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The unsung heroes of conservation
Piprahar in Chitwan. Photo: MUNA THAPA/WWF NEPALIndigenous people and local communities provide the best long-term outcomes for conservation at…
Villagers step up to protect Nepal’s tigers
Murti Devi Chaudhary, chair of a community forestry group in Saptari says, “Wildlife are like the forest’s jewels” Photos: Teri D. AllendorfThe…
Villagers step up to protect Nepal’s tigers
Murti Devi Chaudhary, chair of a community forestry group in Saptari says, “Wildlife are like the forest’s jewels” Photos: Teri D. AllendorfThe…
THE TWO - YEAR ITCH
Illustration : DIWAKAR CHHETRIThe Nepal Communist Party (NCP) government completes two years in power next month. Despite its strong majority,…
Tree-mendous
CANOPY COVER: Nepal's midhills have seen the greatest increase in forest cover over the past 25 years. Outmigration from villages and the…
The cost of peace in post-conflict countries: forest cover
REMOTE SENSING: A NASA satellite image of Nepal taken in 2002 at the height of the conflict shows extent of green cover.The advent of peace in…