Environment

Nepal and India are all set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on biodiversity conservation.

The two countries share several biodiversity hotspots, including the Tarai Arc Landscape and hill and mountain landscapes south of the Himalayas.

They got one step closer to the MoU after India’s Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this week by approving an Environment Ministry proposal for signing the MoU with Nepal on biodiversity conservation.

Indian news agency ANI reports that the MoU would help in promoting cooperation between the two neighbours in the areas of forests, wildlife, environment, biodiversity conservation, climate change, including restoration of corridors and interlinking areas, and sharing knowledge and best practices.

The region along the 1800-km Nepal-India border hosts some of South Asia’s richest wildlife habitats