Two decades on, Nepal’s conservationists search for new ‘dream’ generation
In September 2006, Nepal transferred management of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area to people living in a remote village in the country’s east. Nearly two decades later, conservationists are searching for a new generation to carry forward the work associated with that handover, according to Mongabay.
In September 2006, Nepal’s then minister of forests and soil conservation, Gopal Rai, traveled with conservation leaders to a remote village in eastern Nepal.
On Sept. 22, Rai handed over management of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area to people living there, according to Mongabay.
Nearly two decades later, Nepal’s conservationists are searching for a new generation to continue the work connected to the conservation area, Mongabay reported.
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What conditions are needed for a new generation to sustain community management of the conservation area?
Who has benefited from the transfer of management since 2006?
What challenges could affect the conservation area’s future?
How might local residents’ priorities shape the next phase of conservation work?
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