Nepal court rules protected areas and forests off-limits for land distribution

KATHMANDU — Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled the government can’t give away land within national parks and forest areas to landless people, in a move environmental activists have hailed but also expressed caution over. The full text of the ruling, passed on Jan. 17 but released only recently, addresses the issue of the state giving … Continue reading Nepal court rules protected areas and forests off-limits for land distribution