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South Asia Bulletin – Vol 2, Issue 8 | April 2024

India’s month-long election season kicked off in April. Pakistan formed a government under the leadership of Shehbaz Sharif, with Asif Ali Zardari elected president (a largely ceremonial role). Indian and Bhutanese prime ministers exchanged visits, and Maldives forced India to start replacing Indian military personnel stationed in the country with ‘civilian experts.’ China held its two sessions amidst concerns over the economy, while its ‘iron brother’ Pakistan reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF for the final tranche of the bailout agreement. Read this and more in this issue of South Asia Bulletin. In the long read section, read about the pollution and unemployment in the South Asian region.

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Apr 5, 2024 | Center for Strategic Affairs , OP-EDs and Columns

कुनै पनि देशको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सम्बन्धका बहुआयामिक पक्ष हुन्छन् । परराष्ट्र नीतिका केही पक्ष स्थायी हुन्छन् भने अन्य पक्ष परिवर्तनशील । तर जस्तोसुकै पक्षका कथन भने समयानुकूल परिवर्तन भइरहन्छन् । यही क्रममा नेपालको परराष्ट्र नीतिका बारेमा हुने (अथवा नहुने) चारवटा महत्त्वपूर्ण विषयको कथनका सम्बन्धमा यो लेख केन्द्रित रहनेछ ।

Economy Fact 5 – Tourism in Post-Covid-19 Nepal

Apr 2, 2024 | Center for New Economy and Inequality

The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has recently released the monthly tourism statistics for March 2024, showcasing a remarkable upsurge in tourist arrivals following the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. In this period, Nepal warmly greeted 128,167 tourists, marking a substantial 28.9 percent increase from the 99,426 tourists received in March 2023, as the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) reported. The tourism sector in Nepal, a vital component of the national economy, encountered significant hurdles during the COVID-19 crisis. The Nepal Rastra Bank data indicates that this sector employs 20 percent of Nepal’s workforce and contributes approximately three percent to the GDP. Post-pandemic, Nepal has observed a consistent rise in tourist numbers, notably illustrated by the positive trend witnessed in March 2024.

Nepal’s Prime Minister Dahal Changes Partners Mid-stream

Mar 26, 2024 | OP-EDs and Columns

Writing for The Diplomat Magazine, Santosh Sharma Poudel argues that Prachanda’s change of partners has more to do with domestic politics and personal interest than influence from neighboring powers.

Regulatory Gaps in Nepal’s Fintech

Mar 18, 2024 | Center for New Economy and Inequality , OP-EDs and Columns

The fintech sector is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, offering numerous opportunities and challenges for developing countries like Nepal. As Nepal’s digital payment industry is growing, examining the NRB’s current regulatory policies relating to PSPs (E-sewa and Khalti) and PSOs (Nepal Clearing House Limited and Nepal Electronic Payment System) is crucial.

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Nepal Competitiveness Index 2024

The second edition of Nepal Competitiveness Index evaluates Nepal’s seven provinces across 64 indicators in areas like macroeconomic stability, government framework, and quality of life. Bagmati province leads in competitiveness, while Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces face challenges. In addition, the NCI 2024 also assesses seven provinces’ digital competitiveness. The report aims to guide policymakers in fostering inclusive growth and prosperity in Nepal’s all seven provinces.

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Nepal has seen tremendous growth in the number of internet users in the past decade. The country currently has 95.8 percent (mobile broadband) and 35.5 percent (fixed broadband) internet penetration...

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EnLiFT 2 Project

• Silviculture | Forest Planning & Governance | Forest Enterprises

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EnLiFT 2 Project is an action research project which runs from 2018-2023 aiming to enhance forest management practices in community forests and private land to improve livelihoods, social equity and reasearch paper help environmental impact in Nepal.

EnLiFT 2 Project follows the EnLiFT1 Project conducted in 2013-2018 in Kavre and Lamjung Districts in Nepal which aimed at improving livelihoods and food security from improve community forestry and agroforestry in Nepal.

