Micro-hydro-power technology, when unthinkingly grafted to remote areas, can destroy the spirit and the savings of entrepreneurs.
There is a warning being whispered these days in the village of Byasi
Is the Karnali Project feasible? Does Nepal need it? The answer to the first question does not necessarily lead to the second.
More than a year has passed since the
It is time to open up the "Forbidden Kingdom", so that it, like Lower Mustang, can benefit from tourism and development.
Lower Mustang, home of the Thakalis with
For decades following the Second World War, the destiny of billions in the Third World has been identified with "development", which can be described as the most extensive
Why did the participants of a workshop discussing the future of the spectacular Khunjerab National Park (in Northern Pakistan) recommend that a rigid system be adopted which would ban the
During an. archaeological excavation in 1885, Dr. A. Furher unearthed the Ashokan pillar, the only evidence of Lord Buddha's birth in Lumbini. In 1899, the Archaeological Survey of
Environmental degradation, deforestation, and "deteriorating quality of life" are terms increasingly used to describe the conditions in which the people of the Himalayan foothills live. A refreshing exception,
Wheel Barrows, weeds and local labour build "gentler" and cheaper roads.
Construction foreman Pashupati Dawadi had helped build many roads in his lifetime. But sowing millet on a
Is there a hint of a new maturity among the travel trade these days? Whereas before tourism was either seen as the destroyer of culture and environment or the sole
Despite adequate resources, sound planning and enthusiasm, development cannot be successfully carried out without public participation and awareness, understanding between the locals and development authorities, and long-term consistent policies of
Once thriving, the Plateau's rangelands are beginning to be threatened by increasing human and livestock numbers.
The Tibetan Plateau is the most extensive high elevation region on earth,
In a landscape strewn with tottering aid projects, Small Business Promotion Project sets an example
