Drying yak dung for cooking and heating fuel in the high-altitude upper Khumbu region, Nepal


Yak dung is collected and dried for cooking and heating fuel in the high-altitude upper Khumbu region, Nepal. Scarcity of trees and expense of fossil fuels means yak dung is a vital fuel source in this area.


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Location: Dzonglha, Solukhumbu, Nepal
Photo credit: © Kerry Whitworth / Alamy / Afripics
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