Nepal sees positive outcome from reforestation project using local knowledge

Mongabay
Jul 8, 2025, 12:53 am172 ptsTrending
KATHMANDU — A decade ago, people from Salija village in western Nepal traveled several hours into the uphill forests to gather firewood and feed for their livestock, Shakhamani Khorja recalls. “[Now], we have a forest growing on about 13 hectares [32 acres] of land less than a kilometer [0.6 miles] away…

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