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[Commentary] Reinforcing open access to biodiversity data in the Hindu-Kush Himalayas

Lily Shrestha, Bandana Shakya 17 May 2021

Avian flu in India brings forth environmental, animal and human health linkages

Sahana Ghosh 17 Mar 2021

A wagtail on shared space, birdwatching and hope

Kartik Chandramouli, Taarini Ravjit 12 Mar 2021

[Video] A wagtail on shared space, birdwatching and hope

Kartik Chandramouli, Taarini Ravjit 12 Mar 2021

Land use changes are driving Himalayan forest bird loss

T. V. Padma 1 Mar 2021
Lashar in Lachen valley, Sikkim. Photo by Tenzing Ingty.

Livestock grazing in eastern Himalayan pastures enhances biodiversity and productivity: Study

Neha Jain 19 Feb 2021
Melting glaciers of Nanda Devi mountains, Chamoli, India. Photo by Naresh Chandra/Wikimedia Commons.

Scientists analysing Uttarakhand floods highlight need to improve monitoring of glaciers

Sahana Ghosh 12 Feb 2021
Band-e Amir National Park is Afghanistan's first national park, located in the Bamyan Province. It is a series of six deep blue lakes separated by natural dams made of travertine, a mineral deposit.Photo: Alex Treadway/ ICIMOD Photo: Alex Treadway/ICIMOD.

[Commentary] The changing priority of ecosystem services research in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

Pratikshya Kandel, Nakul Chettri 12 Jan 2021

How people respond to predators in the Indian Himalaya

Aathira Perinchery 17 Dec 2020
Black-rumped Flameback

Large trees in the sub-Himalayan sal forests are important for foraging woodpeckers

Neha Jain 26 Nov 2020

Hydropower not a very ‘green’ solution in Himachal Pradesh, finds study

Mayank Aggarwal 29 Sep 2020

The bugyals or Himalayan alpine meadows: a treasure trove endangered

Hridayesh Joshi 27 Aug 2020

Captivating carnivores: Saving India’s only pitcher plant

Neha Jain 7 Aug 2020

Discoveries and rediscoveries: Stoneflowers in northeast India

Aathira Perinchery 30 Jul 2020

How glaciers in the western Himalayas are reacting differently to climate change and human activities

Mayank Aggarwal 15 Jul 2020

Livestock grazing drives blue sheep in the Himalayas to forage in sub-optimal areas

Neha Jain 7 Jul 2020

Hope for healthy yak rides on Druk, the yak bull from Bhutan raised in Sikkim

Sahana Ghosh 1 Jul 2020

Forests outside protected areas will be important to save Himalayan langurs: study

Sahana Ghosh 16 Jun 2020

Caught between floods, protests and a pandemic, ecotourism operators bat for resilience

Sahana Ghosh 25 Mar 2020

Indian scientists building DNA database to protect the elusive red panda

Sahana Ghosh 24 Mar 2020