Himalayan Institute of Alternative Ladakh

Protesters in disputed Ladakh demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy

Ladakh’s thousands of glaciers, which helped dub the rugged region one of the “water towers of the world,” are receding at an alarming rate, threatening the water supply of millions of people
Ladakh nomads were also losing prime pastureland to huge Indian industrial plans and Chinese encroachment

By AP · 24 March 2024