Turning Nepal's forests into fortuneToday, community forestry in Nepal has received international praise for doubling forest coverage from 26 percent in 1992 to 45 percent in 2016. They cover one-third of the country’s total forest area and are managed by 22,000 community forest user groups, comprising 3 million out of 56 million households in Nepal. However, this increasing forest coverage comes with forgone opportunity costs as Nepal imports wood and furniture worth around $129 million annually.Published :- 2 years agoView News Article
