A UNDP supported scheme is planting bamboo and other trees to protect Nepali villages from flooding, landslides and in some cases, even wild animals.
“When my village floods, which it does almost annually, we never know how bad it will get. Some people lose their whole house, most will lose some crops and everyone will be affected in some way,” says 32 year-old Sita Gaire, of Shivamandir village in Southern Nepal.
Gaire lives in the most flood-affected part of Nepal. Every monsoon, the district bordering India suffers from landslides and flooding, made worse by ongoing deforestation.