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10 BACKPACKING BLOGS YOU’LL LOVE

March 22, 2012

Backpacking is a life-changing way to travel. From taking trains to volunteering, you can green your backpacking.

Tourism – Blessing or Curse for India’s Tigers?

February 15, 2012

All across India and neighbouring countries, national parks and wildlife reserves have been set up, to protect the last habitats of royal bengal tiger and other rare species. However, they are not only sanctuaries for wildlife, but also popular tourist … Continue reading →

Super Sherpa on the Great Himalayan Trek

January 13, 2012

Apa Sherpa, the man who holds the world record in climbing Mount Everest a stunning 21 times, is back in Nepal. Again, he wants to raise awareness to Climate Change and its impacts on the Himalayan environment. This time though, … Continue reading →

Himalayan Nations to Collaborate Facing Climate Change

November 23, 2011

As we reported last week, leaders of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan met in Thimphu last weekend to talk about the challenges of climate change the Himalayan nations are facing. Outcome of the meeting was an agreement to collaborate and … Continue reading →

School Children to Survey Snow Leopards

November 11, 2011

An army of school children from Mustang has been appointed to record movements of the rare Snow Leopards in Nepal.

Healthy Diners for Nepal’s Vultures

November 7, 2011

Numbers of vultures in Nepal are rising, thanks to their very own chain of healthy diners. What sounds like a joke is an effort to recover population numbers, after many birds got poisoned by painkillers that had been fed to … Continue reading →

Largest Ornithological Survey in India

November 4, 2011

The Forest Department of Kerala recently completed the most comprehensive and in depth ornithological survey ever conducted in India. A five-member team including eminent ornithologists recorded 341 species of birds in the Malabar region. The survey has set a new … Continue reading →

Tiger DNA Database in Nepal

October 24, 2011

Scientists from the Center for Molecular Dynamics Nepal (CMDN) in Nepal are starting a two-year Tiger Genome Project to set up a DNA database of Tigers in Nepal. 

Toilets on Everest

October 14, 2011

An environmental group wants the Nepalese government to instal portaloos on Mount Everest. This is not an attempt to make the climb more “comfortable” for climbers, but a try to help keeping the fragile high altitude environment waste free.

Green Hiker Campaign Launched in Bhutan

October 10, 2011

WWF’s Green Hiker Campaign has officially been launched in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Previously it had sucessfully been adopted in India and Nepal, now another Himalayan country joins in the efforts to save the pristine mountain environment.

108,000 Trees for Buddha

September 21, 2011

The Sacred Garden of Lumbini has recently undergone a great transformation: With the help of WWF 108,000 tree saplings were planted as part of an even bigger project!

Money Does Grow on Trees!

September 9, 2011

For many people in Nepal felling trees and selling firewood is their only source of income. When the women of Dolakha were told not cutting the trees could earn them money they couldn’t believe it at first.

Jungle in the City

August 15, 2011

From 16 August first the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, from 6 September the whole of Edinburgh will turn into a jungle teeming with wild creatures from Asia. In Scotland’s largest outdoor art event 130 life sized sculptures of endangered animals … Continue reading →

Breathe Easy In Nepal, New Smoking Ban

August 8, 2011

Having been used to smoke free public areas in the UK for a number of years smoking in airports, restaurants, and other public places has always been one of those annoying cultural habits to accept when visiting Nepal but not … Continue reading →

Become a Green Hiker!

July 18, 2011

Due to their breathtaking beauty, the Himalayas attract millions of travellers every year. Not all of them are leaving them as beautiful and pristine as they found them. To protect these vulnerable ecosystems, WWF India has launched the Green Hiker … Continue reading →

Totally Bananas

July 13, 2011

Volunteers clearing Ben Nevis from rubbish were driven totally bananas: Out of 18 bags of the rubbish they collected 10 were full of banana peels!

Cooking Oil to Fuel KLM Flights

June 24, 2011

From September on, the Dutch airline KLM plans to begin flights between Paris and Amsterdam using a fuel made from used cooking oil. This is intended to help reduce the airline’s carbon emissions and to minimize negative impacts on the … Continue reading →

Reducing Plastic Waste on Travel

June 17, 2011

More and more travellers would like to travel in an environmentally aware way. One of the things they should think about is the waste left behind, a major problem of the tourism industry.

Fuel Briquettes to Save Forests in Nepal

June 13, 2011

Much of the fuel used for cooking and heating in Nepal is still fuelwood, as this is an inexpensive way to power stoves. Often this is gathered from unmanaged forests, therefore leading to deforestation. To tackle this problem the Foundation … Continue reading →

Spring-Cleaning on Everest Over

June 4, 2011

Every year thousands of mountaineers and porters come to the Everest for several weeks, for trekking and many of them also to try and attempt a peak ascent. Behind them they leave not only footprints – but tons of organic … Continue reading →


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