KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Forests and Environment has made public its achievements after completing 100 days under the leadership of Minister Madhav Prasad Chaulagain.
The current interim government, formed following the Gen Z movement of September 8–9, 2025, has already fulfilled its key responsibility of conducting the House of Representatives elections on time, while also making progress in line with public expectations.
Minister Chaulagain said that 58 major reforms related to policy, law, institutions, and programmes were implemented during this period.
“Despite the limited timeframe, we moved forward with the belief that meaningful progress can be achieved quickly,” he said in a conversation with RSS. “In coordination with development partners, we advanced several projects and prioritized issues of public concern, including human-wildlife conflict and crop damage caused by wildlife.”
To strengthen environmental governance, the ministry approved five new standards covering areas such as air quality, industrial emissions, and the brick and cement industries. It also introduced key legal reforms, including the approval of carbon trading regulations and amendments to forestry laws.
Chaulagain said notable progress was also made in international cooperation and climate finance mobilization, with several initiatives and programs moving forward.
During the same period, a headquarters agreement was signed between the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network—an intergovernmental body of eight South Asian countries working against illegal wildlife trade—and the ministry on behalf of the Government of Nepal.
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