Tag: #indigenous community
Articles tagged with #indigenous community
Let’s go to Cholung Park
One of a kind facility in eastern Nepal conserves nature and preserves Limbu cultural heritage
Chepang in Nepal’s politics
Tokenistic representation of indigenous communities only perpetuates injustice and inequality
Remembrance and revival of Udhauli
The changing relations of Nepal's indigenous peoples with land, nature, and their rights in the post-identity, post-ideology political landscape
Power to the periphery
Takam village (above) in Dhaulagiri Municipality is a model for how federalism should function. Photos: JOY STEPHENSBal Bir Biswakarma from the…
2 Nepal tiger reserves awarded
Two nature reserves in Nepal have been recognised for their success in involving local communities to conserve their tiger habitats. Bardia…
Human-animal interface in Nepal wildlife corridor
Renuka Sunar was killed in a tiger attack on 10 March earlier this year. All photos: AMIT MACHAMASI1 0 March 2020. It was an ordinary day for…
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…
Unsung heroes of Nepal’s tiger recovery
Piprahar in Chitwan. Photos: MUNA THAPA/WWF NEPALNepal serves as a global tiger conservation success story. Despite a decade-long civil war,…
Chitwan’s Bote people in a changing world
Little known fishing community clings to life at the edge of the jungle
Don’t follow my footsteps, says female mahout
Himani Tharu is so frustrated with her job as the only female mahout in a Bardia National Park elephant camp that she mustered the courage to…
What drives wildlife poaching?
Photo : ALEX DUDLEYNepal is the first tiger-range country to double the number of the endangered big cats in its reserves, and has marked five…