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.

Nepal has received USD 9.4 million from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) after successfully reducing around 1.88 million tons of carbon dioxide under the REDD+ Emission ...

Community forestry groups in Nepal say the government is going beyond its authority to introduce new rules that would impact how they make their livelihood from forests. The groups say the proposed ...

Nepal’s progress under the FCPF aligns with global efforts to reduce emissions from land use while supporting sustainable development.

Nepal has received USD 9.4 million from the World Bank for reducing approximately 1.88 million tonnes of carbon dioxide under an emission reduction programme in the Terai Arc Landscape. This is the ...

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 this success, running a ...

Livestock groups, such as the Central Dairy Cooperative Association Limited Nepal (CDCAN) or the Federation of Central ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nepal’s forests are a remarkable success story, with the country reversing deforestation trends and achieving significant gains in forest cover. This report provides critical data and insights to ...

I spent a week in some of southern Nepal’s lushly forested areas, which until recently were barren ravines. Here’s how the transformation happened → In 1978, the country’s leaders adopted a radical ...

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