Globally acclaimed community forest groups in Nepal say new rules threaten their autonomy

Mongabay
Mar 7, 2022, 9:44 am436 pts
KATHMANDU — Nepalis whose livelihoods rely on access to the country’s community forests have suspended planned protests against a new law they say will threaten their autonomy and force their groups to work under various bureaucratic mechanisms. The move by the Federation of Community Forest Users Nepal…

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