· July, 2021

Stories about Environment from July, 2021

Vultures soar back into Pokhara

  23 July 2021

Despite the decline in vultures across South Asia, the endangered scavengers are recovering in Nepal due to tighter regulations and community initiatives.

Threats to Nepal’s endangered orchids

  6 July 2021

Nepal has 507 recorded orchid varieties, however, illegal trade and misuse of these magnificent wildflowers for their end-use as ornaments, medicine and food has made them vulnerable to extinction.