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Press evaluation:
Background:

Smugglers using rivers to drain community forests, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 27/04/2012)

Ineffective forest law mars timber corporation (kp 26/04/2012)

Illegal logging in conservation area, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 19/04/2012)

Forest project still mired in controversy (kp 18/04/2012)

Deforestation in Jajarkot, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 13/04/2012)

Forest users held for logging, by Birendra KC and Manoj Poudel (rep 10/04/2012)

Encroachment depleting forestland, by Manoj Poudel (kp 05/04/2012)

Govt mulls over reducing rights of community forestry users (kp 01/04/2012)

Cops make huge sandalwood haul (kp 29/03/2012)

Concern over forest programme (kp 26/03/2012)

Deforestation alarming in Jhapa, Ilam, by Parbat Portel (kp 26/03/2012)

Multi-million dollar forestry programme courts controversy, by Pragati Shahi (kp 21/03/2012)

Green turns to gray: Both the govt and CFUGs are crucial to stopping deforestation (kp 14/03/2012)

Act amendment soon to curb deforestation: Meant to keep forest user groupsin check, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 12/03/2012)

Forest governance: Let it be, by Hemant R. Ojha (rep 12/03/2012)

Don't fix what ain't broke: The government's proposed changes to the Forest Act are handcrafted to sabotage Nepal's widely-acclaimed community forestry movement, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 24/02/2012), Uprooting Grassroots Democracy: Nepal's community forests survived the war, now they are threatened by peace (nt 24/02/2012), Out on a limb: Nepal's forests are threatened by politicians protecting illegal loggers and corrupt forest officials, by Dewan Rai (nt 24/02/2012)

Community forestry in Gorkha bears fruit, by Krisdhna Acharya (kp 14/02/2012)

Carbon money: Community forest management can be an option to quell the concerns over agriculture, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 10/02/2012)

CIAA probe confirms massive deforestation in Far-West, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 07/02/2012)

Political patronage fuels deforestation, by D.R. Pant (kp 04/02/2012), FECOFUN wants smugglers punished, by Durgalal K.C. (kp 04/02/2012)

Two forest officials suspended: Community found to be aiding deforestation, by Durgalal K.C. (kp 01/02/2012)

130,000 cubic feet of timber cut illegally from Chure: CIAA, by Bikram Giri (rep 18/01/2012), PCCP affected amid rapid deforestation, by Barun Paneru (rep 25/01/2012), Deforestation under political clout, by Durga Lal K.C. (kp 25/01/2012), Chure denudation goes unchecked, by Dilli Ram Khatiwada (kp 26/01/2012)

CIAA asks govt to curb deforestation (kp 06/01/2012), ‘Irregularities rife, deforestation rampant’: CIAA directs forest ministry to opt for e-bidding,regulate community forests (ht 06/01/2012)

Forest land encroached in Bardiya, by Kamal Panthi (kp 02/01/2012)

Charting the course, by Rajan Kotru (rep 11/12/2011)

Forest users committee misuses funds: Probe, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 10/12/2011)

Mahottari forest in limelight, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 07/12/2011)

Baglung forests get cash from UK for cutting carbon, by Dilip Paudel (rep 29/11/2011)

Forest guards lack weapons, by Gajendra Bohara (rep 28/11/2011)

Touch wood, by Jagadish Chandra Baral (rep 20/11/2011)

30,000 hectors of forest area encroached, by Barun Paneru (rep 17/11/2011)

Rs 12-billion forestry project likely to get final shape, by Pragati Shahi and Paban Yadav (rep 26/10/2011)

Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve losing forests to encroachment, by Prakash Baral (kp 09/10/2011)

Forest cover declining across nation, by Durga Lal K.C. (kp 26/09/2011)

Forest killers on the spread, by Ujjwala Maharjan (rep 23/09/2011)

Deforestation: Rasuwa books community forest, by Krishna Thapa (kp 14/09/2011)

