There is almost a consensus that Nepal's Terai forests, which comprise some of the last remaining natural forest reserves in Asia, suffer from the problem of "bad governance". The problem of Terai Forest governance sits oddly with the widely hailed success of Community Forestry (CF) in the hills. Despite second generation issues related to equity and inclusion, community forestry in the hills is by and large considered a successful program in Nepal.

A new publication entitled 'Flora and Fauna of Ghodaghodi Lake Area (A Pocket Guide)' has been has been developed and printed with the financial support of The Rufford Small Grants Foundation and The World Bank/Netherlands Partnership Program. This guide is written in Nepali language to make it more user-friendly to local people. 1000 copies have been printed in first edition.

I have just completed the report on my project work done in Central Aceh, Indonesia. The subject is quite interesting from genetic point of view however I did analyse only the needle morphological variation.

Abstract: The study on needle morphological variation within and among population of Pinus merkusii in central Aceh has been conducted in November, 2007 with the main objective of identifying the needle morphological variability of P. merkusii. The length of needles and fascicle, shape of the needle and stomata density are taken as the major traits to identify the variability. Altogether 1820 needles from 90 trees from 6 populations were collected and analysed for morphological traits. Out of these, 60 needles from 6 populations were microscopically studied for stomata density. The lengths and shape of needles are found significantly different according to population whereas the stomata density is found insignificant.

A Workable GIS model for CFU Groups in Nepal

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The CO2 in the global has been increasing annually. The anthropogenic activities are the main causes for Carbon increase. The burning of fossil fuels, uncontrolled industrial growths, deforestation etc are the major causes for atmospheric carbon increase. The forests have been decreasing with rampant size. Each year the global primary and secondary forests have been reduced tremendously in size effecting carbon growth, resulting global temperature increase causing green house effect and climatic change. In this aspect the attached file describes it in detail on the topic.

Provenance has the great effect on the production of tree and in its quality. The provenance trial has been the major aspects of forest research since long time. It has the history of hundreds year in developed countries like Germany and the USA but in developing countries like Nepal, it has been the new development however the realization of its importance has begun.