KATHMANDU: Four years after 105 hectares of forest were cleared for the proposed Sagarmatha Airport in Udayapur, the project ...

A Latahar tree in Jhapa's Jalthal forest. All photos: LILA NATH SHARMA Deep inside Jhapa’s Jalthal forest, a group of us botanists were identifying the diversity of flora in the lowest-lying part of ...

Four people from Arghakhanchi and one from Dailekh died this week from injuries sustained while trying to put out wildfires fanned by high winds near their communities. Ten more people were injured in ...

Senior forestry officials and climate finance experts from Indonesia, Viet Nam, and Nepal gathered in Seoul this week to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Vol. 5, No. 2 (April 2018), pp. 401-439 (39 pages) We investigate the relation between economic growth, household firewood ...

The Tos ritual by the Kulung community is as much a spiritual ceremony as it is a demonstration of a close relationship with ...

Pilibhit: A four-member team of elephant experts from Agra was called in by the forest and wildlife division in Pilibhit on ...

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.