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Half century in biodiversity and conservation research in Nepal: a review

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• Volume 32 , pages 2611–2636, ( 2023 )

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• Prakash Kumar Paudel 1 ,
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Scientific research on biodiversity and conservation generates the knowledge base useful in achieving sustainability targets. The knowledge gap limits our ability to design well-founded strategies and impedes the prospects of addressing myriad conservation challenges. It is therefore important to assess trends and biases in biodiversity and conservation literature to monitor progress and make corrective actions where needed. Nepal is considered among the most biodiverse regions globally, yet little is known about the progress of biodiversity and conservation science. Here we reviewed 1098 articles published over the last fifty-six years (1964–2019) and provide a snapshot of research patterns, trends and gaps in terms research lens, physiography, ecosystem, protected area, taxonomy, ecological focus, funding, research recommendation, and research authorship and collaboration. The results of our study showed a monotonic trend of article publication until 1990, which increased significantly after 1999. There is a growing trend in the number of publications with socio-economic and multidisciplinary lens. Research publications are highly biased in favour of few taxonomic groups, mainly gymnosperms and mammals, with a preponderance of certain species, while other classes of both the plant and animal kingdoms were less studied. There was disproportionately low focus on certain physiographic regions (e.g., high Himalaya, Siwalik), ecosystem types (e.g., wetlands) and non-protected areas. Articles with an ecological focus were mainly exploratory—e.g., describing general distributions—whereas specialized ecological/evolutionary research (e.g., grazing, competition, physiology), except for genetics and climate change, were rare. More than half of the articles were authored only by foreign-based researchers, who contributed up to 89% of published articles, and consistently maintained dominance as corresponding and lead authors. There is a need to realign research efforts and support home-grown researchers with training, funding and institution-building. This requires a concerted commitment by the Government of Nepal, conservation organizations, researchers and academic institutions. There remains a great need for more empirical science to inform decision-making and consequently achieve ambitious national conservation targets.

