Eminent Nepali conservation NGOs demand repeal of controversial law

KATHMANDU — Eminent Nepali conservation groups and environmentalists have called on the country’s Supreme Court to repeal a recently enacted law that opens up conservation areas to private infrastructure. The Nepal National Committee of the global conservation authority IUCN said it fears the law, which authorizes the government to approve infrastructure projects within protected areas, … Continue reading Eminent Nepali conservation NGOs demand repeal of controversial law