Simple and cheap: Nepal's application of science
Almost unnoticed, Nepal is developing simple and cheap technologies that make the best of local resources and don't damage the environment.
16 August 2007 | EN
Putting science
at the heart of development
Despite limited resources for science, Himalayan countries are on a path to sustainable development using cheap, small-scale technologies. Our Spotlight asks if they can they reconcile past successes with future challenges such as climate change.
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Features
Community forestry: the regreening of the Himalayas
Leafy forests replanted by communities in Nepal are flying in the face of accepted conservation practice, reports T. V. Padma.
16 August 2007 | EN
Bhutan's balancing act: Happiness vs. development
T. V. Padma reports on Bhutan's dilemma: how to reconcile conservation, economic development and happiness in a modern world.
Monitoring climate change at the top of the world
Scientists in the Himalayas are battling poor resources to protect the area from the effects of climate change. T. V. Padma reports.
Landslide victory: Bioengineering in Nepal
Nepal is using plants and modern engineering to combat the landslides that regularly plague the nation. Badri Paudyal reports.
16 August 2007 | EN
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