Terai Arc Landscape Program News Today

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: A local initiative in Nepal, aimed at protecting and restoring the Terai Arc Landscape, has been named one of the seven UN World Restoration Flagships. This accolade comes in recognition of the project's success in revitalizing 66,800 hectares of forest, dramatically enhancing biodiversity, and significantly benefiting local communities.

Local communities that teamed up with government and civil society groups to protect and restore 66,800 hectares of forest in Nepal, boosting biodiversity and supporting local communities, have today been honoured as one of seven UN World Restoration Flagships.