Faltering environmental movement

Policies and directives for short-lived gains at the cost of our forests have become more blatant.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli surprised everyone with his address to government officials and environmental enthusiasts in late December 2024. He questioned the necessity of the country’s nearly 46 percent forest cover, even suggesting that reducing it to 30 percent would suffice. The rest of the land could then be used to grow food.