{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Discussing Community Forestry Program in Nepal with Biplabi Bhattarai","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/604a81b2bc16b97a40f20b09/604a81bf0fe4fb2555ecaffb.jpg?height=200","description":"I met Biplabi last week on ELF “talgud”. “Talgud” this time were about bog restoration and there was even one journalist from Reuters with us, the article is available here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-estonia-environment-bogs/bring-back-the-bogs-estonian-volunteers-get-hands-dirty-in-climate-fight-idUSKBN25S5KQ. \nWe started to talk about forests and the things she told us about how it is done in Nepal was fascinating for us. In Nepal local people are controlling quite some of the forests and the area under community control is increasing. And in the podcast Biplabi explained the system a little bit more: what the community forestry program is and what has been the results of that program. It is great to meet people from all over the world and learn from each other. Have an inspiring listening!\n\nI also made a google search about the community forestry program and I invite everyone to learn more about it. As Biplabi said: \"If you want your money to be safe, give it to the thief so that the whole village sees it.\"\nMore information for example here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0199526\nPhoto by Laura Oro","author_name":"Keskkonnaraadio - Keskkonnahoid on äge!"}