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-moz-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -webkit-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; margin: auto } .wds_bigplay_0:hover, .wds_bigplay_layer:hover { background: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/2.png') no-repeat; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_thumbnails_0 { height: 26px; width: 208px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_0 { font-size: 20px; margin: 3px; width: 20px; height: 20px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_pp_btn_cont { font-size: 40px; height: 40px; width: 40px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_left_btn_cont, #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_right_btn_cont { height: 40px; font-size: 40px; width: 40px; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 800px) { .wds_bigplay_0, .wds_bigplay_layer { position: absolute; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-image: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/1.png'); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -ms-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -moz-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -webkit-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; margin: auto } .wds_bigplay_0:hover, .wds_bigplay_layer:hover { background: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/2.png') no-repeat; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_thumbnails_0 { height: 26px; width: 208px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_0 { font-size: 20px; margin: 3px; width: 20px; height: 20px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_pp_btn_cont { font-size: 40px; height: 40px; width: 40px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_left_btn_cont, #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_right_btn_cont { height: 40px; font-size: 40px; width: 40px; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 801px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .wds_bigplay_0, .wds_bigplay_layer { position: absolute; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-image: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/1.png'); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -ms-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -moz-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -webkit-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; margin: auto } .wds_bigplay_0:hover, .wds_bigplay_layer:hover { background: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/2.png') no-repeat; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_thumbnails_0 { height: 26px; width: 208px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_0 { font-size: 20px; margin: 3px; width: 20px; height: 20px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_pp_btn_cont { font-size: 40px; height: 40px; width: 40px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_left_btn_cont, #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_right_btn_cont { height: 40px; font-size: 40px; width: 40px; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1366px) { .wds_bigplay_0, .wds_bigplay_layer { position: absolute; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-image: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/1.png'); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -ms-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -moz-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -webkit-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; margin: auto } .wds_bigplay_0:hover, .wds_bigplay_layer:hover { background: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/2.png') no-repeat; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_thumbnails_0 { height: 26px; width: 208px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_0 { font-size: 20px; margin: 3px; width: 20px; height: 20px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_pp_btn_cont { font-size: 40px; height: 40px; width: 40px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_left_btn_cont, #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_right_btn_cont { height: 40px; font-size: 40px; width: 40px; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 1367px) and (max-width: 1824px) { .wds_bigplay_0, .wds_bigplay_layer { position: absolute; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-image: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/1.png'); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -ms-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -moz-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -webkit-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; margin: auto } .wds_bigplay_0:hover, .wds_bigplay_layer:hover { background: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/2.png') no-repeat; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_thumbnails_0 { height: 26px; width: 208px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_0 { font-size: 20px; margin: 3px; width: 20px; height: 20px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_pp_btn_cont { font-size: 40px; height: 40px; width: 40px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_left_btn_cont, #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_right_btn_cont { height: 40px; font-size: 40px; width: 40px; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 1825px) and (max-width: 3000px) { .wds_bigplay_0, .wds_bigplay_layer { position: absolute; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-image: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/1.png'); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -ms-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -moz-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; -webkit-transition: background-image 0.2s ease-out; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; margin: auto } .wds_bigplay_0:hover, .wds_bigplay_layer:hover { background: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/button/button3/2/2.png') no-repeat; width: 40px; height: 40px; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_thumbnails_0 { height: 26px; width: 208px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_0 { font-size: 20px; margin: 3px; width: 20px; height: 20px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_pp_btn_cont { font-size: 40px; height: 40px; width: 40px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_left_btn_cont, #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_right_btn_cont { height: 40px; font-size: 40px; width: 40px; } } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_video_0 { padding: 0 important; margin: 0 important; float: none important; height: 100%; width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_slideshow_play_pause_0 { color: #000000; cursor: pointer; position: relative; z-index: 13; width: inherit; height: inherit; font-size: inherit; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_slideshow_play_pause_0:hover { color: #000000; cursor: pointer; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_left-ico_0, #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_right-ico_0 { background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00); border-radius: 20px; border: 0px none #ffffff; border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; left: 0; top: 0; -moz-box-sizing: content-box; box-sizing: content-box; cursor: pointer; line-height: 0; width: inherit; height: inherit; font-size: inherit; position: absolute; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_left-ico_0 { left: -4000px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_right-ico_0 { left: 4000px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_slideshow_play_pause_0 { opacity: 0; filter: "alpha(opacity=0)"; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_left-ico_0:hover, #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_right-ico_0:hover { color: #000000; cursor: pointer; } /* filmstrip*/ #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_container_0 { background-color: #000000 important; display: block; height: 0%; position: absolute; width: 100%; z-index: 10105; none: 0; overflow: hidden; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_0 { overflow: hidden; position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 0%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_thumbnails_0 { height: 100%; left: 0px; margin: 0 auto; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_thumbnail_0 { position: relative; background: none; float: left; height: 100%; padding: 0 0 0 0px; width: 0%; overflow: hidden; cursor: pointer; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_thumbnail_0 :active{ cursor: inherit; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_filmstrip_thumbnail_0_0 { margin-left: 0; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_thumb_active_0 div { opacity: 1; filter: alpha(opacity=100); border: 0px none #ffffff; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_thumb_deactive_0 { opacity: 0.50; filter: alpha(opacity=50); } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_thumbnail_img_0 { display: block; opacity: 1; filter: alpha(opacity=100); padding: 0 important; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_left_0, #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_right_0 { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); cursor: pointer; display: table; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px; z-index: 10000; position: absolute; height: 100%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_left_0 { left: 0; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_right_0 { right: 0; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_left_0 i, #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_filmstrip_right_0 i { color: #fff; display: table-cell; font-size: 30px; vertical-align: middle; opacity: 0; filter: alpha(opacity=0); } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_none_selectable_0 { -webkit-touch-callout: none; -webkit-user-select: none; -khtml-user-select: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slide_container_0 { display: table-cell; margin: 0 auto; position: absolute; vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: hidden; cursor: inherit; cursor: inherit; cursor: inherit; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slide_container_0:active { cursor: inherit; cursor: inherit; cursor: inherit; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slide_bg_0 { margin: 0 auto; width: /*inherit*/100%; height: /*inherit*/100%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slider_0 { height: /*inherit*/100%; width: /*inherit*/100%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_image_spun_0 { width: /*inherit*/100%; height: /*inherit*/100%; display: table-cell; filter: alpha(opacity=100); opacity: 1; position: absolute; vertical-align: middle; z-index: 2; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_image_second_spun_0 { width: /*inherit*/100%; height: /*inherit*/100%; display: table-cell; filter: alpha(opacity=0); opacity: 0; position: absolute; vertical-align: middle; z-index: 1; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_grid_0 { display: none; height: 100%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; width: 100%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_gridlet_0 { opacity: 1; filter: alpha(opacity=100); position: absolute; } /* dots.*/ #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_container_0 { opacity: 1; filter: "alpha(opacity=100)"; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_container_0 { display: block; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; width: 100%; bottom: 0; /*z-index: 17;*/ } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_thumbnails_0 { left: 0px; font-size: 0; margin: 0 auto; position: relative; z-index: 999; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_0 { display: inline-block; position: relative; color: #ffffff; cursor: pointer; z-index: 17; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_active_0 { color: #ffffff; opacity: 1; filter: alpha(opacity=100); } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_dots_deactive_0 { } /* line timer.*/ #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_line_timer_container_0 { display: block; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: 0; z-index: 16; width: 100%; height: 5px; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_line_timer_0 { z-index: 17; width: 0; height: 5px; background: #bbbbbb; opacity: 0.50; filter: alpha(opacity=50); } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slide_container_0 { height: /*inherit*/100%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_image_spun1_0 { display: table; width: /*inherit*/100%; height: /*inherit*/100%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slideshow_image_spun2_0 { display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; overflow: hidden; height: /*inherit*/100%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_video_layer_frame_0 { max-height: 100%; max-width: 100%; width: 100%; height: 100%; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_video_hide0 { width: 100%; height: 100%; position:absolute; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 .wds_slider_car_image0 { overflow: hidden; } #wds_container1_0 .wds_loading_img { background-image: url('https://www.nbrcc.org.np/wp-content/plugins/slider-wd/images/loading/0.gif'); } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_4 .wds_slideshow_image_0 { background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_4 .wds_slideshow_image_0 > video { background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_14 .wds_slideshow_image_0 { background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_14 .wds_slideshow_image_0 > video { background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_37 .wds_slideshow_image_0 { background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_37 .wds_slideshow_image_0 > video { background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_38 .wds_slideshow_image_0 { background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_38 .wds_slideshow_image_0 > video { background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_39 .wds_slideshow_image_0 { background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_39 .wds_slideshow_image_0 > video { background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_40 .wds_slideshow_image_0 { background-size: contain; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_40 .wds_slideshow_image_0 > video { background-size: contain; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_41 .wds_slideshow_image_0 { background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_41 .wds_slideshow_image_0 > video { background-size: cover; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_42 .wds_slideshow_image_0 { background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #wds_container1_0 #wds_container2_0 #wds_image_id_0_42 .wds_slideshow_image_0 > video { background-size: cover; }, nepal’s biodiversity at a glance:.

