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In Nepal, controversial dam threatens endangered pangolins: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/in-nepal-controversial-dam-threatens-endangered-pangolins-study/

In Nepal, controversial dam threatens endangered pangolins: Study
KATHMANDU — A proposed dam in Kathmandu’s northeastern ridge promises to revive the sewage-choked sacred Bagmati River that runs past revered Hindu temples and ease the valley’s chronic water shortage. But conservationists warn that the project could exact a high ecological cost, even potentially impacting critically endangered wildlife within the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, where […]

🪵 Nepal’s community forests sit on unsold timber
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Nepal’s community forests sit on unsold timber
KATHMANDU — The Khorthali Community Forest User Group in Dolakha, central Nepal, produced 1,189 cubic meters (42,000 cubic feet) of timber in 2025 — roughly 18 standard 40-foot shipping containers in volume. However, the group could not sell all of it. About 340 m3 (12,000 ft3) of wood still lies on the roadside. “Community members […]