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News · 29 Oct, 2025

Tibet’s Shapeshifting River Reveals Signs of Environmental Instability And Human Activity Behind It

A recent NASA Earth Observatory satellite photo, featured in Live Science (October 2025), has drawn global attention to a remarkable yet worrying phenomenon in Tibet. The Yarlung Z…

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News · 10 Sept, 2025

Climate Dangers of China’s Hydropower Ambitions in Tibet Pose Grave Risks for Asia

China’s massive hydropower push in occupied Tibet is not about “green energy”—it’s about control. Behind Beijing’s propaganda of “developm…

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News · 24 Nov

Tibetan Environmentalist Honored on BBC`s 100 Women List for Advocating Tibetan Plateau`s Ecology

Source: VOT Voice of Tibet reported on November 23, 2023, that Palyang, a Tibetan woman, has been recognized on the prestigious BBC "100 Women" list for her remarkable ef…

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News · 10 August 2022

Significant Carbon Loss happening in Laohugou Glacier on Tibetan Plateau: Reports

Scientists in a new study published in a new paper published in ISME Communications , have recently discovered unprecedented high carbon losses in Laohugou Glacier No. 12 located i…

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News · 05 July 2022

Study suggests melting Tibetan glaciers could unleash potentially dangerous bacteria on downstream countries

Lhasa: According to a report, one big reason why China should be concerned about global warming is that melting of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau could release hundreds of new, po…

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News · 17 June 2022

China sees Tibet’s environment as a Dumping Zone: Report

Lhasa: According to Tibet Press, the White Paper of Tibet titled ‘Tibet since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity from Beijing’ highlighted very clearly how th…

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News · 30-Apr-22

Fragile highland ecosystem of Tibetan Plateau witnessing higher rate of warming than global average: UNEP

The fragile highland ecosystem of Tibetan Plateau is witnessing a higher rate of warming than the global average, resulting in faster glacier melt and increased frequency of ice co…

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Report · 3 June 2023

Tibet Climate Crisis

THIS IS THE STORY OF TIBET The story of how the Rooftop of the world, presently under unlawful Chinese occupation is being exploited and its pristine, fragile ecosystem is being de…

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Report · 23 September 2022

An Open Letter to World Leaders: Help raise the issue of Tibet Climate Crisis

By Tenzin Tseten "I often joke that the moon and stars look beautiful, but if any of us tried to live on them, we would be miserable. This planet of ours is a delightful habit…

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