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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Focus On Environmental Management, by S.K. Shrestha (rn 17/08/2008)

Wetlands bio-diversity still deteriorating (kp 10/08/2008)

Public-private front must for nature conservation: Experts (ht 09/08/2008)

Draft to curb environmental degradation ready (rn 06/08/2008)

Protect Himalayas (kp 01/08/2008)

Snow capped Everest turning into rocky mountain, by Pragati Shahi (kp 31/07/2008)

Urgent action urged to conserve wetlands (kp 18/07/2008)

Fewa action plan needed, by Raman Grandon (kp 13/07/2008)

Change work mechanism: Matrika (kp 12/07/2008)

Carbon credits and forests, by Parshu Ram Gaihre (kp 06/07/2008)

SNPBZ mapping handed over to DNPWC (kp 19/06/2008)

Experts want new strain yarchagumba studied, by Surendra Subedi (kp 19/06/2008)

Rhododendron not safe even in conservation area, by Roshan Sanwa (ht 17/06/2008)

‘Squatter surge posing environmental problems’, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 10/06/2008)

Save The Environment (rn 07/06/2008)

Electric fencing to check animals from straying out of Chitwan park, by Chintamani Poudel (ht 28/05/2008)

Melting at Everest draws scientific attention, by Rajesh KC (kp 09/05/2008)

Nature conservation efforts to go up: Prachanda (ht 05/05/2008)

Govt releases fund for conservation (kp 29/04/2008)

Int’l workshop ends urging increased monitoring of Himalayan glaciers (nn 03/04/2008), Scientists for long-term monitoring of glaciers (ht 04/04/2008)

Tinjure rhododendron in peril, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 28/03/2008)

Climactic change: Seen and unseen dangers as global warming thaws the Himalaya, by Tom Owen-Smith (ht 28/03/2008), Climate change is least understood in the Himalaya, interview with Richard Armstrong (nt 28/03/2008)

NTNC money spent lavishly by royals: Report (kp 26/03/2008), All the King’s Men (ht 28/03/2008)

14 new plant species found (kp 21/03/2008)

Wetland conservation project starts (kp 20/03/2008)

Global Warming And Nepal, by Trilochan Upreti (rn 13/03/2008)

Bagamati encroachment: Illegal structures to be dismantled (ht 12/03/2008)

So near, and yet so wild: An instant trek to Panch Pokhari, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 07/03/2008)

Encorachment in Sagarmatha National Park (ht 27/02/2008)

Apinagpa to become protected area, by Pragati Shahi (kp 15/02/2008)

Wild-land resources in Nepal, by Howard Roak (kp 10/02/2008), Healthy wetlands, healthy people, by Deependra Joshi (kp 10/02/2008)

World wetlands are key to our survival, by John Adams (kp 02/02/2008)

In nature is such magic, by Shyam KC (kp 10/12/2007)

Ancient cave found in Dolakha, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 06/12/2007)

Biodiversity conservation for sustainable livelihood, by Mingma Norbu Sherpa(kp 25/11/2007)

Mountain for economic development, by Khilendra Basnyat (kp 16/11/2007)

The big thaw: The mountains are melting (nt 19/10/2007)

Head for the hills! (nt 12/10/2007)

4 wetlands declared Ramsar sites, by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/09/2007), Four more natural heritages in World Wetland List (nn 25/09/2007)

‘I cannot imagine the planet without Nepal’, interview with Julia Marton-Lefèvre (kp 24/09/2007)

“Conservation can’t wait”: Nepal’s environmental movement is just beginning to recover from last year’s helicopter tragedy, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 21/09/2007), Conservation work back on track (kp 23/09/2007)

Conservationists renew their commitment at the RCF (nn 14/09/2007), IUCN's Regional Conservation Forum: Call For Sustainable Conservation, by Keshab Poudel (sp 14/09/2007)

Experts stress on alternative approaches to natural resource conservation (nn 12/09/2007)

Synergies for sustainable Asia, by Deependra Joshi (kp 10/09/2007)

Melting Glaciers On The Tibetan Plateau (Science Daily 21/07/2007)

