Reposted by @alanelliott.bsky.social
Very successful integration of rhododendron conservation and human livelihoods 🤔
“…a shopkeeper in Basantapur, acknowledged selling rhododendron alcohol from his store. He insisted, however, “My family makes this alcohol from flowers grown in our garden, we do not collect them from the forest.”
news.mongabay.com
Nepal’s rhododendron tourism sparks unchecked liquor trade concerns
TINJURE-MILKE-JALJALE, Nepal — Every April, Nima Sherpa’s family used to picnic in a rhododendron (lali guras in Nepali) forest about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from her home at Basantapur Bazaar in Tehra...