Study finds elephants plant trees, play big role in forest structure
Many large animals – collectively called “megafauna” – eat the fruit of Platymitra macrocarpa trees, including Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), sambar deer (Rusa...
These are the companies selling contaminated water
Kathmandu : It was recently revealed that the water being supplied by many companies based in Kathmandu Valley were contaminated with inedible substances and...
Dark side of Itahari’s Green city
Itahari -- Even as the landfill site of Dhankuta district is turned into beautiful touristic site, Itahari, the self-declared 'green city' of the same province,...
Thriving forests and landscapes key to meeting the Global Goals
The world urgently needs to restore its degraded forests and landscapes in order to preserve a productive and healthy environment in which humans can...
New study from CSE exposes massive environmental dumping of old and used vehicles in...
Kathmandu-- India-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in a new global study ‘Clunkered: Combating Dumping of Used Vehicles -- A roadmap...
Find a long-term solution to waste management
Kathmandu - The problem of waste management is not new to Kathmandu valley. The valley denizens have been facing this problem for decades.
Regarding the apparently...
Slow progress on Melamchi even in extended period
KATHMANDU - Long awaited Melamchi Drinking Water Project, which was expected to complete by October, is likely to take longer time to supply drinking...
Call to address environmental issues in Province 2
KATHMANDU - Concerned stakeholders have advised Province 2 government to bring in short-term and long-term plans to address the environmental issues that are becoming...
Forest sub-divisions more powerful than local governments
Following the Cabinet’s recent endorsement of the Ministry of Forest and Environment’s organisational structure, forest sub-divisions have now become more powerful than local governments.
There...
Constant deferral of mandatory emission test
KATHMANDU – The government’s plan to enforce the compulsory ‘green stickers’ rule to the vehicles passing emission test has been postponed yet again.
The Department...
