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Nepal, The land of
the Himalayas in spite of being small in size, is immensely rich on
biological diversity and for centuries the friendly people of this
nation have been coexisting with its natural environment in a dynamic
harmony by adopting diverse indigenous practices.
But, with rapid increase in human
population, the vicious cycle of poverty and depletion of natural
resources has became a fact of life, for majority of Nepalese people.
This combined with unsustainable and ill planned development, changing
consumption pattern, unplanned urbanization and improper management of
the environment have resulted in impacts of grave consequences.
It is with such background in mind that a
group of professionals with experiences across the board established
an autonomous, non governmental, non profit oriented organization
named "Forum for Environmental management and Research –
Nepal" in short FERN.
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