Though Nepal is rich in natural resources and natural beauty, they are not being able to utilize it due to lack of education and money. Some of the environmental issues are listed below:
Deforestation: In Nepal, people are cutting down trees day by day to cook food or to sell due land has eroded and become fragile. The animals are also becoming extinct due to it.
Pollution: The environment in Nepal is contaminated because of human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff and industries. Air is being polluted due to wood stoves, brick and cement factory, road dusts. Water is polluted due to sewage lines running parallel to water mains, resulting in contamination during periods of low water pressure, which has posed public health threats.
Acidification - The lowering of soil and water pH due to acid precipitation and deposition usually through precipitation; this process disrupts ecosystem nutrient flows and may kill freshwater fish and plants dependent on more neutral or alkaline conditions (see acid rain).
Soil erosion - The removal of soil by the action of water or wind, compounded by poor agricultural practices, deforestation, overgrazing, and desertification.
Overgrazing - The grazing of animals on plant material faster than it can naturally regrow leading to the permanent loss of plant cover, a common effect of too many animals grazing limited range land.
Use of chemicals: Many farmers are using chemicals to grow their crops real fast which can harm their customers.
Deforestation: In Nepal, people are cutting down trees day by day to cook food or to sell due land has eroded and become fragile. The animals are also becoming extinct due to it.
Pollution: The environment in Nepal is contaminated because of human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff and industries. Air is being polluted due to wood stoves, brick and cement factory, road dusts. Water is polluted due to sewage lines running parallel to water mains, resulting in contamination during periods of low water pressure, which has posed public health threats.
Acidification - The lowering of soil and water pH due to acid precipitation and deposition usually through precipitation; this process disrupts ecosystem nutrient flows and may kill freshwater fish and plants dependent on more neutral or alkaline conditions (see acid rain).
Soil erosion - The removal of soil by the action of water or wind, compounded by poor agricultural practices, deforestation, overgrazing, and desertification.
Overgrazing - The grazing of animals on plant material faster than it can naturally regrow leading to the permanent loss of plant cover, a common effect of too many animals grazing limited range land.
Use of chemicals: Many farmers are using chemicals to grow their crops real fast which can harm their customers.