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Title: Forest Resources of Nepal: Destruction and Environmental Implications
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Vinod P. Shrestha
One Sentence Summary: The article gives an assessment of forests as a main resource of Nepal.

Description: The article gives an assessment of forests as a main resource of Nepal. The article brings awareness about the importance of afforestation and argues it should be encouraged. Forest is an important component of the earth's environment. The article discusses on the topographic details of Nepal, its bio-diversity and natural vegetation. It raises the issue of deforestation in Nepal which is a serious problem due its intensity and environmental implications. So the author calls for the immediate attention of planners and policy makers for remedial action for the preservation of the dwindling forests of Nepal. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2006-10-23)
Publisher Place: Kirtipur, Nepal
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Publisher URL: http://www.cnastu.org.np/
Published Date: 1999-07
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_26_02_08.pdf
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (1999) Vol. 26, no. 2
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: Tirtha Prasad Mishra
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 26
Source Number: 2
Source Page Numbers: 295-307
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

Means of availability: Available online as a PDF within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database.
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Resource Type: Article
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