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AI has the potential to help humanity build a more sustainable future, but not until we address its monstrous carbon footprint. Experts from MIT and the University of California weigh in.

In a decisive move that underscores the evolving landscape of European security, Hungary's parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Monday

There are huge, and highly valuable, deposits of rare earth metals on the seabed, vital to a successful energy transition. But who has the right to exploit them?

A proposed ban on single-use plastics is a boon for the bioplastic industry, but are they really good for the environment?

The early optimism that launched plastic treaty negotiations in 2022 was stymied at talks this month in Nairobi at which large petrostates stonewalled against creating a binding international treaty that would regulate cradle-to-grave plastics production.

Sustainable travel means tourism that leaves the smallest, if any, impact on ecosystems while also respecting local customs and cultures.

We live in a rapidly urbanizing world, with half of humanity now concentrated in cities. Without adequate and affordable housing, more than a billion people live in informal settlements or urban slums, which lack essential infrastructure and services such as sanitation and secure land tenure. As the climate changes, people living in these informal areas […]

KATHMANDU — News of four cheetah cubs being born recently in India has sparked interest in the species in the conservation community in neighboring Nepal, where the big cat’s historical presence has long been debated. The Indian cubs were born from southeast African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) reintroduced to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, […]

KATHMANDU — When residents of Nandapur village on the western fringes of Nepal’s Chitwan National Park rushed to the scene of a rhino death near the Narayani River on Jan. 20, they found a heartbreaking sight.   A 14-year-old female rhino lay lifeless in a pool of blood along with her 4-year-old calf. The mother’s horn […]

KATHMANDU — The National Trust for Nature Conservation was set up in 1982 as a semi-governmental body to spearhead conservation activities in Nepal. Today, it manages some of the most important conservation areas across the Himalayan nation, including the Annapurna Conservation Area, known for its world-famous trekking trail, the Manaslu Conservation Area, home to the […]