New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Experts from The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) called for 'bold action' and 'urgent finance' to prevent collapse of nature in High Mountain Asia on February 5, 2024, in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.

The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, is a 'biosphere on the brink', the organisation said in a statement as 130 global experts arrived in Nepal for the Third Lead Authors meeting of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) nexus assessment.

ICIMOD is hosting the meeting at its headquarters in Kathmandu. The summit examines the linkages between food and water security, health, biodiversity, a...