International Mountain Day Celebrated in Kashmir
The Centre for Environment Education, India, celebrated this year's International Mountain Day in Kashmir. Coinciding with the Copenhagen climate change meeting, CEE identified the impacts of climate change on the Kashmir region. A summary of activities can be downloaded here.
Karakoram Knowledge Highway
Issue 3 of the Karakoram Knowledge Highway has just been published. Click here to take a look at what is happening on the other side of the LoC.
Warmer climate helping farmers at high altitude - for now
Reported on the AlertNet Reuters website this story claims that climate change is assisting farmers in Leh to grow a wider variety of vegetables. The story also documents some interesting figures on cash-cropping, and the French NGO GERES claims that the apple cultivation belt has risen from 9,000ft to 12,000ft. For the full story click here.
China objects to J&K road project, India stops work
Times of India story
China pressures India and stops villagers at Demchok working on an 8Km road project funded through the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).
Cordyceps synensis seized
Reported on the BBC South Asia website, four people have been arrested for attempting to smuggle the fungal parasite Cordyceps sinensis from Ladakh across to China. The parasite, which infects ghost moth larvae, eventually kills the caterpillar and the resulting fungal growth is highly prized in Chinese and Tibetan medicine. For more on the story click here.