Nepal has 49th position in the world biodiversity. There are over 22,000 species reported from Nepal i.e., 1.3% of the global biodiversity. In richness of flowering plant species, the country holds 27 th  position in the world and 10th in Asia. There are 6653 species and sub-species of angiosperms, 28 species of gymnosperms, 1001 algae, 2025 fungi, 771 lichens, 1150 bryophyte and 534 pteridophyte in Nepal. Number of fauna species recorded from the country is over eleven thousand (210 mammals, 871 birds, 228 fishes, over 12957 insects, 137 reptiles, 53 amphibians). Nepal has rich species diversity occurrence as per the elevation gradient. It’s heaven on earth.

What we do:

We serve consultancy, advocacy, research and conservation development in the field of biodiversity of Nepal. NBrCc supports and operates the conservation and education programs in managed facilities and in the biodiversity, with an emphasis on management, protection and scientific research.  We generate and effectively invest resources to support biodiversity conservation, education, research, and management programs. Through our passion, expertise, knowledge, and partnerships we inspire and engage people to ensure a vibrant future of biodiversity everywhere.

Details of NBrCc

NBrCc is a registered charity 111/071/072 with GoN of Nepal based at Kathmandu District Administration Office. It is also registered at Social Welfare Council. NBrCc is a Non-Profit-making, Non-Governmental Organization based at Kathmandu, Nepal. It’s dedicated for the conservation and research of Biodiversity within its priority areas and other potential sites throughout Nepal. NBrCc focuses conservation and research activities on biodiversity.

