Tehlka: Over a decade after the state was founded, nine of its 13 districts are facing a crisis of migration. More than 1,000 villages have been deserted for the comforts of the plains, reports Baba Umar. IN THE picturesque village of Chandauli, deep inside the forests of Uttarakhand’s Pauri district, an old couple is silently

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TIME: The West is burning. The early weeks of summer have been marked by brutal forest fires in states like Montana, Wyoming, Utah and most of all Colorado, where that state is grappling with the worst fires in its history. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, as of July 3, 45 large active wildfires

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Guardian: With public interest waning and climate change not going away how can the gap between scientific and social consensus on climate change be bridged? Photo: A volunteer lights a candle in front of the Brandenburg Gate during Earth Hour 2012. Photograph: Adam Berry/Getty Images As the dust settles on another disappointing international sustainability summit,

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The Telegraph: We’re told, endlessly, that climate change will mean the end of the Amazon, of the tropical forests, and the Earth will lose its lungs. It appears that this is not wholly and completely true. Actually, an increase in CO2 in the atmosphere is likely to lead to the growth of huge, new, tropical

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ADB: Nepal-Strengthening Capacity for Managing Climate Change and the Environment. English Summary of Media Guidebook for Reporting on Climate Change The Climate Change stories are complex even for those reporters who regularly cover them and have easy access to the knowledge banks. In the context of Nepal, reporting on scientific issues like Climate Change is

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Treehugger: In the foothills of Nepal’s Himalayas, the Himalayan stinging nettle plants grows naturally in the wild. Ellie Skeele, founder of Himalayan Wild Fibers, is in the process of developing the nettle fiber industry with the local community. According to the Center for Sustainable Fashion, Himalayan nettle is the longest fiber currently known to humankind

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