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Dear Nepali Times Readers,
Happy World Environment Day 5 June! Welcome to the annual Green Edition of Nepali Times.
The mountains are changing, and change is accelerating. The Himalaya is warming twice as fast as the global average. On page 1 this week, Eelum Dixit describes the changes at Everest Base Camp this season, as more than 300 people climbed the mountain.
Other highlights from our World Environment Day Special:
After the Supreme Court ordered the government to scrap a proposed airport in Nijgad, the Finance Minister in his budget speech still allocated money for it. And in the editorial on page 2, we weigh in both sides and propose that there are ways to ensure green growth and climate smart development.
Nijgad's Green Runway
With the Supreme Court's decision on Nijgad, Kashish Das Shrestha proposes now is a good time to turn the native forests into a national park to ensure its sustainable protection.
Nepal's Mountains are Melting
Climate scientist Alton C Byers takes a close look at englacial conduit floods, permafrost-linked rockfall and debris flow, three lesser-known and poorly documented glacial floods in the Himalaya.
Newly elected mayor of Kathmandu Balen Shah has placed waste management as a high priority area and turning waste into biogas may be an area he would want to look into, writes Sonia Awale. After successfully turning cow dung into kitchen gas, Nepal is now moving into industrial-scale plants to replace LPG and chemical fertiliser.
Also: A Toliet Cafe that runs on biogas.
Watch a video of Austrian climber and tourism entrepreneur Lukas Furtenbach who talks about the climate crisis, flash mountaineering and reviving Nepal’s tourism.
This and more at nepalitimes.com.
Stay Safe.
Nepali Times