JHAPA — Two pythons are coiled into the corner of an enclosure, attracting the curiosity of two brothers. Anil Thapa, 11, pushes apart the wire mesh of the cage while Anish, 4, throws a pebble ...

For the past few years, Harkamati Karki, the president of Parshuram Bangat Women Community Forest in Nepal’s western province of Sudurpashchim has been struggling to raise funds. “Due to financial ...

In Nepal, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are at the helm of forests conservation, leveraging traditional knowledge and community-based management. They share a symbiotic relationship with ...

It estimates the impacts of more than 18,000 community forest initiatives across Nepal, where community-forest management has actively been promoted for several decades. Forests are critical to ...

In Nepal's eastern district of Taplejung, the community has been torn apart by a $22-million government-backed project many say will destroy livelihoods and damage ancient forests they hold as sacred.

Air pollution levels across Nepal have remained alarmingly ... So far, fires in 36 community and government forests have already destroyed 711 hectares of land in the district.

They appear tranquil soaring above Himalayan forests, but a string of cable car projects in Nepal have sparked violent protests, with locals saying environmental protection should trump tourism ...

In Nepal's eastern district of Taplejung, the community has been torn apart by a $22-million government-backed project many say will destroy livelihoods and damage ancient forests they hold as sacred.

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