A case study from the mid-hills of Nepal stated that agro-forestry can pay Rs. 45,490 per hectare in 20 years from carbon sequestration per household if a payment scheme was introduced.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal’s community forestry program has been hailed as a success for helping increase the country’s forest cover from 26% to 45% in 25 years ...

All photos: HEMANT OJHA. Nepal's community forestry success story has been praised internationally. Other developing countries have tried to emulate it, and in November even The New York Times noticed ...

The agro-forestry system provides solutions to increased demand for forest resources, thereby reducing pressure on degraded forests of Nepal (for example, in the Terai and Inner Terai) where ...

By Abhaya Raj Joshi KATHMANDU — In October 2019, Nepal’s government introduced a new Forest Act. The law laid the basis for the establishment of the Forest Development Fund (FDF) with an ...

WASHINGTON D.C. - Dr. Krishna Chandra Paudel, Secretary of the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, presented Nepal’s vision for the future of forestry in Nepal and its importance to the country ...

Nepal increased its forest cover from 26% to 45% in two-and-a-half-decades, but the success has translated into a limited win for biodiversity conservation, experts say.

More than 80% of wildfires in Nepal occur during the dry season between February to May, reaching its peak in mid-April. According to the Department of Forestry and Land Conservation, wildfires burn ...

Animal casualties. Forest department officials say a number of animals have died in eastern Nepal’s community zoos recently because workers lack technical knowledge on handling the animals.