Nepal
Nepal is a country rich in geographical, ethnic and social diversity. The majority of its population is Hindu, and the country is managed by a stratified and hierarchical structure that controls access to land and natural resources.
Socio-economic indicators
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Total population
28,087,871
Urban population
19.7 %
Land-related indicators
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Women owning land
0.4 %
Area in deals
2,951 ha
News
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Connecting the Dots: UNDP projects connect land, energy and agriculture to protect the environment and build climate resilient livelihoods.
22 November 2021
True resilience relies on connecting the dots. Connecting the dots between nature, climate and energy. Connecting the dots between land-use, energy and agriculture, between livelihoods, natural resources, economic growth, social development and conservation, between people and the impacts climate…
Nepal: Indigenous peoples the silent victims of country’s conservation ‘success story’
9 August 2021
Nepal’s Indigenous peoples have suffered a litany of human rights violations over the past five decades as a result of abusive conservation policies, said Amnesty International and the Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC), in a new report published today. The report, Violations in the name of…
Commission to mark land for landless dissolved
4 August 2021
The government today dissolved the Land Related Problem-Solving Commission that was formed by the KP Sharma Oli government on 22 March 2020. The commission was formed to provide land to landless people across the country and to manage informal settlers. It had a tenure of three years. The…
Nepal
projects
SNV: Biodiversity Sector Programme for Siwalik and Terai (BISEP-ST)
Donors: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
SNV: Joint programme on sustainable forest management in Asia (Partnership SNV-RECOFTC)
Donors: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Nepal Community Land Rights Project
Value: $250,000.00
Donors: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Uplands Poverty Alleviation Project (WUPAP)
Value: $3,525,000.00
Donors: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Leasehold Forestry and Livestock Programme (LFLP)
Value: $6,500,000.00
Donors: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Supporting Small-scale Food Producers' Organizations in the Promotion and Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Land, Fish
Value: $450,000.00
Donors: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Blogs
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What is lacking in Nepal’s land reform initiative?
1 July 2021
Although land reform has been a priority area of the government, land use planning has always remained under the shadow of revenue collection and land distribution. Agriculture is fundamentally a land based activity and is, therefore, heavily dependent on land reform. Its effect on agricultural…
Events
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World Bank Climate Report Launch Webinar: Strengthening Land Tenure of Indigenous People and Local Communities in FCPF Countries
Click here to register for webinar Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM (Eastern Time) Online via Zoom This session will be interpreted in French and Spanish. Description: Strengthening Indigenous Land Tenure: A Critical Pillar of Climate Action A prominent outcome of this year’s…
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