Monsoon mountain madness: Being a little adventurous and less hysterical about leeches has unexpected rewards, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 20/07/2007)

Nepal Beyond the Himalayas: My weeklong experience in the Mustang district, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (on 18/07/2007)

Yarchagumba (kp 16/07/2007)

Locals want stone quarries’ closure (samn 01/07/2007)

Protected area victims demand compensation, by Binod Tripathi (kp 01/07/2007)

Manaslu, spirit mountain, by Kiran Panday (nt 29/06/2007)

Buffer zone locals raise demands (kp 28/06/2007)

National park revenues dwindle, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 16/06/2007)

Manjushree Cave and the Legend of Kathmandu Valley: An adventure spot near Nepal's capital, by Nabin Baral (on 12/06/2007)

Springtime in Langtang Beyul: Langtang has the right combination of local charm and accessibility from the capital, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 08/06/2007)

Political ecology of environmental day, by Surendra R Devkota (kp 07/06/2007)

Fast Melting Glaciers from Rising Temperatures Expose Millions in Himalaya to Devastating Floods and Water Shortages (United Nations Environment Programme 04/06/2007), Himalayan Glaciers: Likely To Survive 50 Years (Pakistan Times 05/06/2007)

SEF draws attention of invasion of Chitwan Park by wild weed (nn 03/06/2007)

Everest ice forest melting due to global warming, says Greenpeace, by Jonathan Watts (Guardian 30/05/2007), Mt Everest climate devastation, by Nicola Boden (Daily Telegraph, Australia 31/05/2007)

Lekhnath rich in biodiversity, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp 25/05/2007)

Nepali nature conservation crusaders in Chitwan, by Prabhakar Ghimire & Narayan Sharma (kp 23/05/2007)

Campaign to clean up Fewa lake begins (nn 12/05/2007), Drive to rid Phewa of water hyacinth (kp 12/05/2007)

Planting Against Poverty: ICIMOD is implementing a project to tap the potential of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and use them to tackle poverty (sp 11/05/2007)

CDM to bring in $ 0.5m annually (kp 06/05/2007), Carbon sequestration and trading for Nepal, by BK Dalit (kp 06/05/2007)

“Conservation Is Needed For Now, Today And Tomorrow”, interview with Prabhu Budhathoki (sp 27/04/2007)

Regional conference on protected areas management begins (nn 22/04/2007)

Swimming in local rivers a deathtrap for some, by Khuman Singh Tamang (KP 17/04/2007)

Sagarmatha National Park at risk: UNESCO (nn 14/04/2007)

Rising in the east: There’s a lot to learn about the lush landscapes and exotic plants and animals of the eastern Himalaya, by Sampreethi Aipanjiguly (nt 13/04/2007)

Mount Everest shrinking fast (samn 01/04/2007)

Wilderness in the West, by Bikash Karki (kp 28/03/2007)

Mount Everest to go uncoated, by Li Qian (China Daily 23/03/2007)

US $ 4 m wetland project to be inked (kp 13/03/2007)

Fear of floods looms as India resumes dam construction, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 25/02/2007)

Wetlands to dissapear due to lack of management, by Pragati Shahi (kp 02/02/2007), Fish for tomorrow?, by Deependra Joshi (kp 02/02/2007), Poor mgmt taking toll on wetland ecosystem (kp 03/02/2007)

UNEP, IUCN sign MoU to launch project on environment (nn 25/01/2007), Nepal: rapidly deteriorating environment could curtail growth, warns UN-backed report (UN News Centre 25/01/2007)

Frozen Ground Thawing in Himalayas, by Larry O'Hanlon (Discovery News 22/01/2007)

Rampant sand-mining in Manohara river (samn 21/01/2007)

Political capital for conservation, by Hum Gurung (kp 17/01/2007)

Conservation education stressted (kp 04/01/2007)

‘NGOs unwanted in wildlife reserve’ (kp 04/01/2007)

Nepal doing well on environment: UN (samn 21/12/2006)

KCA handed over to community, by Dharma Prasad Poudel (kp 15/12/2006)

Extensive cave system in Dhading (samn 14/12/2006)

Erosion threatens Gulariya (kp 17/11/2006)

