Mountains in a changing climate
This nexus brief synthesizes the findings of recent publications on mountains and climate change, in particular IPCC Cross-Chapter Paper 5: Mountains (2022) and the OECD Development Co-operation Working
Mountains
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Eco Sensitive Zone needs to be reviewed
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has said that the Eco Sensitive Zone, which was announced by the previous Central Government, needs to be reviewed
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding hill cutting and cutting of trees, Pune, Maharashtra, 15/09/2014
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Aam Aadami Lokmanch & Others Vs Union of India & Ors regarding hill cutting and cutting of trees in Ambegaon,
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Poverty and vulnerability assessment: a survey instrument for the Hindu Kush Himalayas
ICIMOD’s Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment (PVA) is a household survey tool designed to capture key elements of poverty, vulnerability, and adaptive capacity in mountain contexts for the Hindu Kush
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The last straw: food security in the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the additional burden of climate change
The ICIMOD and GRID-Arendal have released a report detailing the food security and agricultural situation in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH). The publication considers how food security is being affected
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding increasing landslides and slope instability cases in Trikut hillock supporting a temple in Maihar, Satna, Madhya Pradesh
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) regarding Nityanand Mishra Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 31/07/2014 regarding increasing landslides and slope instability
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Temporal changes in taxonomic and functional diversity of fish assemblages downstream from mountaintop mining
Mountaintop mining (MTM) affects chemical, physical, and hydrological properties of receiving streams, but the long-term consequences for fish-assemblage structure and function are poorly understood. We
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Accelerate research on land creation
China's cities are expanding rapidly as its economy grows. Yet land for development is in short supply, particularly in mountainous areas, where about one-fifth of the population lives. In the past decade,
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Lahaul-Spiti residents propose integrated model to protect Rohtang
SHIMLA: With the National Green Tribunal (NGT) adopting a tough stand on protecting the fragile ecology of 13,050-feet high Rohtang pass, residents of Lahaul-Spiti, who have been brought under the ambit
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Climate change adaptation for natural world heritage sites: a practical guide
This practical guide developed by The World Heritage Centre aims to assist those responsible for the management of natural World Heritage sites and provide better understanding how climate change may affect
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Everest glaciers in Tibet have shrunk due to warming
BEIJING: Glaciers on Mount Everest in Tibet have shrunk by 10 per cent over the past 40 years due to global warming, a Chinese researcher said today, warning that climate change has impacted the plateau.