“The smaller we come to feel ourselves compared with the mountain, the nearer we come to participating in its greatness" (Arne Naess). Raul Cazan reflects on the relation between mountain sacredness, capitalist economy, and climate change. ...

One can see a buzz of activities in the Indian Mountains, expectations soaring, for a possible great leap towards right directions and other Hindu Kush Himalayan countries are watching the progress with great interest. NGOs from India, for the first time are placing their own agenda and demanding the long awaited leadership in terms of knowledge, idea and action. ...