Buffer zone governance committees have made national parks, the habitats of native Tharus, participatory, but not inclusive.

Community forests across Nepal produce large volumes of timber that remain unsold due to high government taxes, collection costs and competition from private and imported wood, leaving user groups without revenue for sustainable forest management and conservation, officials admit.

Nepal’s highest court has issued an order for industries operating within 15 kilometers (9 miles) of the city of Lumbini to shut down or relocate within two years.

The translocation of Rhino aims to ensure a sustainable and evenly distributed rhino population in the Western sector

The road network will inevitably spread in Dolpo in the coming years, so we might as well be prepared to minimize its impact, especially on tourism.

Community forestry, widely regarded as a successful model, has neglected the needs of the Chauri Herders in Sailung.

As they are voracious feeders, this foreign fish might increase in numger and rapidly displace native fish species.

Urgent conservation action is needed to control the spread of both water hyacinth and exotic fish species.