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Nepal pushes for hydropower in protected areas through legal grey area https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/nepal-pushes-for-hydropower-in-protected-areas-through-legal-grey-area/

Nepal pushes for hydropower in protected areas through legal grey area
KATHMANDU – Nepal’s government has allowed several private hydropower producers to develop projects inside protected areas and the buffer zones surrounding them, contravening a Supreme Court order, a Mongabay investigation reveals. In January 2025, the Supreme Court declared that a 2024 amendment to a key conservation law opening up protected areas to commercial projects was […]

Esta tragédia no #Nepal me pegou mais forte porque, hš relativamente poucos dias, eu vi um vídeo de um cara turistando por lš. Ele inclusive ficou uns dias em uma vilazinha agradabilíssima, vendo de perto como é a vida dos locais, e é difícil não se preocupar com o bem-estar daquelas pessoas tão agradšveis.

"Nepal's young birdwatchers are becoming conservationists one sighting at a time"
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They used to hunt birds for fun. Now, they lead Nepal's birdwatching, conservation efforts
Nepal is home to more than 900 bird species, of which 40 are globally threatened and 172 are nationally threatened.

"Rare Chinese pangolin found in a sacred community forest in Nepal"
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Rare Chinese pangolin found in a sacred community forest in Nepal
Researchers in Nepal have confirmed a rare Chinese pangolin living in a small community forest considered sacred by locals, according to a recent study. It may also be the first video evidence of the pangolin in Nepal’s Sunsari district, researchers said.  The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List […]

Die grässliche Katastophe in Nepal zeigt wieder einmal die Relationen Mensch-Natur.
Aber Bundesrat Rösti wedelt mit ein paar Milliönchen, sagt, die Klimaziele der Schweiz 2030 sind leider nicht mehr zu erreichen und bleibt Mann der Fossilindustrie.
Und er erinnert sich plötzlich wieder ans bundesrätliche Kollegialsystem! Krass.
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#RöstiMussWeg #FührenInDerKrise #fossileLobby #Klientelpolitik #Klimaerwärmung #NaturGewalten #Nepal #Blatten #Lebensgrundlage #SolarPunk #neueWege #gemeinsam

"Nepal’s birdwatchers help monitor wildlife and promote tourism"
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Nepal's birdwatchers help monitor wildlife and promote tourism
KATHMANDU — As a child, Shankar Tiwari and his friends killed birds for fun around Chitwan National Park in central Nepal, where they grew up. Years later, a foreign guest at the hotel where Tiwari worked took him birdwatching and turned the hunter into a bird lover. The striking yellow and black plumage and red […]