Global warming: Tibet's lofty glaciers melt away: Research by scientists shows that the ice fields on the roof of the world are disappearing faster than anyone thought, by Clifford Coonan (Independent, UK 17/11/2006)

Locals campaign for Chure conservation (samn 14/11/2006)

Locals' role in HimalayaS highlighted (samn 28/10/2006)

The heat is on: The consequences of climate change are evident in Khumbu, by Norbu Sherpa (nt 27/10/2006)

Oil and Gas Resources: Can We Expect in Nepal ? by Bharat M. Jnawali (tg 25/10/2006)

Retreating Glaciers of the Himalayas: Global warming threatens life along the Ganges River, by Vishal Bharti (on 13/10/2006)

Should Everest be closed? (Guardian, UK 08/10/2006)

Italy plans monitor high on Everest (samn 05/10/2006)

Bamboo master (nt 22/09/2006)

Govt. hands over Kangchenjunga Conservation Area to community (nn 22/09/2006), KCA handed over to local community (kp 23/09/2006)

Geological survey to be conducted along the Himalayas (nn 16/09/2006)

Garden of Dreams: This Dasain, a dream comes true, by Sophia Tamot (nt 15/09/2006)

Monsoon sanctuary (nt 28/07/2006)

‘Declare Mt Everest, SNP endangered sites’ (kp 17/07/2006)

World Heritage Committee adopts strategy on heritage and climate change (UNESCO 10/07/2006),  Global warming damaging Mt Everest, other natural wonders (Newindpress 10/07/2006), Environment Groups Angry at UN Inaction on Mt Everest (Planet ARK 11/07/2006), Green groups demand UN action on Everest, by Darius James Ross (Independent Online 11/07/2006), Mount Everest in Danger: Global Warming at Fault, by Umesh Shrestha (Ohmy News 12/07/2006), Himalayas warming since 70s: report (samn 12/07/2006)

'Heritage of country should be protected' (rn 06/06/2006), Checking Desertification (rn 06/06/2006), Bio-Resource Utilisation (rn 08/06/2006)

World Environment Day, by Deependra Joshi (kp 05/06/2006)

WWF Pledges $5m for Conservation Works in Eastern Himalayas (ht 24/05/2006)

Land subsidence risk rises in Valley, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 03/04/2006)

Paradigm of Wise Use of Wetlands for Poverty Alleviation: Panacea or Paradox? by Subas Dhakal (sp 17/02/2006)

New ordinance is anti-people, by J Adhikari & S Ghimire (kp 25/01/2006)

Plant Oils Provide Great Medicinal Value: A broad market for oils is set to enhance Nepal's economy, by Bishnu K.C. (Ohmy News 23/01/2006)

Biodiversity: a Valuable Part of the Bounty of Nature: Nepal's large variety of medicinal plants in need of protection, by Bishnu K.C. (Ohmy News 18/01/2006)

Glacial research frozen: Another government squabble stalls study of melting Himalayan glaciers, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 30/12/2005)

Mountainous plateau creates ozone ’halo’ around Tibet: Levels of ozone at extreme altitudes may add to the medical dangers faced by mountaineers (Innovations Report, 09/12/2005)

'Rich nations responsible for disaster' (samn 27/11/2005)

Environment in War in Nepal, by Kamala Sarup (Scoop 10/11/2005

Fair to promote domestic herbs (kp 09/11/2005)

Protecting environment amid conflict, by Kamala Sarup (nn 06/11/2005)

Nar Phu: Off the beaten trek in Manang’s hidden valleys into a flood, by Wanda Vivequin (nt 04/11/2005)

Monitoring glaciers in Nepal (WWF 07/10/2005)

Maintaining healthy environment, by Birodh Pandey (kp 25/09/2005)

High Water, Then Hell: The 33,000 sq km of Himalayan glacier area is receding faster than anywhere in the world. Our rivers will swell, then dry, by Chander Suta Dogra (oi 16/07/2005)

Phewa Lake: Death is only some 150 years away, by Akhil Tripathi (nn 14/07/2005)

Sir Edmund urges climate care, y Richard Black (BBC News 10/07/2005)