Timber smuggling on wane, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 26/08/2011)

Significance of forests: Means for communities to adapt to climate-change, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 24/08/2011)

Rupandehi being denuded of forests, by Amrita Anmol (kp 20/08/2011)

Ministry awards Rautahat DFO: District reeling under ‘worst spell’ of deforestation, by Shiva Puri (kp 01/08/2011)

Forest Ministry withdraws amendment bill: Plans to revise provisions on communities’ rights, by Pragati Shahi (kp 09/07/2011)

Tree-felling rife in Bara forest: Forest officials to blame for denudation, say locals (ht 09/07/2011)

Nepal's forest policy one of the best worldwide; shortlisted for int'l award (nn 05/07/2011), Nepal shortlisted for acclaimed int’l award (kp 06/07/2011)

Forests as green wonders: Nature at our service (ht 28/06/2011)

Community forestry feted for carbon reduction role, by Pragati Shahi (kp 16/06/2011)

Communities successful in increasing forest carbon stocks, by Pragati Shahi kp 14/06/2011)

Encroachment of community forests rife, by Motilal Poudel (kp 10/06/2011)

Forest futures: There are many ways in which businesses, consumers and the government can help to save forest eco-systems, by Jitendra Rana (kp 08/06/2011)

Forests At Environmental Centre-stage, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 05/06/2011)

Community forest pioneer wears the mantle of success, by Pragati Shahi (kp 25/05/2011)

Govt to lift tree-felling ban (kp 23/05/2011), Ban on timber lifted: Ministry says revenue loss would have been in billions (ht 24/05/2011)

Timber worth millions decaying in Makwanpur (ht 15/05/2011)

Timber import spirals, thanks to yearlong ban (ht 10/05/2011)

Chure conservation plan snags on squatters’ protest, by Shiva Puri (kp 08/05/2011)

Afforestation campaign in Kaski (kp 08/05/2011)

900 illegal huts burnt down (rep 07/05/2011)

Community forest users up in arms (ht 04/04/2011)

Okhaldhunga forests bleeding: Smugglers robbing woods of Khayar trees in cahoots with govt officials (ht 01/05/2011)

Deforestation going on unabated in Siraha, by Ram Babu Yadav (ht 28/04/2011)

217 forest fires this year (ht 25/04/2011)

100,000 hectares of forest encroached in 20 years (nn 24/04/2011)

Forest users, cops clash; 30 hurt (kp 19/04/2011)

Police accused of smuggling timber (ht 18/04/2011)

Deforestation unabated in Bara, by Diwakar Bhandari (ht 18/04/2011)

Forest Act amendment bill in limbo, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 17/04/2011)

Badly hurt, timber traders urge govt to lift ban: Wood worth billions decaying, price skyrocketing, smugglers making hay (ht 10/04/2011)

Amendment to Forest Act on the anvil: New law to ensure local communities’ rights to resources, by Pragati Shahi (kp 27/03/2011)

Checking Deforestation (rn 19/03/2011)

Encroachers start vacating forest area, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 10/03/2011)

Deforestation: Bohara ‘guilty’ (kp 24/02/2011), Deforestation probe puts 100 up a tree: Panel submits report to prime minister recommending action, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 24/02/2011)

Bajura forest turns encroachers’ haven, by Prakash Singh (ht 13/02/2011)

Forest ministry has projects up a tree, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 06/02/2011)

Deforestation continues unabated in Sindhuli (kp 05/02/2011)

Herbal medicines on forest land (ht 26/01/2011)

Remains of a matriarchy: Tharu women of Bardiya have shown characteristic grit in a fierce communal conflict over forests, by Jenee Rai (kp 15/01/2011)

Forest office ‘helps’ mills hide timber, by Mohan Budhair (kp 14/01/2011)

Forests in Dadeldhura plains in grave danger (ht 13/01/2011)

