphazard and unplanned construction and deforestation. ...
