Dhankuta, May 26 -- The Jautar Community Forest in Ward 3 of Pakhribas Municipality has developed into a centre for herbal conservation, biodiversity promotion, and eco-tourism, with plans to establish the area as a medicinal plant gene bank and model eco-zone.

Known for its picnic spots and natural beauty, the forest has increasingly focused on conserving medicinal herbs and promoting eco-tourism.

The lush forest is conserving and expanding valuable medicinal and herbal plant species, including Himalayan rhubarb, chiretta, Indian bay leaf, winter begonia, Indian madder, lemongrass, Himalayan fritillary, river astilbe, Indian valerian, andaliman pepper, Himalayan yew and dodder plant. The species are considered valuable in both traditio...