A proposal on this has already been forwarded to the Council of Ministers for its decision, the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation stated.[break]
Various community forests at Gundu, Sipadol and Katunje VDCs in Bhaktapur covering an area of 293.6 hectares has been proposed for the establishment of the wildlife park and recreation centre.
Similarly, the Ministry stated that it has so far provided 2,731 hectares of forest land throughout the country to 151 different organizations for various purposes. Altogether 145,096 trees have been cut down from that area so far.
The planning and human resources division at the Ministry has brought a proposal for planting about 7.9 million saplings in other places of the country to make up for the number of trees cut down.
As per the international standard, 39 percent of the total area of the country should be forested area.
The Ministry is also preparing an action plan for implementation of scientific forestry management from the coming year. The action plan will be piloted in Morang, Mahottari, Rautahat, Rupandehi, Kapilbastu and Kailali districts.
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