Missions of NBrRc:

• Biodiversity research and conservation
• Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration
• Community empowerment
• Economic and Agricultural Empowerment
• Human wildlife Conflict mitigation

Geographical regions we work:

• Hindu Kush Himalaya Range
• National parks, Conservation Areas and Wildlife Reserve of Nepal 
• Terai Arc Landscape
• Newly designated Conservation landscapes ECTC
• Buffer Zones of National parks
• National Forests and its buffer zones
• Community Forest User groups 

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Genomic Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Nepal

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

Evaluating Nepali Sexual, Reproductive, and Maternal Health (SRMH) Chat-bot with Large Language Models (LLMs)

Most people in Nepal don’t have easy access to clear information about Sexual, Reproductive, and Maternal

3D Reconstruction from Biplanar X-ray

CT scans are often taken to visualize internal body organs, diagnose pathologies and for surgical planning.

Abusive Nepali Text Detection

This project focuses on aiding IPV research to understand the nature and prevalence of online IPV and to

AI-assisted VIA Screening of Cervical Cancer

This project aims to research and develop AI-assisted VIA screening using mobile-captured photos to

AI Assisted Microscopy

This project aims to develop object detection models to detect diarrhea cysts from vegetables, stool, and water

AI Ethics Survey in Nepal

The main goal of this project is to do a landscape mapping of understanding and approaches to AI Ethics in Nepal

Systems Genomics Modeling of Multi-drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Multi-drug resistance presents a growing challenge to global tuberculosis (TB) control efforts, with a

Geometric deep learning on graphs for electroencephalogram dataset

The objective of the study is to design a geometric deep learning approach to identify whether a person is

GI tract anomaly detection from endoscopy images

The aim of this research is to build comprehensive techniques for detection, localization and

State-of-the-art in Nepali NLP

We will first do a comprehensive review of the current state-of-the art of NLP tools and techniques

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Forestry in Nepal: Preliminary findings of two research projects in Nepal

SG2 , AAD , SG3 , AAE & SANDEE

ICIMOD Headquarters

Date & Time

18 March 2024

Organisers: ICIMOD, SANDEE, Forest Action, Paris School of Economics

About the event

ICIMOD’s Action Area on Restoring and Regenerating Landscape, in collaboration with SANDEE, is hosting a one-day workshop to share the preliminary findings of two research projects related to forestry in Nepal. These projects are ‘Local Governance of Forest Resources: Development, Environment and Political Economy in Nepal’ (GoLFor-DEEPN) led by the Paris School of Economics (PSE) and ‘Economics of Forest Restoration’ led by SANDEE. ICIMOD will also be sharing some of our work on the use and application of EO and GIS (under the SERVIR-HKH Initiative) and incentive measures for forests landscape restoration to reinforce positive forest landscape management decisions. The idea is to also explore future research innovations and outlook.

This workshop will share research results with stakeholders involved in community and other types of forests and with those working on energy access and livelihoods in Nepal. ICIMOD, SANDEE, and Forest Action have been collaborating to examine the economics of private tree planation in Madhesh Province of Nepal, where some preliminary findings are now available for sharing and feedback. PSE has been engaged in the GoLFor-DEEPN project in Nepal and intends to share the preliminary findings from the research. The workshop plans to engage a discussion on some of the new knowledge – some of it being produced within these research projects – about private tree planting (trees outside forests), community forestry, mapping of forests managed by CFUGs and their temporal monitoring, etc.

In Nepal, after decades of continuous deforestation, forest cover has increased over the last 20+ years, but yet there are limited studies that adequately explain this growth scientifically. Economic growth, expansion of rural roads, migration from rural areas and associated remittances, conflict, alternative energy development, and plantation of trees on private land are some of the factors that could explain why there is a change in deforestation and forest degradation and even reversal of the part trend. SANDEE has been evaluating the impact of private tree plantation program in Madhesh Province of Nepal in collaboration with Forest Action. The research project, GoLFor-DEEPN aims at evaluating at the national level, the effect of handing over the management of forest from the Nepal Department of Forest to Community Forest User Groups on (i) forest cover, (ii) public good provision at the local level, and (iii) local (political) governance.

