A Latahar tree in Jhapa's Jalthal forest. All photos: LILA NATH SHARMA Deep inside Jhapa’s Jalthal forest, a group of us botanists were identifying the diversity of flora in the lowest-lying part of ...

Four people from Arghakhanchi and one from Dailekh died this week from injuries sustained while trying to put out wildfires fanned by high winds near their communities. Ten more people were injured in ...

I spent a week in some of southern Nepal’s lushly forested areas, which until recently were barren ravines. Here’s how the transformation happened → In 1978, the country’s leaders adopted a radical ...

Nepal’s government can’t distribute land in national parks and forest areas to landless individuals, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled, emphasizing the protection of natural resources. Land ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal’s community forestry program has been hailed as a success for helping increase the country’s forest cover from 26% to 45% in 25 years. As ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Forests flourish under community control, and NASA has the satellite imagery to show it. Forests flourish under ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. [KATHMANDU] Nepal has begun reassessing the state of forests in the politically sensitive southern ...

Nepal, July 1 -- Although Nepal is often referred to as an agricultural country, the agricultural land has been shrinking every year. In recent times, land suitable for paddy plantation has been ...

Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Vol. 5, No. 2 (April 2018), pp. 401-439 (39 pages) We investigate the relation between economic growth, household firewood ...

They appear tranquil soaring above Himalayan forests, but a string of cable car projects in Nepal have sparked violent protests, with locals saying environmental protection should trump tourism ...

KATHMANDU, November 16, 2022—The World Bank and Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) signed a $4.5 million grant agreement to strengthen the capacity of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in ...

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