Climate activist Greta Thunberg has told the BBC that summits will not lead to action on climate goals unless the public demand changes too. In a wide-ranging interview ahead of the COP26 climate summit, she said the public needed to “uproot the system”. “The change is going to come when people are demanding change. So we can’t expect everything to …

The UN's IPCC report, warning of melting glaciers in Gilgit-Baltistan should be a wake-up call for Pakistan.

By Shafqat Aziz As the world is reeling from the impacts of the pandemic that has devastated economies and killed millions, global leaders, heads of governments, scientists, and civil society activists are scrambling to find ways to protect Mother Nature, lives and livelihoods by reducing emissions to zero level. They will meet at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of …

This year the Global UNWTO Students’ League competition focused on addressing the issue of plastics pollution within the sector, as well as maximizing tourism’s contributions to rural development.

In Hunza where people are still struggling to have access to basic needs including water, sanitation, electricity, health and education luxury and hotels with high inventory will have disastrous outcomes

High Asia Herald Two persons were injured after lightning hit two houses in Torghar and Malakand districts News Desk ABBOTTABAD: Landslide triggered by heavy rains destroyed houses in Kakul, killing five family members and injuring two others. Photo: Online/Sultan Dogar At least 19 people including 14 members of a family perished and two were injured in rain, lightning and landslides …

Climate change is the greatest challenge facing the survival of the human race on planet earth. It is a combined responsibility of the human race to play its role in reducing the impending calamity

Flash floods have destroyed a road infrastructure in Reshun, Upper District of Chitral and a tourist resort in Gojal, upper Hunza District of Gilgit-Baltistan

Millions of people in the Himalayan Hindukush, Karakoram and Pamir regions as well as other mountainous regions are facing vulnerability to glacial lake outburst floods. More than 12,000 deaths have already been attributed to GLOFs worldwide, writes Neelma Vallangi in the Guardian newspaper. File Photo: Sarez lake Tajikistan. An increasing number of people are being threatened by flooding caused by …

Owais Toheed Ali Sadpara has gone missing on the world’s second tallest mountain, K2, along with two other climbers John Snorri of Iceland and Chilean Juan Pablo Mohr. This is a friend’s tribute to Sadpara. “His arm was outstretched, hand gripping the serac ice wall in K2’s notorious Bottleneck. That’s my last image of my father. That’s how I want …

Calls for 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 endangered 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 their common …

A research paper published recently by Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI), University of Central Asia, highlights social, economic, and environmental impacts of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which follows ancient Silk Road corridors. Even short-term economic benefits promised by China carry huge risks of debt dependency, forfeiture of mining and land rights, natural resource exploitation, disruption of traditional …

Local people say they will not vacate their ancestral land without a settlement plan or resettlement by Punjab government; They demand increase in compensation rate for their land. Rawalpindi: Affected people of Dadhocha dam organised a public meeting and peaceful protest march here on Sunday against forced displacement without rehabilitation, seeking a substantial increase in compensation rate for their lands …

By Rehmat Karim Gilgit-Baltistan has been a region known for its enchanting green valleys, lofty snow-clad mountains, glaciers, fresh air, prestine streams, and plentiful organically-grown crops, vegetables and fruits. Besides, it has always been considered one of the most prominent regions for long life expectancy in the word. Most of us have seen the documentaries shown on several national and …

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 …