Nepal, high up in the Himalayas, is one of the most beautiful and poorest nations. This program reveals the variety and nature of life on high and examines how people have managed to sustain themselves in the past, at a cost that can no longer be paid as deforestation and other forms of environmental exploitation have begun to undermine living conditions. At this critical juncture, the population of Nepal has reached the maximum its territory can feed: with crops grown at the greatest possible height in the summer and grazing animals at lower altitudes in the winter, the country is using every square inch of land possible to supply food. The yield cannot be increased and the land area is not enlargeable, while the population continues to increase. What are the possible solutions? (28 minutes)