NAST Explores OECMs for Biodiversity Conservation in Nepal Amid Global Climate Crisis As a signatory to various international environmental accords, Nepal has begun exploring the relatively new concept of OECMs. Kathmandu 22 Apr, 2025
Climate crisis: Why can't Nepal lead in global action? In a recent remark, Prime Minister Dahal stressed that “Nepal has a zilch role in climate crisis”. Opinion 28 Feb, 2024
EDITORIAL: Agroforestry Forests occupy around 44 per cent of Nepal’s landmass, which is a significant achievement in maintaining the natural environment and natural habits of the wildlife. Opinion 31 Oct, 2023
EDITORIAL: Time for action On Sunday, September 17, tens of thousands of protesters marched to demand an end to fossil fuels fast in New York City, where world leaders, including Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, are attending the United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Ambition Summit on top of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Opinion 18 Sep, 2023
'Forest should be made a source of income', says Oli CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that forest sector should be developed as a source of income and employment generation. Nepal 10 Aug, 2023
Insufficient timber leading to outflow of millions of rupees Insufficient supply of timber has resulted in the outflow of millions of rupees to foreign countries in the import of timber, furniture, aluminium and steel, according to available data. Aluminium and steel are used as alternatives to timber. Nepal 17 Jul, 2023
Nepal and World Bank sign $100m financing agreement to support Nepal's GRID The government of Nepal and the World Bank on Monday signed a concessional financing agreement for $100 million (equivalent to Rs 12.7 billion) for Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID). Business 30 Aug, 2022
World Bank approves $100m to support key reforms for Nepal's GRID The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved a $100 million development policy credit (DPC) to help improve the enabling environment for Nepal’s green, climate-resilient, and inclusive development pathway. This is the first in a programmatic series of three DPCs on Green, Resilient and Inclusive Development (GRID). Business 16 Jul, 2022
Sustainable forest management: Way to mitigate climate change effects In spite of the rapid loss of forests worldwide, forest area in Nepal has increased in the past two decades, covering around 45 per cent of the country’s total area. Even in the midst of Nepal’s political instability and rapid urbanisation, the success achieved in forest conservation is commendable. Opinion 31 Dec, 2021
Rhino conservation in Nepal: Now, focus on habitat expansion The recently concluded Rhino Census 2021 (March22 – April 10) has counted 752 Greater onehorned rhinoceroses in Nepal. Opinion 20 Apr, 2021
EDITORIAL: Enough of bickering The factional politics in the CPN (UML) has not only put the party in disarray but has also brought the country’s political and economic course to a standstill. Since the March 7 Supreme Court verdict that nullified the merger between the UML and the CPN-MC, the rival factions in the UML have engaged in washing each other’s dirty linen in public, making the leaders a laughing stock of the people Opinion 22 Mar, 2021
'Community forest to be used for prosperity' Gandaki Province Minister of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment Bikas Lamsal said that the community forests would be connected to productivity to develop them as a solid base for prosperity. Nepal 21 Mar, 2021
