Archive forests 2000-2003

Archive

2000-2003

current events

Forest conservation services in 55 dists (rn 28/12/2003)

Eastern Udayapur faces excessive deforestation, by Peshal Acharya (kp 28/12/2003)

Collaborative forestry not going down well, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (kp 24/12/2003)

Trees fall like ninepins to ‘Dieback’ disease, by Robin Giri (ht 29/11/2003)

CFUGs are better vehicles for mass mobilisation, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (kp 25/11/2003)

Government for continued donor assistance in LFP (kp 19/11/2003)

Protecting environment and fighting poverty, by T G Lama (kp 18/11/2003)

“Taxes Are Imposed Only On The Sales Of Timber To Outsiders”, interview with Chandi Prasad Shrestha, secretary at the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation (Spotlight, 14/11/2003)

Here’s wild goose chase for few millions more, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 06/11/2003)

Community forests targeted out of ignorance: Experts, by Shree Ram Subedi (Himalayan Times, 05/11/2003)

First forest verification gets underway (Kathmandu Post, 05/11/2003)

Stop meddling (Himalayan Times, 03/11/2003)

Forest authorities fail to check timber smuggling, by Peshal Acharya (Kathmandu Post, 26/08/2003)

"Hariyo ban Nepal sarkar ko dhan", by Badri Paudyal (Nepali Times, 15/08/2003)

Community Forestry in Nepal under Threat, by Keshab Poudel (OneWorld, 13/08/2003)

Deforestation: Mountain Ecology under Threat (Spotlight, 01/08/2003)

Deal unfair (Himalayan Times, 16/07/2003)

Why community forestry alone can’t bail out the poor, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 23/06/2003)

Community forest campaign in far-west, by D.R. Pant (Kathmandu Post, 04/06/2003)

Forest revival successful after conversion into community forest, by Hari Banstola (Kathmandu Post, 03/06/2003)

Forest Management Through Collaboration, by Ananda Bhandari (Spotlight, 30/05/2003)

3,000 trees destroyed in Community Forest, by Shahiram Rai (Kathmandu Post, 14/04/2003)

Deforestation calls for synergetic response (Space Time Today, 10/04/2003)

Consumers’ efforts put off timber smuggling (Space Time Today, 03/04/2003)

Preserving forests, by Uttam Maharjan (Space Time Today, 01/04/2003)

Rhododendron depleting in Palpa (Space Time Today, 17/03/2003)

Timbers in Nepal below par desired level (Space Time Today, 16/03/2003)

Leasehold forestry programme to benefit the poor, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 27/02/2003)

Deforestation: South Asia Needs To Act, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 15/02/2003)

Over 2000 hectares forest encroached in Dang (Space Time Today, 07/02/2003)

Massive irregularities in community forest (Space Time Today, 01/02/2003)

Whither our forest wealth?, by Keshar Man Bajracharya (Kathmandu Post, 22/12/2002)

Governance, livelihood and bio-diversity conservation to be incorporated in community forestry, by Kiran Chapagain (Kathmandu Post, 17/12/2002)

Vanishing oaks: Shivapuri National Park, by Bharat B. Shrestha and Hari D. Lekhak (Kathmandu Post, 15/12/2002)

Deforestation, timber smuggling rampant in Dhangadhi (Space Time Today, 14/12/2002)

Forests being handed over to users’ panels in Udayapur (Kathmandu Post, 10/12/2002)

DFO hands over 300 community forests (Space Time Today, 01/12/2002)

Knock on wood: It’s going to take more than luck to rescue the tarai’s remaining forests, by Hemlata Rai (Nepali Times, 22/11/2002)

Bank accounts of over 350 forest users’ groups frozen (Kathmandu Post, 16/11/2002)

Involvement of Indians suspected in eastern Nepal timber smuggling (Kathmandu Post, 27/10/2002)

Security threats hinder forest conservation, by Kiran Chapagain (Kathmanhdu Post, 26/10/2002)

Woodlands turning into concrete jungles, by Shankar Kharel (Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2002)

Terai forests to be handed over to locals, by Kiran Chapagain (Kathmandu Post, 04/10/2002)

Timber smuggling to Tibet unchecked (Kathmandu Post, 03/10/2002)

Deforestation, Devegetation And The Solitary Tree, by Shree Govind Shah (Spotlight, 27/09/2002)

Forest Resources Development: Concerted Effort Needed, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 22/09/2002)

Forest Management For Poverty Alleviation, by Bimal Khatiwada (Rising Nepal, 15/09/2002)

Community forestry for biodiversity conservation, by Ek Raj Sigdel (Kathmandu Post, 15/09/2002)

Cause of dying Sissoo trees traced, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (Rising Nepal, 05/09/2002)

Maoist insurgency poses threat to forest conservation (Kathmandu Post, 15/08/2002)

A compensation for Eroding Siwalik, by Raj B. Shrestha (Sunday Post, 21/07/2002)

Community Forestry And Its Challenges, by Raj Bahadur Shrestha (Spotlight, 05/07/2002)

Forest hand over programme delights locals, by Somnath Lamichhane (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2002)

Mature Model Of Resource Management, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 14/06/2002)

For Effective Forest Management, by Jhabindra Bhandari (Rising Nepal, 09/06/2002)

Lease Forest Policy 2059 BS approved (Kathmandu Post, 01/06/2002)

Rhododendron becoming rare (Kathmandu Post, 29/05/2002)

Forest area increases (Kathmandu Post, 29/05/2002)

Terai Forest shrinking, by Raj Bahadur Shrestha (Sunday Post, 19/05/2002)

Tree felling assumes colossal proportion (Kathmandu Post, 14/05/2002)