Related to the seminal work about collective action (Olson, 1965), the tragedy of the commons (Hardin, 1968), and the governance of commons by communities (Ostrom, 1990) or their failure (Diamond, 2005), GoLFor-DEEPN builds on the results of Kosfeld and Rustagi (2015), Mansuri and Rao (2013), Baland et al. (2010a) and Somanathan et al. (2009). Both of these projects (led by SANDEE and PSE) innovate in several dimensions: the methodologies do take into account the environmental and institutional spillovers on areas not managed by communities combining advanced methods in remote sensing with econometrics techniques; they combine qualitative work in villages to country-wide scale statistical analysis at the frontier of the most recent standards in economics research; and analyse how local governance can shape an emergent democracy at the local level, a bottom-up approach that is not much discussed in the literature.

At ICIMOD, we are promoting measures to protect and manage critical mountain ecosystems and ecosystem services through a dedicated Action Area on Restoring and Regenerating Landscape. In relation to forest landscape restoration, there are efforts to understand and compare the economics of various forest landscape restoration programme in countries, understand landcover dynamics, forest loss, forest carbon stock and more. We have applied and demonstrated the remote sensing applications in supporting ICIMOD’s regional member countries (RMCs) and their decisions since 1990 (Bajracharya et al, 2021). Monitoring of land cover and forest resources change is remained one of the many priorities of SERVIR-HKH Initiative. Most recently, we have developed land cover monitoring (RLCMS & NLCMS) products utilising the available free online satellite data and cloud computing platforms. These products provide annual landcover maps from 2000-2022 and will continue upcoming years. Similarly, we also developed forest fire detection and monitoring system (FFDMS) of Nepal which provides real time satellite-based forest fires observation and fire outlook for next two days. Methodology development for tracking of forest carbon stock is progressing. All these efforts are contributing RMCs to analyse forest cover change and ecosystem condition with high frequencies and accuracies.

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Political uncertainty clouds Nepal’s investment summit

Sangam Prasain

The government plans to dangle 148 potential projects, with nearly Rs900 billion worth of ready-to-go projects, before foreign and domestic investors at the third edition of the Nepal Investment Summit slated for April 28-29.

A top official at Investment Board Nepal said that among the projects, 21 are ready-to-go projects that have already secured a government nod. These projects are ready and the government will invite potential investors to submit the expression of interest from the spot during the two-day summit.

Most are hydropower projects, with 1,902 MW Mugu Karnali storage hydro project, whose cost has yet to be estimated, being the biggest, followed by 1,216 MW Khimti Thoshe Shivalaya storage hydro project in Dolakha, with an estimated cost of Rs231 billion. Likewise, the 150-km Chandragiri-Chitlang-Palung expressway, which connects Kathmandu with Chitwan is also on the list, estimated to cost Rs221.12 billion.

A total of 31 private sector projects will be showcased at the summit.

Board officials said they have so far confirmed the participation of 462 delegates, among the 1,355 invitations sent. Altogether 161 will be Nepali participants and the rest will come from 35 different countries.

China and India dominate the participant list, with a combined 124 participants from Nepal’s two immediate neighbours.

“More projects will be showcased at the summit, but their values have yet to be ascertained,” said Pradyumna Prasad Upadhyay, spokesperson for the Investment Board Nepal.

“The 21 ready-to-go projects are ready for investors. We will invite an expression of interest from potential investors during the summit.”

The investment board, the government’s central body to deal with large investments and fast-track projects, is optimistic about drawing investors this time after learning from limited success of the previous two summits in bringing investments.

However, critics say the government is laying down a metaphorical red carpet for investors even though little has been done to improve the country’s political situation or the investment environment, as corruption scams unfold one after another.

Nepal’s economic activity has slowed and the outlook remains overshadowed by political crisis and geopolitical tensions. The private sector has indicated that most businesses, particularly manufacturing, have declined.

“The business conditions are turning from bad to worse. Even domestic investors are cautious about investing in Nepal,” said Achyut Wagle, an analyst of Nepali politics and economy.

He said that there is no seriousness. “The government is unable to ensure policy credibility,” he said.

For instance, the government says it will amend the laws and regulations to eliminate red tape investors confront, “but changing laws and regulations overnight just to show investors that everything is on the right track is itself a mockery,” said Wagle.

