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Contested Commons under Threat

By thehighasia
August 9, 2023
in :  Conservation, Ecology, High Asia, Karakoram Ranges, Opinion, Pastoralism, Rangelands
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Contested Commons under Threat

The wider Himalayan Arc, consisting of mountain ranges that incorporate major mountain systems such as the Tien Shan, Pamir, Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Himalaya, and Kun Lun Shan Mountains, is ecologically a very diverse mountainous region with peaks and plateaux. Steep mountain slopes and deeply incised valleys, glaciated areas above the snow lines, deserts and steppes, forests, rangelands, and wetlands compose a region that offers limited space for mountain communities to settle in compact oases and vast areas for extensive forms of pastoral practices herding predominantly for 16 million yaks, and much higher numbers of sheep and goats. About 60% of the Hindukush-Himalayan surface is composed of rangelands and pastures.

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When the messiah becomes a slayer

By thehighasia
April 12, 2023
in :  Conservation, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia
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Trophy hunting controversy

Trophy hunting, whether undertaken by women or men, is a harmful and unsustainable practice that has no place in modern society. NWF-GB

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Gilgit-Baltistan and climate change

By thehighasia
July 8, 2022
in :  Conservation, Disaster, Ecology, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia, Research Paper, Tourism
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Climate-=change

There is a need to assess these risks and challenges, and their impacts on biodiversity, ecology and human wellbeing of Hindu Kush-Himalaya regions

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Women’s role in ecosystem restoration

By thehighasia
June 19, 2022
in :  Conservation, Disaster, Ecology, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Eco-feminism

by Ali Rehmat Shimshali Have you ever imagined progress of a society, or a nation without women? To answer this question, let us confine it to our homes. What troubles do we face in the absence of our moms and sisters? They are nuclous in every family and society. When the nuclous breaks the entire system collapses. So how can …

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Four decades of snow leopards conservation

By thehighasia
December 28, 2021
in :  Central Asia, Conservation, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan
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Conservation

Considered to be the icons of High Asia, the elusive snow leopards have evolved to live in some of the world’s highest and harshest habitats in 12 countries.

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Kazakhstan: discoveries made about Saka people

By thehighasia
December 22, 2021
in :  Archives, Arts & Culture, Central Asia, Conservation, People
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Saka People

Recent excavations in eastern Kazakhstan have led to important discoveries about the ancient Saka people. The excavations reveal that permafrost has preserved treasures for over 2,700 years. But changing climatic conditions are a risk to further revelations, writes Natalie Taylor in the thirdpole.net by Natalie Taylor A recreation of a horse’s ceremonial burial harness. Horses were central to Saka culture …

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National parks’ controversy in Gilgit-Baltistan

By thehighasia
August 27, 2021
in :  Conservation, Development, Gilgit-Baltistan
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Conservation

The contested fortress and neoliberal models of conservation and development have proven disastrous and failed in the world.

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UNWTO opens call for ‘best tourism village’

By thehighasia
May 27, 2021
in :  Conservation, Ecology, Latest News, Tourism, World
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Tourism promotion

The UNWTO initiative to search for 'Best Tourist Village' aims at making tourism a positive force for transformation, rural development and community well-being, and to maximise the contribution of the sector to reducing regional inequalities and fighting against rural depopulation.

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Agha Yahya, a scholar and social reformer, dies

By thehighasia
April 11, 2021
in :  Conservation, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia, Latest, People, Slider
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F. Ali Syed Yahya Shah Al-Hussaini, a noted religious scholar, political leader, social reformer, nature conservationist, folklorist and award-winning writer passed away in Gilgit on Sunday, (April 11, 2021) at the age of 85 after a brief illness. He was elected a member of the Gilgit–Baltistan Advisory Council after the abolition of Nagar State in 1975. He was re-elected a …

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Conservation: academic critiques fortress model

By thehighasia
February 1, 2021
in :  Conservation, Ecology, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia, Latest, Pakistan, Politics, Slider
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Calls for a community-driven and managed approach in Gilgit-Baltistan By: Anmol, Shams Uddin & Anayat Baig Karachi: The neoliberal development and conservation have failed to achieve the objectives of protecting endangered species rather than endangering the indigenous communities and nature. The market-driven model of conservation is aimed at colonization and securitization of people living in peripheries through the occupation of …

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Mountains matter for biodiversity

By thehighasia
December 12, 2020
in :  Conservation, High Asia, Latest, Opinion, Slider
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PEMA GYAMTSHO Mountains are a barometer of the planet’s health – changes in these lofty parts of the world dictate how rivers flow and crops grow and livelihoods endure elsewhere. And yet, global recognition of these vital regions has been rather underwhelming, in contrast, to say the Amazon or the polar regions. International Mountain Day (IMD), celebrated on this very day …

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Nager: five sent to jail for poaching snow leopard

By thehighasia
August 5, 2020
in :  Conservation, Crime, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Law, Slider
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Two persons were sentenced to two years imprisonment and an Rs5 million fine each for poaching the endangered animal. Two other persons were given a one-year jail term and a fine. High Asia Herald Report GILGIT: Five people have been convicted of poaching in Hopar, Nager and sent to jail, said a press statement issued by the Wildlife and Forest …

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Pamir Mountains: how medicinal, aromatic plants contribute to food security

By thehighasia
June 22, 2020
in :  Central Asia, Conservation, Economy, High Asia, People, Slider
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Agricultural village in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Photo by Christopher Wilton-Steer/UCA Herald Report In Pamir mountains of High Asia region with limited agricultural lands, rugged topography, and large gradients, the preservation of agrobiodiversity and an appreciation of traditional knowledge about food systems are essential ingredients of a sustainable future. Hence the University of Central Asia’s Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) has begun …

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Mother Mountain

By thehighasia
May 24, 2020
in :  Central Asia, Conservation, Economy, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Lifestyle, People, Slider, Tourism
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    M Ajmal K Masood   While travelling to the north, most of the youth make their travelling statuses as ‘mountains are calling’. This phrase is not merely a social media buzzword but resonates the social, cultural and spiritual relations between the people and the mountains. In the primitive age, human being living in mountainous regions such as High …

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Covid-19: ‘our solutions are in nature’

By thehighasia
May 23, 2020
in :  Conservation, Latest, Pakistan, Slider
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Global leaders call for awareness about the importance of biodiversity, promotion of ecosystem-based solutions to build a future in harmony with nature    Herald Report   Islamabad: As the world is reeling from the devastating impact of coronavirus, world leaders have called on the global community to “re-examine our relationship to the natural world, create knowledge and awareness about the …

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Tracking 3 decades of dramatic glacial lake growth

In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using a 30-year satellite data record have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change. Courtest: NASA/National Geographic

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Rahmon’s unannounced visit from August 15-18 marked his first to the region since at least 34 people were killed in the crackdown on anti-government protests in Khorug and the nearby Rushon district in May 2022, with several activists also being arrested and sentenced to long prison terms.

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