For Food, Water And Health, by Deepak Raj Subedi (rn 02/07/2005)

Armed Conflict Impact On Conservation, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 24/06/2005)

Fragile Environment: Tackle Degradation, by Krishna Raj Regmi (rn 05/06/2005), Environment last on Nepal’s agenda (South Asian Media Net 05/06/2005)

Bring back the trees: On 5 June, let’s ponder the link between democracy and the environment (nt 03/06/2005)

Geologists find a new active fault in Nepal, potentially links climate with mountain building (PhysOrg 20/04/2005)

New way to conserve herbs in 10 districts soon, by Ishwar Khanal (ht 17/04/2005), Example of progress (ht 18/04/2005)

Nepal becomes ozone friendly: Smugglers along the Indo-Nepal border trading in illegal CFCs could jeopardise Nepal’s obligations to protect the ozone layer, by Naresh Newar (nt 07/01/2005)

Himalayan herbs & medicinal plants, by Pragya Kharel Rajouria (kp 10/12/2004)

It's a jungle out there: Chitwan is going wild in anticipation of new year tourists, by Alok Tumbahangphey (nt 03/12/2004)

“Mt Everest is not melting”, by Naresh Newar (nt 03/12/2004), How tall is Everest? by Agya Poudyal (kp 06/12/2004)

Better late than never: Cabinet approves Kyoto ratification in the nick of time, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 03/12/2004), Why Nepal needs Kyoto: There is a reward at the end of the rainbow, by Bikash Pandey (nt 03/12/2004), Ratify Kyoto (nt 03/12/2004)

Herbs being smuggled despite embargo, by Shyam Rai (ht 27/11/2004)

Biodiversity For Security: Experts worry about the loss of biodiversity and subsequent impact on food security, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 26/11/2004)

Nepal can earn millions going ‘green’, by Shandip KC (kp 20/11/2004)

Move to put Everest on danger list (ht 17/11/2004), Everest endangered (ht 18/11/2004), Move to protect Sagarmatha could backfire, by Shandip KC (kp 20/11/2004)

We must rise above petty matters in the larger national interest and work cooperatively and collectively, interview with Mingma Norbu Sherpa (Monju) (tg 10/11/2004)

Bagmati river conservation meet held (ht 07/11/2004)

Utilizing Environmental Resource, by S.K. Shrestha (rn 19/10/2004)

RSF protests unofficial search, arrest (kp 15/10/2004)

Meltdown: The people of Khumbu see the effects of global warming all around them, by Naresh Newar (nt 08/10/2004)

Nepal feels heat, alarm bells for region, by Shandip K.C. (kp 01/10/2004)

Participatory Conservation: Dire Predictions Proved Wrong, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 26/09/2004)

Local communities to manage KCA soon (kp 25/09/2004)

Open borders hamper Nepal’s commitment to phase out ODS, by Shandip K.C. (kp 19/09/2004)

Environmental economics, interview with Manik Duggar, programme manager of South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (ht 19/09/2004)

The Hidden Valleys of the Mysterious Dolpa, by Chet Nath Kanel (sp 03/09/2004)

Mustang in the monsoon: Travel into the Himalayan rain shadow in the rainy season, by Sophia Pande (nt 27/08/2004)

Protected area mgmt handover hits legal snag, by Shandip K.C. (kp 27/08/2004)

Govt declares Koshi Tappu buffer zone (kp 07/08/2004)

Gorgeous Chobar: Despite neglect, this historic site can still inspire awe and wonder, by Naresh Newar (nt 30/07/2004)

Pokhara’s hyacinth-busters, by Ramesh Poudyal (nt 30/07/2004)

Do you care about ‘The Day After Tomorrow’? by Shandip KC (kp 28/07/2004)

Jumping right in There is support from all sides during the 4th Bagmati River Festival—but is it enough?, by Sraddha Basnyat (nt 16/07/2004), A Bagmati park: The plan for a park along the Bagmati is still just a plan (nt 16/07/2004)

SEF: Project Green (sp 16/07/2004)

Right priority (ht 09/07/2004)

Lotus enhances splendour of Rupa lake (rn 03/07/2004)

