Stretching for hundreds of kilometres across the rugged landscape of Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains are a mindblowing sight for adventurers who dare take on the range’s dramatic peaks. Nicknamed the ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 25, No. 2 (May, 2005), pp. 139-146 (8 pages) Initiating a process of informed decision-making for sustainable development requires the following: a) the values ...

Our time spent backpacking in Tajikistan was amazing. We had just finished up a two-week journey on the Pamir Highway, a trip that took us over the second highest pass in the world, through some ...

The Murghab district of Tajikistan sits high in the Pamir Mountains, a range sometimes referred to as the Roof of the World. Tourists often visit in summer to see the pristine landscapes and wildlife ...

Watch a short excerpt on music and dance in the Pamir Mountains from the 24-minute documentary film included in the CD/DVD for 'Music of Central Asia Vol. 5: The Badakhshan Ensemble: Song and Dance ...

Research suggests that there are approximately more than 69 languages spoken in Pakistan. Many of these languages are indigenous and are fast becoming extinct as people now tend to mix Urdu and ...

Anthropologist Tobias Marschall spent 11 months living among nomadic Pamir Kyrgyz herders in the isolated mountain valleys of northeastern Afghanistan between 2015 and 2019. His photographs intimately ...

Around the world, approximately 147 million people use cannabis. For many of them, the goal is to feel the effects of the plant’s psychoactive compound, ∆-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, better known as THC.

I grab the front brake to avoid another rim-wrecking crater, but it’s too late. The front wheel drops in and I wait for the inevitable protest from my overloaded and overworked XT660. There’s a loud ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 31, No. 4, The Global Energy Crisis: Opportunities and Challenges for Mountain Areas (Nov 2011), pp. 305-314 (10 pages) In a comparative study of energy ...