environment

ENVIRONMENT


	Untapped Value Government oversight prevents local communities from reaping economic benefits from forests they have spent decades re-generating. IRIN
	Will Pressure Make Chinese Aid More Transparent? China: Will strong-arming the government to boost transparency - and aid efficacy - may hurt countries in need? IRIN
	Shrimp and Ginger the New Bread and Butter for Mekong Farmers Farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta adapt to rising sea levels and saltwater intrusion with simple farming fixes. IRIN
	Give Us the Meat China's soaring meat consumption spells trouble. SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
	China: Ghost Towns Whether they are the result of speculation gone wild or shrewd planning, China’s ghost towns are spectacular. VIVIENNE KHOO
	A Tearful Farewell to Romance A Singaporean writer boards the last E & O train out of Singapore in the midst of a rising tide. JEROME LIM
	One Less Brick In The Wall Outdated kilns produce deadly emissions in Bangladesh, where bad air causes 15,000 premature deaths yearly in the capital alone. IRIN
	Lions vs. Tigers The use of convenient, charasmatic mega fauna in school textbooks leaves students and makes a society, environmentally disassociated. DEBBY NG
	Al Gore: the energy guzzler? The environmental high priest draws flak over his massive electricity bills. DEBBY NG

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Carry On

Nepal's ever expanding city of Kathmandu is literally being built on the backs of Nepal's porters. Photojournalist Pushpa Adhikari tells the story of these whethered men. MORE>>
See You Tomorrow

In November 2012, a team of six eye surgeons from Nepal and Indonesia visited the cities of Padangsidempuan and Medan in Indonesia's North Sumatra, with the mission to help the blind see again. MORE>>
Write on the Wall

Street art on the walls of Kathmandu, wash the city's walls with colour and inspiration. MORE>>
No Ordinary Security Guard

Ram Bahadur has to work for each and everything. Most times, he stands at the gate, sometimes he has to fetch water, othertimes he has to go to the market to buy vegetables and fruits. He is no ordinary security guard. MORE>>
Government School

School is a place for learning about the ABCs and life. It is not merely an educational institution, it has become an essential part of childhood - a place we associate with early memories. These are memories from a student in one of Nepal's government schools. MORE>>
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