‘Forest conservation is human responsibility’

KATHMANDU, July 15: The environmentalists of Nepal and Japan have stressed the need to revert to natural life.

At a program organized by Japan’s Yokohama City University and Yamadabi Company in the capital city, Kathmandu, on Friday, Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Masashi Ogawa said it was the human responsibility to conserve forestry.

He noted that the Nepali community should engage their full efforts to translate the saying ‘Green Forest Nepal’s Wealth’ into practice.

On the occasion, member-secretary of the Chure-Bhawar-Madhes Forest Conservation Committee Hem Lal Aryal, Prof Dr Fujiwara of Yokohama University, Yamadabi Company Chairperson Yamadahibeo, environmentalist Dr Mahendranath Subedi and Nepali international law practitioner working in Japan Balaram Shrestha among others stressed the need to spring into actions on forest conservation sector taking lessons from Japan. RSS