As world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), arguably the biggest annual summit on climate change, Tibetans are once again warning the the United Nations, that…
Dharamshala: Ahead of the COP25 UN Climate Summit to be held in Spain on December 2 -13, 2019, the Central Tibetan Administration launched the 2nd ‘Climate Action for Tibet: The Earth’s Third Pole’ campaign, urging the world leaders…
By Michael Buckley On Friday, September 20 and 27, students around the world will strike for climate crisis action — joined by adults — with protests planned for hundreds of cities around the world. Tibet…
Sustainability has been defined and practiced for at least 30 years. How relevant is its practice today to the readership of Lha’sContact Magazine (Contact) and Tibet Nature Environmental Conservation Network website (TNECN)? This article defines…
Soil is a mixture of minerals, organic matter, liquids, gases and organisms that together support life. It is a major part of the earth’s ecosystem (Soil, Wikipedia). How well is this life-giving resource saved in…
Water is precious. And its quality is as important for our survival as its quantity. Many recent Lha articles have been about the quantity of water. Either about water exploitation or misuse of water resources,…
Wildlife is flourishing in this remote area of the Tibetan plateau, but loss of local Buddhist and nomadic culture spells trouble for the future.