- 4000x world health stands water pollution
- 300,000 people arrrive per year
- Himalyas 12,000 visit with 3000 residents
- everest national park
DEFORESTATION
- population + tourism increase
- inc. flood risk + destroyed habitats
- footpath erosion = silt in rivers
- wood - heating, cooking, construction
- 1 SHOWER = 3 TREES (slowly growing in cold environment)
LITTER
- used to be 2/3 metres high - cleanup funded by mountaineers
- $6000 depoit + refunded if litter taken home
REFORESTATION - 5cm / year tree growth
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