Scientists begin DNA test of plants found only in Nepal Monica. By Rastriya Samachar Samiti. Published: 04:50 pm Feb 03, 2018 . Hindus worship the basil plant as a form of Lord Vishnu.

One of the orchid species found in Nepal, Paphiopedilum venustum, has been listed as “endangered” by IUCN and listed under Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered ...

Mark Watson is in Kathmandu, negotiating an unusual project: to carry live plants and seeds out of Nepal and back to the UK. In an effort to conserve the country's abundant flora, Watson and his ...

Raskoti has archived additional five Tiuri plant species for Nepal. Together with the new species of Tiuri, 57 species of Tiuri have been archived in Nepal. Among these species, eight are found ...

Back in 2007, fewer than 700 plants found in Nepal (around 11% of the species documented so far) were listed as having some form of medicinal properties. However, as of 2022, ...

Researchers have found that more than half the plants in west Nepal have medicinal use — higher than that reported in previous studies. Skip to content Bringing science & development together through ...

Phytoremediation, or the use of plants and soil microbes to remove toxic contaminants in the environment, may offer Nepal an affordable way to deal with heavy metals like lead, mercury as well as ...

As Nepal is a signatory party to CITES, it is responsible for stopping the illicit trade, collection and export of these flowers. Nepal’s own CITES Act 2017, which follows the Convention, states that ...

Building a roadmap for sustainable management of commercial medicinal plants in Nepal. Significant stakeholders in Nepali medicinal supply chains have issued The Jadibuti Declaration to 2030, ...