Dr. Prayan Pokharel

Carbon markets risk oversimplifying Nepal’s rich, community-driven forest conservation into carbon numbers, potentially rewarding the wrong priorities while overlooking biodiversity, long-term stewardship, and local stewardship.

The government repealed "The Gandaki Province Academy of Science and Technology Act-2076", formed in 2020, without public consultation or internal notice. The Constitution of Nepal (2072 BS) mandates the promotion of scientific research, technology development, and the protection of intellectual an...