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 Salt Lake, in Wulan County north-eastern Tibet.The lake is regarded as a site of natural beauty. ….
source by: www.thehindubusinessline.com Ambient air pollution shortens an average Indian’s life by over 1.5 years, say scientists who suggest that better air quality could lead to a significant extension of human lifespan around the world. ….
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 thick layer under the Earth’s surface – had cracked beneath Tibet. ….
By Dorji Kyi
China’s State Council Information Office published a White Paper entitled Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau on July 18, which claims that the Chinese government has always been mindful about environmental progress in Tibet and has made every effort to protect the environment. ….
A river diversion project is being implemented by Chinese authorities that will affect the availability of water resources for local Tibetan farmers and their livelihood in the Chumar Township in Hui Autonomous County and the Tsohar Prefecture of Qinghai Province,Tibetan province of Amdo.On July 10, a large number of security forces and ….
The Earth is undoubtedly facing a global environmental crisis. Human activities are changing the climate, melting the glaciers,clearing the forest, exterminating many species, creating antibiotic resistance, polluting our water sources, and moving species into new locations where their success becomes a problem. ….
June 5 is celebrated as World Environment Day all over the world and Lha Charitable Trust observed it with an open Essay Contest in Tibetan and English language on the theme Beat Plastic Pollution. The Open Essay Competition was announced to the public on 24th May and 30 people participated in the competition. ….
by Clare Harrison The World’s Water Tower
The Tibetan Plateau, with its vast grasslands, high altitude lakes, glaciers and snowy peaks, plays a fundamental role in maintaining the balance of global climatic systems. Known as the ‘Third Pole’,Tibet represents the largest body of ice and permafrost outside of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. ….
Genesis of a neo Earth
by: Tenzin Younten Zenang
When Mr. Leo Baekland invented ‘bakelite’ in 1907, he would have never imagined that a young eight year old Tibetan refugee who never saw an ocean would swim in a pool of emptied plastic bottles in Mc’leodGanj. ….
Beat Plastic Pollution By Lobsang Dhondup
Introduction: In the last few decades, plastic pollution in the world has increased very fast, especially in Asian countries like India and Nepal. It has badly affected human health and the life of creatures, particularly fish, seabirds, dolphins and whales. ….