Govt floats drive against illegal logging, by Pragati Shahi (kp 12/01/2011)

Neither forests nor trees: Nepal's political disarray is destroying what remains of our forests, by Surya Thapa (nt 07/01/2011)

Timber smuggling: Trees are being felled with official connivance (kp 04/01/2011)

Smugglers hit upon new deforestation technique, by Mohan Budhair (kp 03/01/2011)

Conserve The Green Cover (rn 02/01/2011)

Prez concerned over Chure deforestation (kp 28/12/2010)

Forest users protest against govt move (kp 25/12/2010), Rampant encroachment in Dang, by Durga Lal KC (kp 25/12/20109

The politics over a tree: The Sal forests in the Tarai have always been a source of corruption by the state, and this continues even now, by Pragati Shahi (kp 25/12/2010)

Better late than never: Dadeldhura DFO wrests control of forest after rampant deforestation, by DR Pant (kpm 12/12/2010)

Forest users slam Act review bid (kp 04/12/2010)

Herb collectors strip Bajura public forests (kp 30/11/2010)

Massive deforestation in Dadeldhura: Over 500 hectares cleared within two weeks, by DR Pant (kp 22/11/2010), Mafia all-powerful, by D.R. Pant (kp 04/12/2010)

Solu forests fast losing green cover (kp 16/11/2010)

No more hariyo ban, by Pragati Shahi and Bhadra Sharma (kp 13/11/2010)

Illicit timber trade fuels deforestation (ht 14/10/2010)

Cops arrest agitating forest activists (kp 04/10/2010), Forest groups’ activists held, released (ht 04/10/2010)

Deforestation ‘worst’ in 30 yrs, by Pragati Shahi (kp 17/09/2010), Worst deforestation in three decades! House panel has an axe to grind against timber mafia, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 28/09/2010)

Stir against ban on wood trading (ht 16/09/2010)

Dang state-managed forests getting danged (kp 09/09/2010)

Smugglers turning Chure barren, by Rambabu Yadav (ht 05/09/2010)

‘Dalits denied their forest pie’ (kp 04/09/2010)

Probe panels, one too many, by Pragati Shahi (kp 31/08/2010)

Timber trade doubles in community forests: Govt (ht 29/08/2010)

Forest user group up in arms (ht 26/08/2010), Community forest groups up in arms, by Pragati Shahi (kp 27/08/2010)

CIAA officials to probe deforestation claims, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 14/08/2010), Book shady forest officials, PM told (kp 17/08/2010)

Community forestry programme: On reduction of moral hazard, by Rajesh Rai (ht 13/08/2010)

UDMF forestry rider kicks up row, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 27/07/2010)

'Massive deforestation taking place under the tutelage of Forest Ministry officials' (nn 26/07/2010)

Now, planting tree can help you earn, by Ramesh prasad Bhushal (ht 25/07/2010)

Fresh law on community forestry on the cards, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 22/07/2010)

Intervention in forestry sector slammed (ht 18/07/2010)

Foresters deny abetting logging, by Kamal Panthi (kp 13/07/2010)

No more greens: Monetary interests and lack of regulation have led to rapid deforestation inside the world-famous community forests of Nepal, by Pragati Shahi (kp 10/07/2010)

Alarm fails to save forests, by Durga Lal K.C. (kp 06/07/2010)

Village forests go  through midlife crisis: Nepal's community forestry movement is threatened by corruption and greed, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 02/07/2010)

DFOs found guilty of deforestation, by J. Pandey (kp 01/07/2010)

Eastern hill forests in a terrible state: Nexus in timber smuggling, by Rajan Bhattarai (ht 01/07/2010)

Community, REDD and law enforcement: All in line, by Indra Prasad Sapkota (ht 30/06/2010)

Cabinet extends ban on logging for two more months; starts talk on electric railway (nn 30/06/2010), No tree felling for 4 months, says govt (kp 01/07/2010)

