The Forest Research and Training Centre (FRTC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Forest and Environment and other partner organizations, organized a two-day maiden National Conference on Invasive ...

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 for restoring the country’s tree cover.

Stakeholders warn that Nepal’s first results-based carbon funding of up to $45 million from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) may be subjected to complex bureaucratic ...

KATHMANDU — Nepal has too many tigers and too much forest, according to the country’s leader. The offhand remarks by Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli at a Dec. 26 event in Kathmandu on climate change ...

Nepal’s government can’t distribute land in national parks and forest areas to landless individuals, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled, emphasizing the protection of natural resources. Land ...

A new REDD+ program in Nepal is poised to protect about 2.4 million hectares of forests between 2019-2024. Kathmandu, Nepal – A new REDD+ program in Nepal is poised to protect about 2.4 million ...

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 ...

KATHMANDU, July 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Put women in charge of cultivating forests and the trees grow stronger. That's the takeaway from a pioneering 30-year scheme that has elevated women to ...

Fair Trade certification is designed to help disadvantaged producers and workers in the Global South improve their livelihoods by linking their products to ethical consumers in the Global North.

Kusum Devi Dagaura has chaired a community forest group in Kailali for three years. In that time, the forest has thrived on her watch, but she has never been allowed to take any decision. The Mohanyal ...

Forests are disappearing at an alarming rate of 10 million hectares each year and about 12% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to deforestation and forest degradation. But nature ...

Nepal’s rich insect biodiversity remains largely undocumented. Effective conservation and sustainable management require ...