Latest posts by Biswash Chepang
Nepal’s green agenda: Progress and challenges in revising the National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan (NBSAP)
This article highlights why Nepal’s National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan (NBSAP) Revision is taking too long and what is pulling it behind.
Integrating Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) in Nepal's conservation efforts
The ongoing revision of Nepal’s NPSAP offers a crucial opportunity to ensure the meaningful inclusion, recognition, and participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in Nepal's biodiversity strategies.
Christianity's impact on Chepang Indigenous spirituality in Nepal
As young people in Nepal's Indigenous Chepang community convert to Christianity, many Indigenous spiritual practices and traditions are being lost, leading to tension within the community.
Balancing Indigenous rights and nature conservation in Nepal
The publication of Nepal's policy on “Construction of Physical Infrastructure Inside Protected Areas” has ignited a lot of controversy for its potential to displace Indigenous communities from their ancestral lands.
The perils of extracting limestone in Nepal's Indigenous Chepang communities
The escalating mining for energy transition minerals poses a direct threat to Indigenous rights and territories in Nepal, especially for the indigenous communities like Chepang, whose plights remain often unheard.
Do national parks and wildlife conservation regulations in Nepal benefit Indigenous people?
Nepal has seen many successes when it comes to wildlife conservation. However, Nepal's Indigenous communities have endured a series of human rights abuses due to oppressive conservation policies.