Tag: #forests
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No forests, no economies
Sustainable management that protects and promotes nature amidst growing demands for forest products
Greenbacks for greenery
Nepal has received its first paycheck for protecting its forests as a carbon sink. What next?
Don’t fix what ain’t broke
The government’s proposal to auction tigers for hunting is another gross illustration of greed, incompetence and malgovernance
Conservation vs Conservatives
Nepal’s minister sees national parks as a gold mine, not as an ecosystem to be protected
Fight or Flight
After 7 years and 3 prime ministers, Nepal is preparing to log Nijgad Forest to build another unwanted airport
More pre-monsoon forest fires in Nepal
Government inaction, legal ambiguity, climate change and disregard for traditional knowledge increase wildfire risk
Protecting Nepal's forests from fires
A fire engulfed major parts of Nagarkot's Datadol forest in April 2021. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIMarch 2022 was one of the hottest recorded in the…
Mini forests to make Kathmandu more liveable
All photos: MITHILA WILDLIFE TRUSTImagine living next to a tiny forest the size of a tennis court right in the middle of Kathmandu, which makes…
Good COP, bad COP
Kathmandu shrouded in smoke and smog from stubble and industrial pollution from northern India, as well as the valley's own vehicular emissions…
Will Nepal ever be paid for saving trees?
Photo: KUNDA DIXITLast week, the Nepal government signed a carbon trading agreement with the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance…
Off the beaten track
Surrounded by luscious green forest Balthali village with its traditional ochre-coloured houses sits atop a plateau. All photos: AMIT…
Republic of Nepal’s animal kingdom
All photos: RED PANDA NETWORKWhen British naturalist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker first made his ecological expedition in eastern Nepal from October…
Wildfires ravage Nepal mountains
The fire in Manang started on 26 November and is still raging as seen in these pictures taken on Tuesday. Photos: NABIN LAMICHHANE/RSSA three…
Model for post-Covid ecotourism
Ornithologists Carol Inskipp, Rupendra Karmacharya and Prem Thapa with a follow-up about how their lobbying has halted a controversial road…
Conserving mountains for people and nature
Half the world’s biodiversity and half the quarter of world’s population reside along the mountains. And a half of the world’s population…
Conserving mountains for people and nature
Half the world’s biodiversity and half the quarter of world’s population reside along the mountains. And a half of the world’s population…
Who now owns Nepal's forests?
Photo: KUNDA DIXITAfter degraded forests were leased out to local communities to protect and manage 40 years ago, Nepal’s community forestry…
Fixing what ain't broke
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALADespite the mountain of problems in this country, and the list of urgent to-do’s for the government, Nepal's officialdom…
Municipalities want to manage Annapurna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Who9k1JGrgsEver since it was launched in 1984 the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) has been a…
East - West City
PLAIN SPEAKING: The village of Manahari has now expanded along the highway, engulfing other towns to become a city. This trend is turning…