The Zoigê grasslands may greatly benefit from removing the fences that divide them, but entrenched interests and government policy are pushing in the other direction, reports Feng Hao
By Sarah Weber A special report on the Climate Emergency by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPPC) has highlighted the increased risk posed to Tibet as the “Third Pole”, a climate change…
Nabilah Islam The “Third Pole” glaciers of the Himalayas feed into the major rivers of South Asia, providing vital freshwater. This resource is essential to the development of national and local communities and economies. With…
Lha observed World Environment Day with a Tibetan Animals drawing competition at three different Tibetan schools (Upper TCV, Lower TCV and Petoen School). 112 students took part.
21st June 2019, London: The President Dr. Lobsang Sangay joined eminent scientist Professor Chris Rapley CBE, Professor of Climate Science at UCL, for a panel discussion on Climate Change and Tibet at University College London’s…
By Rebecca MorelleScience Correspondent, BBC News Cold War Images from Cold War spy satellites have revealed the dramatic extent of ice loss in the Himalayan glaciers. Scientists compared photographs taken by a US reconnaissance program…
Herders benefit from a vast effort to restore wetlands. But how many yaks is too many for the grassland ecosystem? The yaks are in clover. At times I could see more than a thousand…
-By Zamlha Tempa Gyaltsen, Environment Research Fellow, Tibet Policy Institute China’s latest white paper on Tibet, once again highlights Beijing’s absolute lack of understanding of Tibet’s History and its unwillingness to read beyond government documents.
Lha organised a talk on Tibet’s Unique Ecosystem at TCV Gopalpur on March 23 with the intention of raising environmental awareness issues in Tibet. Mr Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha, Head of the Environment
How can Asian countries survive without Tibetan glaciers and water? The Tibetan plateau, which holds the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) ice sheet, is known as the world’s “Third Pole.” It holds the largest number of…