Other Problems

Deforestation

25.4% —or about 3,636,000 hectares—of Nepal is forested. Of this, 9.6% —or roughly 349,000 hectares—is classified as primary forest, the most biodiverse form of forest.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, Nepal lost an average of 91,700 hectares of forest per year. The amounts to an average annual deforestation rate of 1.90%. Between 2000 and 2005, the rate of forest change decreased by 28.9% to 1.35% per annum. In total, between 1990 and 2005, Nepal lost 24.5% of its forest cover, or around 1,181,000 hectares. Nepal lost -42,000 hectares—0—of its primary forest cover during that time. Deforestation rates of primary cover have decreased 10.7% since the close of the 1990s. Measuring the total rate of habitat conversion (defined as change in forest area plus change in woodland area minus net plantation expansion) for the 1990-2005 interval, Nepal lost 7.9% of its forest and woodland habitat.

Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Nepal has some 1240 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 2.9% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 5.6% are threatened. Nepal is home to at least 6973 species of vascular plants, of which 4.5% are endemic. 7.6% of Nepal is protected under IUCN categories I-V.

Famine
People in western Nepal are starving. Elected representatives, meanwhile, are trying to settle the political squabble in Kathmandu.There’s no government to make administrative decisions, and it’s already too late for people whose crops have died and who cannot afford the steep price of rice and other grains.

Health Problems
Health is a bugging problem for the government of Nepal. There are many issues related to health problems in this exotic country. The health and health care facilities of Nepal were poor and under-developed. The main reason responsible for the low standard of health in Nepal is poverty that leads to malnutrition.

There is no proper health and hygiene, sanitation and housing facility for most of the people in Nepal. Nepal health also suffers greatly for the absence of adequate healthcare facilities in the country. Though water is the most important thing that is required for sustenance, but most of the diseases in Nepal are water-borne. Clean and pure drinking water is not available to all the people, thus hampering the health conditions in Nepal.

The poor health conditions in Nepal are evident from the infant mortality rate and short life expectancy of the people. There are many communicable diseases that have made Nepal their permanent home. Various vaccinations are provided to the tourists to protect them from the diseases in Nepal. Healthcare facilities in the country are very poor and people mainly depend on quacks and untrained physicians. This gradually has led to the deterioration of the health in Nepal.

Most of the hospitals in Nepal are located in the urban areas. There are many health centers and health posts in the country, which cater to the rural people in Nepal.

Apart from these problems , the Nepalese people are living in hardship due to various other problems . The life standard of most of the nepalese people is miserable . Although the International society and the Goverment of Nepal are trying to do the people some good , the relif programme falls short of target . Many Nepalese people are craving for our help and let us reflect our humanity by doing what we can , Let Us HELP .