Nepal was convinced of its plan to revive the wild water buffalo population, until things went wrong
Known as ‘arna’ in Nepali, the wild water buffalo is listed as globally endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Known as ‘arna’ in Nepali, the wild water buffalo is listed as globally endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Questions raised about management after all 15 animals die in project to establish a second population of wild water buffalo in Nepal
Questions raised about management after all 15 animals die in project to establish a second population of wild water buffalo in Nepal
Authorities maintained guard posts, fire lines, revised policy assistance, and held transboundary meetings with the Indian side to develop a cross-border sharing mechanism | Photo and Data: WWF Nepal
Our feature “ Circulatory Systems” took readers to Nepal, where the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Hariyo Ban Program—implemented by a consortium of four NGOs led by WWF—was addressing the impacts of climate change, habitat degradation, and poverty on people and nature. There, communities were experiencing the effects of climate change firsthand, from the drying up of water sources to an increase in forest fires to record rain and hailstorms. Five years into the 10-year USAID project, Hariyo Ban had supported thousands of people and helped sequester or avoid emiss...