Communities also to blame: Report (kp 26/06/2010), Green pledge gathers dust: Derelict DFOs gallivant scot-free, by Pragati Shahi and Bhadra Sharma (kp 27/06/2010)

Now, it takes bans to save forest cover, by Pragati Shahi (kp 17/06/2010), Forest love (ht 18/06/2010), “Minister Does Not Order Cutting Trees”, interview with Deepak Bohara (sp 18/06/2010), Green for a while: Tree felling ban should stay unless guilty officials are brought to book (kp 20/06/2010), Forests may turn deserts: Report (kp 21/06/2010), Vigilance centre draws govt attention to massive deforestation in Chure, Terai regions (nn 21/06/2010), Deforestation up in Chure area (rn 22/06/2010)

Kapilvastu police on hut demolition drive 136 shanties pulled down, squatters left in the lurch (ht 07/06/2010)

Forest cover fast receding, by Pragati Shahi (kp 05/06/2010), Vanishing flora (ht 10/06/2010)

Timber smuggling rife in Sunsari (ht 01/06/2010)

Bara forest cover fast depleting, by Laxmi Sah (kp 30/05/2010)

Trees being cut down haphazardly in Sindhuli (rn 29/05/2010)

Ministry outlaws tree-cutting (kp 27/05/2010), Ban on wood trading likely to be lifted; House panel in a fix (ht 28/05/2010), Green signal: The tree-cutting ban, though not universally popular, was needed (kp 28/05/2010), Govt to revise ban on use of forest products (kp 31/05/2010), Fiat to lift ban on timber trade (ht 01/06/2010)

Political meddling threatens forestland in Sankhuwasabha (ht 23/05/2010)

Log smuggling goes unchecked (ht)

Forests turning into concrete jungle, thanks to politics: Once lush green now barren field (ht 12/05/2010)

Rubber farming in Jhapa forests (kp 11/05/2010)

Forestland exchanged with private land in Sunsari: Police post to be establihsed there, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 07/05/2010)

Rampant deforestation rings alarm bell, by Shankar Shrestha (ht 06/05/2010)

The centralising onslaught: Centralisation of conservation efforts threatens the success of local forest management, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 27/04/2010)

Deforestation rampant in Gaighat, by Shyam Rai (ht 18/04/2010)

Forest Caravan ends with optimism (ht 14/04/2010)

Deforestation on at an alarming rate (ht 05/04/2010)

ACAP starts fencing of rhododendron forest (rn 04/04/2010)

Deforestation in Murtiya rampant, by Ahankar Shrestha (ht 02/04/2010)

Nepal's forests: Selling carbon credits, by Jagadish Chandra Baral (ht 01/04/2010)

House committee mulls anti-deforestation step (ht 26/03/2010)

Political party leaders to join Forest Caravan, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 24/03/2010)

Deforestation under political protection, by Dinesh Shrestha (ht 22/03/2010)

Novel march for forest conservation (kp 12/03/2010)

Nationwide forest survey launched (ht 05/03/2010), ‘Govt firm to maintain 40 per cent forest area’ (rn 06/03/2010)

Action sought against Nawalparasi DFO over timber smuggling row (ht 01/03/2010)

Severe Punitive Actions A Must (rn 25/02/2010)

Govt clamps curfew in Nawalparasi forest areas, by Hari Sharma (ht 23/02/2010)

Government all set to launch project, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 14/02/2010)

Govt all set to launch project, by Ramesh prasad Bhushal (ht 12/02/2010)

NA may get nod to fell 7,000 trees for fast-track road, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 09/02/2010)

Community forests fare badly in Dang, by Durgalal K.C. (kp 01/02/2010)

Minister's wrong utterance sparks protest among forest guards, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 15/01/2010)

One tree hill (kp 10/01/2010)

Malpractices rampant in Forest Ministry, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 05/01/2010)

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