HKS Snow Update 2025
<p>The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years. This trend,
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Mountain Agriculture: Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia
This publication conveys priority and entry points to turn the potential of mountain agriculture into real benefits for the Asian region. It includes 8 country case studies. Mountain agriculture requires
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding damage to Parsik hill due to construction, Navi Mumbai, 27/05/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. Kumar, Conscious Citizen Forum Vs State of Maharashtra dated 27/05/2019 regarding construction and selling of flats resulting in damage to the
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding destruction of hill terrains and trees at Belapur, Navi Mumbai, 09/05/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. Kumar, Conscious Citizen Forum Vs State of Maharashtra dated 09/05/2019 regarding destruction of hill terrains and trees at Belapur, Navi Mumbai.
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2019 State of the Mountains Report
The 2019 State of the Mountains Report, continues a commitment by the ACC to provide accessible, current, and accurate information about the forces that affect Canadian mountain places, ecosystems, and
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal cutting of hills at Sahastradhara, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 16/04/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kakkar Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 16/04/2019 regarding hills being illegally cut to sell the plots at Sahastradhara, Dehradun.</p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Sahastradhara-hill-cutting-NGT-Order.pdf"
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a proposed amusement park on a hillock, Rajasamand, Rajasthan, 29/03/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramachandra Agrawal Vs State of Rajasthan dated 29/03/2019 regarding a proposed amusement park on a hillock, Rajasamand, Rajasthan. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Rajasamand-amusement-park-NGT-Order.pdf"
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The Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment: Mountains, climate change, sustainability and people
This document is the first comprehensive assessment of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. It comprises important scientific research on the social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainable
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Ecosystem-based adaptation from mountains to oceans: How people adapt to climate change by using nature
This publication intends to inspire policy and decision makers by showcasing a selection of solutions, that have been applied in very different settings. It shows that ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA)
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Ecosystem-based adaptation: a handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal ecosystems
This handbook provides practical guidance for planning and implementing community-led ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in three vulnerable ecosystems: mountains, drylands and coastal areas. It is intended
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‘Green mountaineers’ clean up Everest’s litter
The bottom of the ocean and the roof of the world have something in common other than being extreme and inhospitable environments—they’re also polluted. Recent reports in Chinese and international media