On the upper reaches of the Gangotri valley, in the vicinity of glaciers and mountain streams, along the banks of the ...

Scientists have been ringing alarm bells about the future of the Himalayas, known as “one of the world's most sensitive hotspots to global climate change.” Much of experts’ attention has been focused ...

Infrastructure development is a key driver of Indian forest loss Villagers in Chushul recently planted 150,000 trees in desert Experts say adding forest can hurt naturally treeless ecosystems CHUSHUL ...

Plantlife is growing higher up Mount Everest (and other parts of the Himalayas) than it did in the past, say scientists writing in Global Change Biology—a trend that may reflect temperature rises. The ...

The highest mountain range in the world, the Himalayan range is far-reaching, spanning thousands of miles, and holds within it an exceptionally diverse ecology. An exploration of the diversity of ...

As cities expand, India’s old-growth trees slow time and record centuries of survival — yet are felled for development ...

Scientific name of pine tree (Pinus) explained. Discover the pine genus, Latin names, and common types of pines.

For centuries the Himalaya have served as a geographical transition zone between different ecosystems and different ethnic groups of people situated between the lowlands of the Indo-Gangetic plains ...

As he watches his neighbours watering the tens of thousands of tree saplings they planted in their Himalayan village a few months ago, Gyan Thinlay is excited about turning this patch of bare desert ...