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The Carbon Sequestration Potential of Community based Forest Management in Nepal

Abstract: 

A climate policy initiative called ‘Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhancement of forest carbon stock in developing countries (REDD+) is under consideration by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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Who is Responsible for Deforestation and Forest Degradation In Nepal?

By Suvas Devkota - 10/19/2010

Nepal is a small mountainous country surrounded by China to the north and India to the south, east and west with total land area of 147,181 km2. The forest and shrub land together cover about 5.83 million ha which is 39.6% of the total land of the country (GoV/N, 1999). The country is rich in biodiversity because of its altitudinal and climatic variations.

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