No White-bellied Heron chicks this year

In what may be a drawback for the conservation of the endangered white-bellied heron, there has been no hatching reported this year.

Leaked report reveals big climate change assessment

The leaked draft report from the IPCC has been grabbing headlines all over the world this week

A regional roadmap for GLOF risk reduction

GLOF poses a serious threat to people and nature in the high mountains as well as downstream

Green hydropower project in Bhutan honored

The Green Power Development Project in Bhutan is the first certified cross-border clean development mechanism project in the world and was recently honored by the US Treasury.  Pic: ADB

The ADB’s Green Power Development Project in Bhutan is one of the five international development projects honored by the U.S Treasury

Less conservation priority species at greater risk

Most species at greatest risk from climate change are not currently conservation priorities, finds an IUCN study