Nepal: Nepal Moves to Ensure 'Untouchables' among Those to Get Forest Protection Cash

Aug 3, 2018 | Purple Romero, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Krishna Maya Sunar's situation is unusual - and not only because she was one of the earliest Nepali recipients of money from a REDD+ project, a U.N.-backed forestry conservation scheme aimed at combatting climate change. It is also because Sunar is a Dalit. In this predominantly Hindu, caste-based society, Dalit people - or "untouchables" - are near the bottom of the rung. They have restricted access to natural resources and are often mired in poverty.