CPEC: Potential threats to G-B’s ecosystem
By Nadia Zartaj Gilgit-Baltistan, with its unique geography, has one of the most diverse landscapes on earth. The region is
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Biodiversity
Book highlights diverse ecosystem of HKH regions
HAH Special Correspondent Islamabad: A book on studies of three major mountain regions of Pakistan has been published. The book,
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Gilgit-Baltistan and 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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Four decades of snow leopards 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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More national parks, more occupation of land
The top-down conservation policies are meant to dispossess people of their land, livelihood and resources By Ali Rehmat The conservation,
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Nager: five sent to jail for poaching snow leopard
Two persons were sentenced to two years imprisonment and an Rs5 million fine each for poaching the endangered animal. Two
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Covid-19: ‘our solutions are in nature’
Global leaders call for awareness about the importance of biodiversity, promotion of ecosystem-based solutions to build a future in harmony
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Mountains matter, if you’re young, UN declares
Covering around 27 percent of the earth’s land surface, mountains play a critical role in moving the world towards sustainable economic growth
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People of GB looking for right climate change action
By Shafqat Aziz By leaving the posh but artificial localities of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, and travelling almost
Read MoreEcotourism in GB – opportunities and challenges
The current job market in tourism and hospitality sectors is typically patriarchal and deeply misogynistic and needs to be diversified
Read MoreTwenty-five years of conserving biodiversity in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya regions
Janita Gurung & Pradyumna J.B. Rana The 25 years after Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ratification have seen many successes
Read MoreTwenty-five years of conserving biodiversity in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya regions
Janita Gurung & Pradyumna J.B. Rana Twenty-five years after the ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), we have seen many
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