Greenbacks for greenery
Nepal has received its first paycheck for protecting its forests as a carbon sink. What next?
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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
March 2022 was one of the hottest recorded in the Subcontinent. April also saw sweltering conditions in Nepal’s Tarai plains.This is the...
Mini forests to make Kathmandu more liveable
Imagine living next to a tiny forest the size of a tennis court right in the middle of Kathmandu, which makes the...
Good COP, bad COP
Just as the deadlocked climate summit in Glasgow was being extended by a day last week, Kathmandu was once again shrouded in smoke and...
Will Nepal ever be paid for saving trees?
Last week, the Nepal government signed a carbon trading agreement with the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition under which...
Off the beaten track
Tucked between the Roshi and Ladku Khola rivers, just ahead of the town of Panauti and Khopasi some 40km southeast of Kathmandu,...
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