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...reconnect them, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)--with the Indian and Nepali governments, Save the Tiger and other groups--launched the Terai Arc Landscape Program in 2001. The plan, which is projected to take 50 years to complete, aims to unite 11 reserves into one functioning ecosystem--providing habitat for tigers as well as elephants, rhinos and deer but without displacing farmers or herders. "The future of conservation in Asia is about zoning," observes Eric Dinerstein, chief scientist for the WWF. "We have to figure out how agriculture can coexist with wildlife...
...Sampling it from village to village has the feel of a tour of Scottish distilleries. Maoist rebels may have enforced restrictions and even bans on drink in areas under their control, but many households still have a wee dram ready for a friendly foreigner with a few words of Nepali. Tongba's heartwarming kick is especially welcome during the winter, which incidentally is the best time for visiting the country: fewer tourists, no leeches, no rain, just pristine days made for glorious trekking and sightseeing...
...social pressures, especially for Nepali females, are also intense compared to those she’s found in Cambridge...
Thapa says she knows her constrained upbringing and early curfew may sound bizarre to American students, but that it made perfect sense in the context of Nepali society...
...Maoist extortion rackets, oppressive policing and a slew of paralyzing protests and strikes. The economy is in recession for the first time in memory, and the possibility of Nepal becoming a failed state is now openly discussed in diplomatic circles. "It could all go up in flames," wrote the Nepali Times in a business commentary last week...