A generations-old craft of honey-hunting in Nepal is increasingly under threat as some experts say rising temperatures brought by climate change disrupt the growth of bees, the availability of their food and even pollination of plants. The proceeds, split among the group, are drying up as the number of hives declines, said the villagers.
Some experts blame climate change, driven by a global rise in temperatures, as a major factor in the decline, but other contributors are deforestation, diversion of water from streams and rivers for hydroelectric dams and use of pesticides.
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