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Glacial melt in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas
Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. There are clear overall trends indicating global glacier recession, which is likely to accelerate in coming decades. Surrounding the rivers originating in the Himalayas, like the Indus, Syr Darya, and Amu Darya, a major decline in the water flow will have devastating impacts on food production and domestic availability, as there are few, if any, alternatives to this water.

Butterfly, Gorkha region, Nepal Nepal is paradise for Butterfly watching. According to official records, Nepal has 651 species of butterflies which is 3.72% of the world's butterflies.

By Wenzel Prokosch

Khumbu Glacier, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal The Khumbu Glacier is followed for the final part of the trail to Everest Base Camp and is with it's source at 7600 m the highest glacier in the world

By Wenzel Prokosch

Alpine Accentor (Prunilla collaris), Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal The Alpine Accentor is one of the few song birds still found at altitudes higher than 5000m in the Himalaya.

By Wenzel Prokosch

Gorakshep, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Tourists trekking towards Gorakshep, the last village before Everest base camp.

By Wenzel Prokosch

Farming in the Gorkha Region, Nepal Farming downstream the Himalaya is depending on the water supply originating in the high mountain glaciers

By Wenzel Prokosch

Farming in the Gorkha Region, Nepal Farming downstream the Himalaya is depending on the water supply originating in the high mountain glaciers

By Wenzel Prokosch

Farming in the Gorkha Region, Nepal Farming downstream the Himalaya is depending on the water supply originating in the high mountain glaciers

By Wenzel Prokosch

Gorakshep, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Gorakshep, located at an altitude of 5,164 m, is the last village before the Everest base camp.

By Wenzel Prokosch

Namche Bazaar, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Namche is the main trading center for the Khumbu region and important stop-over for tourists trekking towards the high mountains in the Mount Everest National Park.

By Wenzel Prokosch

Drying Rice, village in the Gorkha Region, Nepal Farming downstream the Himalaya is depending on the water supply originating in the high mountain glaciers

By Wenzel Prokosch

Biogas-Project in Badreni/Nepal for Climate, Forests and Health The biogas-project in the rural community of Badreni at the edge of the Chitwan National park has triple effect: for climate, forest and health. Through the Terai Arc Landscape Programme, WWF-Nepal encourages installatio...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Biogas-Project in Badreni/Nepal for Climate, Forests and Health; two Cattle are enough The biogas-project in the rural community of Badreni at the edge of the Chitwan National park has triple effect: for climate, forest and health. Through the Terai Arc Landscape Programme, WWF-Nepal encourages installatio...

By Peter Prokosch

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