For Environment, Democracy and Livelihoods
ForestAction Nepal organised a Policy Lab held on 30 Nov 2025 in Bhalubang, Dang, bringing together participants from the stakeholders’ field visit, the Provincial Ministry of Forests and Environment, Lumbini Province, the Provincial Forest Directorate, Lumbini Province, Divisional Forest Officers of Dang, Gautam Buddha, Deukhuri and Pyuthan, forest-based entrepreneurs, and representatives of FECOFUN at the provincial level. The Policy Lab provided a structured space for grounded dialogue on the practical challenges faced by forest-based enterprises and the policy and institutional conditions shaping their growth. Building on field-level observations and practitioner experiences, participants examined regulatory bottlenecks, enterprise establishment processes, and opportunities for improving coordination between communities, government agencies, and the private sector. The discussions emphasised the value of learning from practice to inform adaptive policies that can better support enterprise development and sustainable forest management in the province.
