The highest historical rates of deforestation in Nepal are found in the country’s Terai Arc Landscape along the foothills of the Himalayas in the southernmost part of Nepal. The Terai region is home to 20% of Nepal’s forests, and deforestation and forest degradation in this region have been driven primarily by illegal logging, fuelwood extraction, cattle ranching and overgrazing, agricultural expansion, forest fires, and infrastructure development.