Local women patrol forestlands (Kathmandu Post, 09/05/2002)

The Bhasme Forest: Then And Now, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (Rising Nepal, 02/05/2002)

Lease forests instrumental to eradicate poverty, by Dinesh Gaule (Kathmandu Post, 09/04/2002)

Ignored Terai forests, by Jagadish Chandra Baral (Sunday Post, 17/03/2002)

3000 trees cut down in a single night (Kathmandu Post, 06/03/2002)

Timber worth Rs 210 m stolen from Kanchanpur (Kathmandu Post, 05/03/2002)

Private sector to be included in leasehold forestry (Kathmandu Post, 13/02/2002)

Forest area dwindles in Udayapur, by Shyam Rai (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2002)

Govt to review community forestry guideline, by Kiran Chapagain (Kathmandu Post, 29/01/2002)

Emergency or not, timber smugglers thrive (Kathmandu Post, 16/01/2002)

Move to save forests: Teams to be dispatched to study forest situation (Rising Nepal, 26/12/2001)
See also editorial Forests Receive Attention (Rising Nepal, 27/12/2001)

Private Management: For Forest Development, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 24/12/2001)

Racket to give away forest land exposed, by Bikas Thapa & Binod Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 22/12/2001)

Forest resources depleting in Kanchanpur, by Prem Kumar Luitel (Kathmandu Post, 11/12/2001)

Community Forestry Development: Strong Local Leadership Essential, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 21/11/2001)

DOF set to introduce Leasehold Forestry in 16 more districts, by Kiran Chapagain (Kathmandu Post, 15/11/2001)

Massive deforestation in Udayapur (Kathmandu Post, 10/11/2001)

Anti-forest encroachment drives in far-west force migrants back to hills, by Surendra Phuyal & Man Mohan Swanr (Kathmandu Post, 07/10/2001)

Australian Assistance for forest conservation (Kathmandu Post, 04/10/2001)

Squatters occupy forest land in Jhapa (Kathmandu Post, 27/09/2001)

2,300 hectares of forest land encroached, by Prabhakar Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 24/09/2001)

Forest Resource Development: Implementing Forest Management Principles, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 10/09/2001)

Landless squatters occupy forest land (Kathmandu Post, 20/08/2001)

Dang district reeling under widespread tree felling (Kathmandu Post, 08/08/2001)

Timber worth millions decaying in Kailali (Kathmandu Post, 07/08/2001)

People from hills encroach forestland in Chitwan (Kathmandu Post, 07/08/2001)

5,622 hectares of govt forests handed over (Rising Nepal, 03/08/2001)

Community forestry development, by V P Singh (Kathmandu Post, 03/07/2001)

DFO employees conspiring with smugglers (Rising Nepal, 12/05/2001)

Intentional forest fires reduce swathes of forest to ashes, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 03/04/2001)

Hefty commission detected in TCN deal, by Bikash Thapa (Kathmandu Post, 21/03/2001)

Forest officials destroy 530 huts in Kalikot (Kathmandu Post, 18/03/2001)

They speak for the trees, by Salil Subedi (Nepali Times, 16/03/2001)
See also editorial Seeing forests (and trees) (Nepali Times, 16/03/2001)

Terai's Forest: Challenge For Management, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 16/03/2001)
See also The People Will Continue To Be Part Of Forest Management (Spotlight, 16/03/2001)
Interview with Rabi Bahadur Bista, secretary at the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation

Darkness In Forests (Rising Nepal, 14/03/2001)

Forest users protest proposed Bill (Kathmandu Post, 13/03/2001)

Community Forestry: Under Threat, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 09/03/2001)

Forest Act amendment protested (Kathmandu Post, 07/03/2001)

20 low level forest employees suspended, by Subodh Gautam and J Pandey (Kathmandu Post, 03/03/2001)

Deforestation on the rise in Magargadi (Kathmandu Post, 13/01/2001)

Deforestation on the rise in Dhangadhi (Kathmandu Post, 22/12/2000)

Deforestation on the rise in Sindhuli (Kathmandu Post, 05/12/2000)

Non-timber forest products to contribute to GDP (Rising Nepal, 05/11/2000)

Leasehold Forestry (Rising Nepal, 01/11/2000)

Leasehold forest contributes to rural income, by Govinda Bhattarai (Rising Nepal, 31/10/2000)

Leasehold forestry project under cloud, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 26/10/2000)

Joint effort fruitful on leasehold forestry, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 25/10/2000)

Community Forestry Has Planted The Seeds Of Democracy, by Ralph Frand, American Ambassador (Spotlight, 20/10/2000)

The Search For Clarity In Nepal's Forestry Policy, by Ronald Peter Nash (Spotlight, 29/09/2000)

Strategic Forestry Scheme (Rising Nepal, 20/09/2000)

We Don't Want To Intervene In Hills (Spotlight, 09/06/2000)
Interview with Mohammad Aftab Alam, Minister of State for Forest and Soil Conservation

Community forestry: Government Vs Community, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 09/06/2000)
Including interviews with K.B. Shrestha, Deputy Director at the Department of Forest, Hari Prasad Neupane, President of Federation of Community Forest Users' Nepal (FECOFUN) and Amrit Lal Joshi, expert of community forestry programs in Nepal

Community forestry in operation, by Sanjiv Pandit and Bhoj Raj Ayer (Kathmandu Post, 20 January 2000)

Deforestation on rise in Sindhuli (The Kathmandu Post, 11 January 2000)

‘Local Bodies and Local People Should Be Involved In Forest’, by Esa Hurtig, Charge d’affaires, Finnish Embassy (Spotlight, 3 December 1999)