Historian John Keay: 'We Must Rescue the Himalayas from the Explorers'
Early explorers saw the land as a place to do a bit of hunting and that kind of possessive approach still carries on in the present.
Source: cntraveler.com
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Early explorers saw the land as a place to do a bit of hunting and that kind of possessive approach still carries on in the present.
Heavy logging during the British colonial era and replanting with a single species—fast-growing pine—weakened forest health. Now, locals are making room for more oaks to regrow.