Deforestation in the Himalayan forests had caused landslides, flooding and major soil erosion and had forced women villagers to hike further up the mountains to gather fuel. Now known as the Chipko Movement, Hindi for "to cling," the name reflected the protesters' practice of throwing their ...
In a world likeManor Lords, time is work and people are resources. You need your village to be running as efficiently as possible. So keep checking your buildings and the jobs being conducted to see if you’re happy with the level of effort. Now you know how to do assign and unassign ...
In Source Code you’ll learn about how Paul Allen and I came to realize that software was going to change the world, and the moment in December 1974 when he burst into my college dorm room with the issue of Popular Electronics that would inspire us to drop everything and start our compa...
The article focuses on private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s (KKR) corporate social responsibility efforts in Asia. It states KKR public affairs director Steve Okun held discussions with social sector development group Impact Investment Exchange Asia and partnered with them to help the...
But things have changed. Now the road to the village has been rebuilt, and impoverished villagers have been relocated to newly built houses equipped with electric cookers and washing machines. "It is such a tremendous change. I would never have dreamed of it," rejoiced Boli Muqie, a village...
But things have changed. Now the road to the village has been rebuilt, and impoverished villagers have been relocated to newly built houses equipped with electric cookers and washing machines. "It is such a tremendous change. I would never have dreamed of it," rejoiced Boli Muqie, a village...
But things have changed. Now the road to the village has been rebuilt, and impoverished villagers have been relocated to newly built houses equipped with electric cookers and washing machines. "It is such a tremendous change. I would never have dreamed of it," rejoiced Boli Muqie, a village...
While Nepal has made significant progress in promoting sustainable tourism, there are still challenges that need to be addressed to ensure the longterm sustainability of the industry. Overtourism in popular areas, waste management issues, and the impacts of climate change are ongoing concerns that req...
We experienced this when a bus driver in Coimbra, Portugal, was so happy to see foreigners and dust off his English, that he almost missed his departure while speaking to us about his change of career from a university teacher to a driver just because there was a bus that nobody used in...
Severe air pollution in China threatens human health, and its negative impact decreases the urban settlement intentions of migrants in destination cities. We establish a comprehensive framework based on the push-pull migration model to investigate this p