Sandalwood used for building roofs, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 29/06/2004)

Civic offenders face public wrath (ht 27/06/2004)

Killer kilns: The very bricks that give Kathmandu Valley its unique urban identity are now destroying it, by Mudita Bajracharya (nt 25/06/2004), Land, but no soil: How brick kilns destroy the Valley’s fertile topsoil, by Mrinmoy Majumder (nt 25/06/2004)

Invasive foreign plants inviting environmental disaster, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 19/06/2004)

The Gold Rush, by Ujol Sherchan (na 14/06/2004)

The dirty dozen: Official wrangling and greed delay the cleanup of an obsolete stockpile of dangerous pesticides, by Sunil Pokhrel (nt 11/06/2004)

Check out how an eco-friendly home looks like, by Paras Kharel (kp 07/06/2004)

Tale of false commitments and promises, by Shandip K.C. (kp 05/06/2004)

SC verdict on protection of environment, by Ananta Raj Luzitel (ht 16/05/2004)

How the lake became a valley, by Tejeswar Babu Gongah (kp 11/05/2004)

Stress on joint effort to save Bishnumati (ht 09/05/2004)

RCNP, PWR merger to have positive impact on conservation, by Kiran Chapagain and Yuvraj Acharya (kp 01/05/2004)

Study pooh-poohs forecast glaciers would disappear (ht 29/04/2004)

‘Nepal can reap benefits from export of herbal resources’ (rn 26/04/2004)

High priority for biodiversity conservation (kp 24/04/2004)

Govt declares buffer zone for Shuklaphanta, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 21/04/2004)

Nepal taking measures to protect bio wealth (ht 20/04/2004)

Environmental laws yet to be ratified in Nepal (kp 19/04/2004)

Kilns killing soil fertility, by Shandip KC (kp 18/04/2004)

Crisis in Conservation: Before or After Insurgency?, by Subas Dhakal (sp 16/04/2004), Experts question Nepal’s conservation model, by Shree Ram Subedi (ht 16/04/2004)

Government Vs. Private Sector, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 13/04/2004)

Commercialisation of herbs stressed for income generation (rn 12/04/2004), Herbs conservation urged (ht 12/04/2004)

Phewa Lake’s existence in danger (ht 11/04/2004) Save Phewa (ht 12/04/2004)

Pokhara in peril due to sand mining (ht 09/04/2004)

Saving Sagarmatha: There isn’t much garbage now on the world’s most popular trekking route, by Mudita Bajracharya (nt 02/04/2004)

Himalayan Glaciers And Nepal, by AB Thapa (sp 02/04/2004)

Wetland conservation, people’s project, by Shandip KC (kp 21/03/2004)

Tagging along to Langtang: So near, and yet so wild, by Sraddha Basnyat (nt 12/03/2004)

International aid for conservation imperative, by Shandip KC (kp 12/03/2004)

Concerns raised over disappearance of wetlands (kp 02/02/2004), Country’s wetland areas in peril, by Shandip KC  (kp 03/02/2004), Flight for life, by Deependra Joshi (kp 03/02/2004)

‘Rebuff the buff’ drive in Koshi Tappu (ht 25/01/2004)

Green Movement: Save the Environment Foundation has made efforts to save the valley’s environment by planting trees (sp 09/01/2004)

For older links see archive

Background

National Biodiversity Unit, Government of Nepal

National parks & wildlife reserves of Nepal (Nepal Traveller, July 2003)

The Langtang National Park (Nepal Traveller, May 2003)

Royal Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, by Bikasha Khadka (Nepal Traveller, May 2003)

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, by Subechhya Basnet (Nepal Traveller, November 2002)

Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal (ESON)

ECCA: Building Sustainability through Diversified Resources, research by Moon Shrestha, written by Elizabeth C. Nelson (Changemakers Journal, January 2000), on the work of the organization Environment Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA)

Environment Nepal, website on Environment in Nepal

Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ)

Existing environmental policies in Nepal, by National Planning Commission

HMG of Nepal, Ministry of Population and Environment: Environment Conservation Rules, 1997

Protection of Environment Act

Nepal Environmental and Scientific Services (NESS)

HMG, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation