News / Bhutan
A new deal could boost the economy in Bhutan and Nepal while helping India and Bangladesh – but it is based on increasingly precarious hydro.
Bangladesh’s interim government remains dependent on India as a dollar crisis limits its ability to generate its own electricity.
Post-pandemic Asia is working to revive tourism revenues, but overtourism is straining the environment and local communities, highlighting the need for sustainable tourism support from sending countries.
In Bhutan, local communities are increasingly turning to eco-tourism as a way to both revive their economies — and help protect the surrounding environment and endangered species.
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