The World Bank said in its recent report that frequent political changes in Nepal have been a big drag on businesses for over a decade and have dampened private investment.

Despite tall claims by the government on policy stability, there are several instances where mega projects awarded to foreign firms by one government have been cancelled and pledged to another foreign firm by the next government, apparently for political gains. Most prominent cases are the two 1,200 MW hydropower projects on West Seti, and the 1,200 MW Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project. These two projects have been flip-flopping between India and China.

According to Upadhyay, spokesperson for Investment Board Nepal, the government is amending 12 Acts, including the Foreign Investment and Technology Act, Special Economic Zone Act, Forest Act, Industrial Enterprising Act, National Conservation and Wildlife Act, Land Reform Act, Land Acquisition Act, Environment Protection Act, Civil Aviation Act, Public Private Partnership and Investment Act, Electronic Transaction Act and two regulations related to foreign investment and technology transfer and forest regulation.

The Parliament, however, has been prorogued. The government now plans to amend the Acts through an ordinance.

“Even if the amendments are made through ordinance, there is no certainty whether the Parliament will pass it after the House sits again,” said Wagle. “There is uncertainty everywhere.”

The private sector says that “dark clouds” look set to remain anchored over Nepal’s economy for a foreseeable future.

“Though the external sector has improved, domestic activities have failed to recover,” said Rajesh Kumar Agrawal, speaking at the 21st annual general meeting of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, on Tuesday.

“The banking system has billions of rupees piled up. This shows a lack of investment… Demand has slowed down in the market. Entrepreneurs are worried.”

He said most businesses have been closed and some are on the verge of shutting down. “The industrial production capacity has shrunk to 40 percent.”

“The double-digit economic growth, which we [the private sector] envisioned for the past two decades, is a far cry,” said Agrawal.

The World Bank said that Nepal’s economic growth will be at 3.3 percent in the fiscal year 2023-24, ending mid-July, up from last year’s 1.9 percent. Nepal has seen worse-than-expected 3 percent average growth in the past four years.

Also, the summit is taking place at a time when wars are raging in Europe and the Middle East, which will deter foreign investment.

“More polarisation among powerful economies, as they spend more on war, will also affect the foreign aid being provided to Nepal, besides hampering foreign investment,” economist Chandramani Adhikari told the Post earlier this week.

Nepal is slated to graduate from the least developed countries status by 2026 with a meagre growth rate, which analysts say is worrisome.

Thriving corruption and lack of accountability have stalled growth and forced tens of thousands of young Nepalis to try their luck abroad.

The government is convening the investment summit to welcome investors into the country even though the previous two summits did not bring much in the way of money. In both summits, the investment pledges for various projects had run into billions of dollars, but only a few commitments translated into reality.

The first edition of the summit was held in 2017, bringing together more than 250 international investors. The summit had secured letters of intent worth Rs13.74 billion, but only a few materialised. The second edition took place in March 2019.

“The investment summit has become a ritual. More than the summit, investors look for an assured rate of return in which the government is not serious,” said Wagle. “It’s been 30 years that Nepal has been asking foreigners to invest in Nepal. But they are not coming. Why should they come?”

Economist Keshav Acharya told the Post in a recent interview that political uncertainty is weighing heavily on the economy. “We are not sure whether the current government will last six months,” he said.

“This instils a sense of fear among both domestic and foreign investors.”

Government officials, however, said despite the downbeat business activity, the mega-investment conference in the next two weeks would provide a “rocket fuel” for business expansion.

“This year the summit is different because we are focused on amending laws that have been preventing investors from coming to Nepal,” said Upadhyay. “We have sureshot projects. This investment summit will provide the fuel for Nepal’s businesses to breach new frontiers in technology, finance, hydropower and other sectors.”

“The political scenario is different, but that will not impact policies. The coalition government changed, but the new coalition took ownership of the summit. This shows politics has nothing to do with the country’s policies.”  

Sangam Prasain Sangam Prasain is Business Editor at The Kathmandu Post, covering tourism, agriculture, mountaineering, aviation, infrastructure and other economic affairs. He joined The Kathmandu Post in October 2009.

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