Land-cover change and forest institutions: a comparison of two sub-basins in the southern Siwalik hills of Nepal
Deforestation ; Environmental management ; Forest ; Himalaya ; Land use ; Nepal ; Plant cover ; Watershed
Between 1978 and 1992, forest conversion in the two sub-basins of the Kair Khola watershed in the Chitwan District of Nepal was substantial. Although one turned into agricultural crop land and the other degraded forest, in both cases, inadequate