India and Nepal sign MoU on forests, wildlife, biodiversity and climate change
India and Nepal signed an MoU in New Delhi on 25 February 2026 to cooperate on forests, wildlife, environment, biodiversity conservation and climate change, including restoring transboundary wildlife corridors.
Summary
India and Nepal signed an MoU in New Delhi on 25 February 2026 to cooperate on forests, wildlife, environment, biodiversity conservation and climate change, including restoring transboundary wildlife corridors. It was signed between India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Nepal's Ministry of Forests and Environment, in the presence of Bhupender Yadav and Nepal's Minister for Forests and Environment Madhav Prasad Chaulagain. The MoU provides for landscape-level conservation strategies for key species — elephant, Gangetic dolphin, rhinoceros, snow leopard, tiger and vultures — along with joint action against forest and wildlife crime and capacity building for frontline staff.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 25 February 2026, New Delhi
- Parties
- MoEFCC (India) and Ministry of Forests and Environment (Nepal)
- Ministers
- Bhupender Yadav; Madhav Prasad Chaulagain
- Key species
- Elephant, Gangetic dolphin, rhinoceros, snow leopard, tiger, vultures
- Also
- Transboundary corridors; forest and wildlife crime
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which of the following is NOT among the key species named in the India–Nepal biodiversity MoU of February 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Asiatic lion
The MoU names elephant, Gangetic dolphin, rhinoceros, snow leopard, tiger and vultures; the Asiatic lion is not listed.
Where was the India–Nepal MoU on forests, wildlife and climate change signed on 25 February 2026?
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Correct answer: B — New Delhi
The signing ceremony took place in New Delhi in the presence of Bhupender Yadav and Madhav Prasad Chaulagain.