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RESEARCH LINKS

For general Nepal-related links, see Nepal... On Our Own!

About Rolwaling and Khumbu Green Lotus Trekking Beautiful photos of Rolwaling trek, with a thumbnail index. Nepal travelogue by Dirk Deckx (English and Dutch Versions) ... Illustrated treks in Rolwaling and Khumbu. "Nancy and Mike's Everest Trek" Khumbu Forests, summary of research results by Alton Byers. The Rolwaling Eco-tourism Development Project article in Vol. X No. 5 (March 22-28, 2000) of the Independent, a Kathmandu weekly. art2 Young Sherpa vies for Everest by Ang Tsering Sherpa; article in Kathmandu Post, Wednesday, February 16, 2000. (6th article on the linked page.) Fourteen-year-old Temba Tsering Sherpa from Rolwaling, plans to be the youngest climber to summit Mt. Everest. The politics of knowledge About kiddie climbers and bizaar records, including a Rolwaling wiz; editorial by Pratyoush Onta in the April 2, 1999, Kathmandu Post

Useful Organizations Himalayan Explorers' Club. Information, equipment, and helpful offices in Kathmandu and Pakistan. Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP). Their mission is to educate both trekkers and locals about sustainable tourism practices. Mountain Forum. Network of all those seriously interested in mountain issues. Online conferences, research databases. International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). The most important umbrella organization for agencies and researchers in the field of mountain development, with headquarters in Kathmandu. Very useful publications. Eco-Himal. The Austrian NGO that has been working for several years in Rolwaling.

Ecotourism The Ecotravel Center. A Service of Conservation International. Resources. Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP). Their mission is to educate both trekkers and locals about sustainable tourism practices. Mountain Forum. Network of all those seriously interested in mountain issues. Online conferences, research databases. International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). The most important umbrella organization for agencies and researchers in the field of mountain development, with headquarters in Kathmandu. Very useful publications. Eco-Himal. The Austrian NGO that has been working for several years in Rolwaling.

Development Ideology and Methodology Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Knowledge Systems (RAAKS) for Development of Tourism, by Pramod Tandukar, M. Sc. Book-length eport of the 1998 Mountain Forum E-conference Community-Based Mountain Tourism: Practices for Linking Conservation with Enterprise, edited by Pamela Godde. Himalayan Dilemma by Jack Ives and Bruno Messerli: the entire book posted online by the United Nations University. Cites Janice Sacherer's work in Rolwaling, in the chapter on women. World Bank's Participation Sourcebook (handbook for "rapid participatory appraisal")

Flood-Related Links Hazard Mitigation Efforts at Tso Rolpa [Rolwaling] Flood threat creates need for GLOF Warning System installation BC Hydro International Ltd. (BCHIL) explains their role in the Tsho Rolpa hazard mitigation project. Glacial Lake Flood Warning Systems in the Himalayas Meteor Communications summarizes the GLOF problem. Flood Warning System - Bhote Koshi Meteor Communications gives a brief description of their role in the Tsho Rolpa hazard mitigation project. Flood Monitoring and Warning System - Nepal Details of Meteor Communications' warning system. United States Geological Survey (USGS) pages: Glaciers and Glaciation Geologic Hazards Glacial Hazards, Outburst Floods, "Jokulhlaups" Mount Hood Glacial Outburst Floods -- "Jokulhlaups" Mount Rainier Glacial Outburst Floods - "Jokulhlaups" White River Glacial Outburst Flood Images - 1998 Landslide Hazards Program Landslide Reconaissance in the Puget Sound area January 22-25, 1997 Iceland Volcanoes and Volcanic Areas Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge: The jökulhlaup... (Vatnajökull, Iceland). In the outburst portal of Skeiįšarajökull (Iceland) Catastrophic glacier outburst flood in Iceland Recent Research funding Abstracts of Papers presented at the PAGES Kathmandu Workshop, April 1995

Stupas The Stupa Site... with information about how to build a stupa!

Engineer's plan for stupa construction.

Nepal... On Our Own!

Print Sources

Sacherer,Janice. The recent social and economic impact of tourism on the Sherpa community. In Asian Highland Societies in anthropological perspective, by Christoph von Fuerer-Haimendorf; pp. 157-167. New Delhi: Sterling, 1981.

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