Nepal Plants 2,500 Saplings in Parbat as Part of Sagarmatha Tree Planting Campaign

Parbat. In line with Nepal's commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, a one-month Sagarmatha Tree Planting Grand Campaign has been operational every year from Asar 14 to Saun 15, from 2082 BS to 2102 BS. Under this campaign, 2,500 saplings have been planted in Parbat.

Under the campaign, which began last year, life-sustaining saplings have been planted in various areas of the district with the support of the Division Forest Office, Parbat. Tree planting has been carried out in Bhadkhore Community Forest in Kushma Municipality-7, Kaligandaki Chhmarkepatal Community Forest in Ward No. 2, and Ekasalle Community Forest in Jaljala Rural Municipality.

The Division Forest Office has stated that approximately 2,500 saplings have been planted under the campaign. Hemlal Neupane, Chief of the Division Forest Office, informed that the objective of planting fruit-bearing saplings in forest areas to improve the income of consumers and contribute to wildlife and carbon emissions this year is to plant approximately 2,500 saplings.

According to him, fruit-bearing plants like mango, jackfruit, litchi, guava, timur, and amla, which grow into trees in hilly regions, have been planted in community forests, leased forests, and public and vacant lands. He stated that saplings were planted in collaboration with local community forest user groups.

The responsibility for the care and conservation of these saplings, provided free of charge by the Division Forest Office, will lie with the consumer groups. The consumer groups will also benefit from the income generated from this. The Forest Office has stated that government and security agencies in the district are also facilitating the sapling plantation.

If the saplings planted now are properly conserved, income generation will begin within two years. Rajesh Pokhrel, Forest Officer at the Division Forest Office, informed that this will reduce the menace of monkeys and other wildlife, improve the income of local residents, and mitigate the effects of overall climate change.

Pokhrel informed that the tree planting campaign has been initiated with the objectives of contributing to carbon emission reduction and climate change adaptation, conserving the Himalayas and its watershed areas, ecological restoration and biodiversity promotion, job creation and improvement of local community living standards, and building a safe, green, and prosperous environment for future generations.

In addition, about 30,000 saplings, including grass and various other species, have been distributed through the office. The office has distributed saplings of grass, fruits, and medicinal herbs free of charge. Similarly, the Land and Watershed Management Office has also stated that it has distributed more than 20,000 saplings of various species, including bamboo, nigalo, raikhanyu, and badahar.