The Himalaya is one of the fastest changing regions in the world due to global warming. According to scientists, the Himalayas are warming at an alarmingly quicker speed than the global average, becoming 1.4 degrees Celsius warmer in the last 100 years, a far higher level of warming than the 0.5-1.1 degrees on average.
Nepal has been placed in the sixth position in view of possible harm due to climate change and ranked 31st out of 198 countries based on possible water-induced disaster. This is a direct threat to the …

The Himalaya is one of the fastest changing regions in the world due to global warming. Emma Kemp discovers the effects of political instability, climate change and a lack of resources during the dry season in water-rich Nepal.

While art with a cause is hardly new, a movement is emerging that seeks to not only raise awareness but engage communities by creating art that contributes directly to the solution, writes Anne Fullerton.
Lynne Hull doesn’t mind that her sculpture is covered in bird poo, but then Lynne Hull is not your average artist. She’s one of a growing number of conservationists who are using art to counteract the destructive impact of humans on the environment. Her work, Lightening Raptor Roost, atoned for the loss of the Ferruginous Hawk’s …

Tired of sitting on their hands and waiting for the Federal Government, Australian communities are setting their own targets in greening our nation’s energy sources. But it won’t be an easy feat, writes Isabelle O’Connor.

As Australians are becoming more eco-aware, small scale wind farm projects are being lauded as an ideal way for communities to tap into the environmental and financial outputs of renewable energy.
“People have stopped thinking that this renewable energy and climate change stuff is all dreadlocked-Greens-hugging-trees business,” says Ben van der Wijngaart, Deputy Mayor …

Global Warming is nudging us all closer to extinction. Some species are more vulnerable than others. Life in Australia, it seems, is most susceptible of all. Rees Steel discovers the silent victims of climate change.

The windmill industry looks ready to boom with the new 20 per cent target for renewable energy by 2020. But the boom could have been even bigger, if a lack of Federal legislation had not halted the industry in recent years. Jeppe Funder reports.

Australian rivers feature heavily in festival posters and travel brochures. But with the real state of our rivers being close to appalling, is there a question of unethical advertising, asks Jeanavive McGregor.

Leaving behind his family, friends, and all his worldy possessions at the age of 19, Bhikkhu Tapassi became the youngest person to be ordained a monk at the Santi Forest Monastery in the Southern Highlands. Louise Meers speaks to him about his new life.

Outlawed motorcycle gang members have always generated fear for their above-the-law attitude and violent tendencies, but after recent events they sit squarely at the top of Australia’s most wanted list. Tess Morrell speaks to a gang member.

Just an hour by train from hectic Paris, the Loire Valley is a cultural oasis renowned for fairytale castles, sumptuous chateau, incredible gastronomy and unparalleled natural beauty, writes Zoya Sheftalovich.