The Tarai’s shrinking forests
Nepal’s forest cover has doubled in 25 years, but illegal logging is thinning the southern jungles
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“Business, bureaucracy and politicians all plundering the Chure”
On 10 January, 24-year-old Dilip Mahato was killed for opposing the ‘Crusher’ industry in Dhanusha that was illegally mining sand from a...
Who now owns Nepal's forests?
After degraded forests were leased out to local communities to protect and manage 40 years ago, Nepal’s community forestry program has won international praise...
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