KATHMANDU: Sita KC with a team of field researchers and community forest users group of Dolakha has hiked through dense forests in Dolakha…read more

KATHMANDU, Jul 4, 2011 (IPS) – When Bina Tamang was told that she could earn money by not felling trees in the tiny forest that serves as the source of fuel and fodder for 65 families in her area, the 27-year-old was incredulous…read more

Under the first-ever pilot Forest Carbon Trust Fund in Nepal, representatives from three watersheds in Dolakha, Gorkha, and Chitwan districts received a total sum of US$ 95,000  on behalf of community forest user groups at a ceremony organised at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on 15 June 2011…read more

KATHMANDU, JUN 16 – Community forestry has been rewarded with US$ 95,000 (approximately Rs 6.8 million) for reducing emissions in the atmosphere causing climate change through enhancement of carbon stocks and sustainable management of forests.

Representatives of three community forest users’ groups of three
districts—Dolakha Gorkha and Chitwan—received a cheque of US$ 45,535, 27,560 and
21,905 respectively on Wednesday from the world’s first carbon offset project
involving local communities in monitoring carbon in their forests…read more

KATHMANDU, June 15: Three watersheds in Dolakha, Gorkha and Chitwan districts on Wednesday received a total sum of $95,000 under the first-ever Forest Carbon Trust Fund (FCTF) in Nepal.

Charnawati watershed in Dolakha received $45,535, while Ludikhola
watershed in Gorkha received $27,560 and Kayarkhola watershed in Chitwan
received $21,905…read more

Kathmandu, June 15 – Community representatives from three watershed projects in Dolakha, Gorkha and Chitwan received US$ 95,000 from the Forest Carbon Trust Fund as payment for their forest conservation works and sustainable use of forest resources…read more

Under the first-ever pilot Forest Carbon Trust Fund in Nepal, representatives from three watersheds in Dolakha, Gorkha, and Chitwan districts received a total sum of US$ 95,000 on behalf of community forest user groups at a ceremony organised at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on 15 June 2011…read more