ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the overall comparative account of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan including a brief account of the four countries, whereas India holds the largest in terms of territory, demographics, economics, and health profiles. In terms of competitiveness among the four countries in relation to the 12 pillars, Nepal is in the worst position including the institutional competitiveness in global context as well as in the index of the economy and stage of development. The chapter analyzes environmental indicators by examining the environment performance by using the environmental performance index (EPI). It provides a comparative overview of the environmental conservation movements in the four countries with a focus on forest conservation. EPI shows that Nepal has been the best performing country and Pakistan remains the lowest among the four, because of its conservation focused natural resource management tradition and large coverage of protected areas.
