Climate Change: Community forestry feted for carbon reduction role

Community forestry has been rewarded with US$ 95,000 (approximately Rs 6.8 million) for reducing emissions in the atmosphere causing climate change through enhancement of carbon stocks and sustainable management of forests. Representatives of three community forest users’ groups of three districts—Dolakha Gorkha and Chitwan—received a cheque of US$ 45,535, 27,560 and 21,905 respectively on Wedn