The recent Myanmar earthquake serves as a reminder of the risks faced by the region, as it marks 10 years since a massive ...

UK charity, the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN), recognised Nepal’s Reshu Bashyal with a 2025 Whitley Award for addressing the illegal trade in orchids and yews in the country, which has been driven by ...

Nepal’s Himalayan forests, rich in biodiversity and home to numerous keystone species, are under threat. Overharvesting of wild plants and fungi, climate change, illegal trade, and inequitable supply ...

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to global levels in nearly 100 countries.

The Himalayan yew has a chemical used to treat cancer, but it is an endangered coniferous tree which has been unsustainably harvested. Some rare species of orchids in the Nepal Himalayan are prized in ...