Participants at the 3rd Regional Strategic Consultative Meeting for the Kangchenjunga Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative, Kathmandu, Nepal Photo credit: ICIMOD

Bhutan, India, and Nepal agree on a regional…

Participants at the 3rd Regional Strategic Consultative Meeting for the Kangchenjunga Landscape stressed the need for greater collaboration to protect the region’s rich biological and cultural diversity through strengthened partnerships and increased participation of people in…

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Intelligent Tree Inventory Detector

Planning and managing vegetation in urban area is complex, yet it can be seamlessly done using computerized tree inventory and Geographic Information System (GIS) In order to manage the urban forest it is vital to…

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Scientists identified gene obesity

[caption id="attachment_2906" align="alignright" width="300"] Source: Shutterstock[/caption] A massive worldwide analysis of genetic data from almost 340,000 people around the world has brought understanding of the genetic basis of obesity a step closer. Associate Professor Dale…

Dogs help find casualties

Calling on satellites in Alpine rescues

[caption id="attachment_2899" align="alignright" width="305"] Mission control coordinates rescue[/caption] Emergency services rescued 1780 people in the Austrian Alps last year. They can now count on satellites to access maps, send messages, give warnings and stay in…