Digo Bikas Institute (DBI) is a research and advocacy organization committed to promote ecological sustainability and social equity at policy and community level. Membership is open to any individuals interested in environmentRead More…
By Yushika Subedi Ever-wondering cute little eyebrows raised whenever clouds rushed above her head. Hustling clouds in the zenith were tired trying to resonate with the intense and yet deep energy thatRead More…
Thirty young enthusiasts from Chitwan and Hetauda Districts attended three days Nepal Climate Convergence held from 14th to 16th July 2017 in Hetauda. The three day extensive sessions that included presentation,Read More…
The Economics of Happiness is an award winning documentary produced by Local Futures in 2011. The documentary spells out the social, spiritual, and ecological costs of today’s global economy. Moreover, it also highlights the manyRead More…
By Sunil Acharya Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is known for making bizarre public statements. Last May, he proclaimed that Nepal would start producing petroleum within the next two years. That mayRead More…
By: Dristy Shrestha The government, under the New Town Project, plans to build ten model cities along the east-west Mid-Hill Highway (MHH). The idea is to decentralise development, which is presently centredRead More…
A group of over 80 environmental NGOs, from global south and north has called on the aviation sector to adopt a serious plan to address its impact on climate change, rather than the proposedRead More…
By Shail Shrestha COP 21 was my first experience of attending an international negotiation. I tried to follow and understand what goes in the climate negotiations and actively participated in many eventsRead More…
People’s Climate March was organized in 7 different cities across Nepal ahead of crucial UN Climate talks in Paris on November 28, 2015, In September 2014, ahead of Ban Ki Moon Climate SummitRead More…
By Sunil Acharya The discussions about the need to phase out climate disrupting fossil fuels and phase in renewable energy is largely confined among few environmental and climate change experts. However, theRead More…