Spiti Valley Becomes India’s First Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve. SHIMLA -Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognized as India’s first Cold ...

India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, perched high in the trans-Himalayan region, is among the 26 new biosphere reserves ...

Spiti, India’s newly designated Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve now joins UNESCO’s global network, safeguarding rare species, ...

India has added the Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve as in its network of United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural ...

In desert ecosystems, plant species coexist by growing and flowering at different times, cued by rainfall and other triggers. This diversity strengthens community stability. The invasive Sahara ...

As a result of clearing rainforests in this manner, the mechanisms that draw rainfall to the ground and the watersheds that retain rainwater in the wet zone, which receives the highest rainfall, have ...

Multibillion-dollar projects – cities placed among the rocks or megacities located right in the desert. Over the last ten years, construction in uninhabited areas has become very popular in the Middle ...

Dubai: The desert is seen as a lifeless, harsh environment but it is an ecosystem that needs to be protected as much as any other. The impact of construction, tourism and pollution on desert flora and ...

The decision to include India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve in the WNBR was taken at the 37th session of UNESCO’s ...

Spiti Valley is recognized as India's first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme. The ...