KATMANDU, Nepal— More than 2,000 people, mostly students wearing their school uniforms, gathered in Nepal’s capital on Thursday in a bid to set a world record for the largest tree hug. Parliament ...
Students in Pokhreni Secondary School in Sundarijal prepare to plant a sapling in Kathmandu. A unique ‘tree twinning’ project between British and Nepali schools has shown how trans-continental ...
Parliament members, students, office workers and even Buddhist monks took part in the attempt on Thursday, gathering at a park on the outskirts of Katmandu. They said they were trying to set the ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — More than 200 people rallied in Nepal's capital Thursday to protest government plans to cut down about 2,000 trees to widen a key road that circles the city. The protesters ...
In Nepal, the Chepang people have long relied on the chiuri tree (Diploknema butyracea or Indian butter tree) for timber, fuelwood and butter. According to folklore, the Chepang tribe, the chiuri tree ...
Students in Pokhreni Secondary School in Sundarijal prepare to plant a sapling in Kathmandu. A unique ‘tree twinning’ project between British and Nepali schools has shown how trans-continental ...
A Nepalese student hugs a tree during a mass tree hugging on the World Environment Day on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 5, 2014. More than 2,000 people gathered in Nepal's capital ...
An activist hugs a tree during a protest against government plans to cut down trees to widen a key road that circles the city in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. More than 200 people ...
More than 2,000 people, mostly students wearing their school uniforms, gathered in Nepal's capital on Thursday in a bid to set a Guinness World Record for the largest tree hug. Parliament members, ...