Conservation-based forest management aiming to increase forest products has gained momentum in Lumbini Province. The forest management work started with the goal of contributing significantly to the province's internal income through timber production. The provincial government has moved forward by creating the Forest Management Standards, 2079 (2022/2023), to proliferate forest products.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' said that 1.3 million direct jobs could be created if the sustainable forest management system is applied.
MORANG, Dec 23: Despite the government’s efforts to conserve forest areas through different ways, forest fires have remained a major challenge in Morang district. A total of 185,600 hectares of land is covered with forest in Morang.
Morang - Despite government efforts to conserve forest areas through different ways for forest management, forest fires have remained a major challenge for the protection of forest areas in the district of Morang. A total of 185,600 hectares of land is covered with forest in Morang. Officials said th
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.
