DEFORESTATION IN LALITPUR- NEPAL

Deforestation is at its peak in community, private and national forests in southern area of Lalitpur District, central Nepal, but the forest authorities are taking no action despite of local complaints. Smuggled woods are thus transported to the capital without any intervention by security personal. Meanwhile, ban on tree felling has hit hard the lives of Raute community, the nomadic group, in Dang District, west Nepal, as they make their living by selling wooden utensils.
11, 12 February
Kantipur