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The litter-collecting monk of Tibet

by Feng Hao       Source: Chinadialogue.net    A Buddhist lama and his local volunteers search for a solution to the growing piles of rubbish on the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau    It’s seven o’clock in the evening…

Locals hit by China’s efforts to boost tourist numbers in Tibet

Tibetans from Lhatse County in southwest Tibet have been forced off their land to accommodate the growing tourism industry in occupied Tibet.  According to local sources, the land adjoining Lhatse and Dingri counties is being turned into an airport. This…

NOMADS LEFT WITHOUT COMPENSATION AFTER LAND GRAB

  Nomadic families in Nyimo County, Central Tibet, appeal for justice one year after local authorities seized their land without compensation         Tibet Watch has confirmed that 60 nomadic families are still waiting…

TOURISTS DUMPING ON TIBETAN LAKE

More concerns have been raised that China’s push to increase tourism in Tibet is damaging the environment                    Video footage has emerged of tourists dumping rubbish at Chaka…

Cleanup Drive-Celebration of India’s Independence Day

On 15th August, 2018, India’s Independence Day Lha Charitable Trust joined The Waste Warriors-Dharamsala for their clean-up drive themed “Freedom From Littering”.  Lha highly appreciates those students who have taken out time for the activity…

Tibet’s Unique Geography and its Importance for the Region

Tibet was recently shaken by tremors on 2nd August at about 2 am in the early morning. Fortunately no casualties were reported and no one was hurt.Earlier this month, Scientists had warned that the mantle – the…