Conservationists and legal experts have criticized the proposal as going against the Constitution and the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act as well as risking the biodiversity and ecosystem services of Nepal’s protected areas.
Ecology
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The tranquility of the Nijgadh Forest faces a looming threat due to the proposed construction of an international hub airport. While the prospect of economic development is enticing, the potential consequences for the forest’s fragile ecosystem and the local communities cannot be ignored.
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Chepang, the Indigenous People living in Western Nepal take up the challenge to revive cultural keystone tree, the Chiuri Tree.
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The Ghodaghodi complex, a wetland in western Nepal’s Sudurpashchim province, was recently declared a bird sanctuary by the provincial and the Ghodaghodi municipal governments.
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Nepal’s first bird sanctuary, Ghodaghodi Lake Complex, serves as a habitat for both endangered resident and migratory bird species
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The overall objective of Bista was to look at the effects of human disturbance and habitat fragmentation on red pandas.
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Encountering a tiger in the wild is a privilege not to be taken lightly, and an experience that is never forgotten. Words…
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Nepal is a diverse and stunning Himalayan nation that undoubtedly has a diverse range of plants and animals. To ensure that plants…
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Known for their beauty, curative powers, and food value, orchids are likely the most traded flowers in the world — both legally…
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In the southern plains of Nepal, a person who is frightened of something is told ‘you’re a wet cat’. But in that region, there are cats that aren’t afraid of water. In fact, it lives near wetlands and mostly feeds on fish, earning its name as the fishing cat.