Nepal pushes for hydropower in protected areas through legal grey area

Mongabay
Aug 20, 2026, 1:16 am73 ptsTrending
KATHMANDU – Nepal’s government has allowed several private hydropower producers to develop projects inside protected areas and the buffer zones surrounding them, contravening a Supreme Court order, a Mongabay investigation reveals. In January 2025, the Supreme Court declared that a 2024 amendment to a key…

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