Kathmandu, June 9 -- A fortnightly photo exhibition in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, has raised awareness about changing mountain habitat, linking it with tourism and identity as rising temperature and climate change threaten the high-lying habitat.

The photo exhibition being organised by the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) or the National News Agency on the theme "Mountain Tourism: Our Pride, Our Identity" features 96 photographs.

Rastriya Samachar Samiti Executive Chairman Dharmendra Jha said, "This time the theme is 'Mountain Tourism: Our Pride, Our Identity.' We have set objectives for this edition, climate crisis is rising, snows on mountains are melting, climate change is impacting Nepal; our mountains and Himalayan ranges are in cri...