Nepal’s community forest program misses the biodiversity for the trees

KATHMANDU — When NASA’s Earth Observatory published a post on its website earlier this year describing how Nepal had regenerated its forests between 1992 and 2016, it received a lot of attention.  During this two-and-a-half-decade period, according to the “Image of the Day” post, the country’s forest cover increased from 26% to 45%, thanks to … Continue reading Nepal’s community forest program misses the biodiversity for the trees