EPA Amendment for Environmental Democracy
Kathmandu-- On 12th May, the Ministry of Forest and Environment registered a bill in the parliament to amend and integrate the existing Environment Protection Act...
Why has the reconstruction been so slow?
Kathmandu— On April 25, 2019, we marked fourth anniversary of great earthquake that hit the Himalayan nation on April 25, 2015 which claimed 8790...
Confessions of an Aussie living in Nepal
Kathmandu-- “I know I am so blessed to have two places in the world that I am now lucky enough to call home. However,...
Climate Change Policy Draft Building on Learning
The draft policy neither reviews the state of implementation of the Climate Change Policy 2011 nor considers the most relevant policies of the then...
Road space rationing is not the ultimate solution
A large share of the world’s population, today, is living in urban areas and experts estimate that the proportion of people living in urban...
More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief
A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than a dozen conflict-affected countries, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said...
Nepal setting example to promote electric vehicles
In the gold rush for global domination of the electric mobility market, India has thrown its hat into the ring. The Modi-led government announced last...
Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
NAIROBI - A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage, the United Nations said Wednesday...
UN report: Urgent action needed to tackle chemical pollution as global production is set...
The size of the global chemical industry exceeded US$5 trillion in 2017 and is projected to double by 2030.
The benefits of action...
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...
