KATHMANDU, May 12 — Nepali conservationists condemned on Thursday new regulations permitting hydropower and hotel projects in protected nature reserves, saying they threatened to...
Nepal has been praised worldwide for combating poachers and conserving wildlife, allowing it to bring several animal species back from the brink of local extinction. — AFP picKATHMANDU, May 12 — Nepal i conservationists condemned on Thursday new regulations permitting hydropower and hotel projects in protected nature reserves, saying they threatened to damage the habitats of tigers and other endangered animals.
Nepal has been praised worldwide for combating poachers and conserving wildlife, allowing it to bring several animal species back from the brink of local extinction. It signed a deal with India in January to export 10,000 megawatts of hydroelectricity over the next decade to its energy-hungry neighbour.
Environment ministry spokesperson Badri Raj Dhungana said the new regulations had been introduced to bring a balance between environmental protection and development.
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