Advancing forest-based carbon trading in Nepal: Policy challenges and agroforestry opportunities
Nepal remains among the countries most vulnerable to climate-related disasters. Although several national policy documents have emphasized the urgency of mitigation and adaptation, climate action remains fragmented and significantly underfunded. Nepal’s unique geography—spanning the Himalayas, mid-h...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2025
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| author | Chaudhary, Arbind Babu, Suresh Chandra |
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| description | Nepal remains among the countries most vulnerable to climate-related disasters. Although several national policy documents have emphasized the urgency of mitigation and adaptation, climate action remains fragmented and significantly underfunded. Nepal’s unique geography—spanning the Himalayas, mid-hills, and Tarai plains—together with recent decentralization reforms offers a favorable context for implementing localized, context-specific solutions to climate threats. However, the lack of consistent policy frameworks, weak institutional mechanisms, limited investment, and fragmented governance across all levels of government continue to impede progress.
In this policy note, we use carbon trading in the forestry sector as a case study to illustrate broader policy challenges and opportunities in Nepal and other Global South countries. Trading is a market-based mechanism that incentivizes the offset of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through credits for CO2 sequestration.. Nepal has adopted this approach in line with international agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. As one of the major strategies, the country has sought to capitalize on its forest resources to generate carbon credits and attract international climate finance. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1757952025-11-06T04:21:08Z Advancing forest-based carbon trading in Nepal: Policy challenges and agroforestry opportunities Chaudhary, Arbind Babu, Suresh Chandra carbon forestry policy innovation trade forest sector carbon sequestration Nepal remains among the countries most vulnerable to climate-related disasters. Although several national policy documents have emphasized the urgency of mitigation and adaptation, climate action remains fragmented and significantly underfunded. Nepal’s unique geography—spanning the Himalayas, mid-hills, and Tarai plains—together with recent decentralization reforms offers a favorable context for implementing localized, context-specific solutions to climate threats. However, the lack of consistent policy frameworks, weak institutional mechanisms, limited investment, and fragmented governance across all levels of government continue to impede progress. In this policy note, we use carbon trading in the forestry sector as a case study to illustrate broader policy challenges and opportunities in Nepal and other Global South countries. Trading is a market-based mechanism that incentivizes the offset of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through credits for CO2 sequestration.. Nepal has adopted this approach in line with international agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. As one of the major strategies, the country has sought to capitalize on its forest resources to generate carbon credits and attract international climate finance. 2025-07-24 2025-07-24T20:23:19Z 2025-07-24T20:23:19Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175795 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Chaudhary, Arbind; and Babu, Suresh Chandra. 2025. Advancing forest-based carbon trading in Nepal: Policy challenges and agroforestry opportunities. Policy Note July 2025. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175795 |
| spellingShingle | carbon forestry policy innovation trade forest sector carbon sequestration Chaudhary, Arbind Babu, Suresh Chandra Advancing forest-based carbon trading in Nepal: Policy challenges and agroforestry opportunities |
| title | Advancing forest-based carbon trading in Nepal: Policy challenges and agroforestry opportunities |
| title_full | Advancing forest-based carbon trading in Nepal: Policy challenges and agroforestry opportunities |
| title_fullStr | Advancing forest-based carbon trading in Nepal: Policy challenges and agroforestry opportunities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advancing forest-based carbon trading in Nepal: Policy challenges and agroforestry opportunities |
| title_short | Advancing forest-based carbon trading in Nepal: Policy challenges and agroforestry opportunities |
| title_sort | advancing forest based carbon trading in nepal policy challenges and agroforestry opportunities |
| topic | carbon forestry policy innovation trade forest sector carbon sequestration |
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