Forest Action organized one and a half day knowledge sharing technical workshop on REDD+ on 23-24th June 2014 at Dhulikhel and Policy Sharing Workshop on Community Forestry and REDD+ on 25th June 2014 at Hotel Himalaya, Kupendol.
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Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS)
ForestAction contributed and jointly published a commentary on proposed Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) of Nepal. The main aim of the commentary was to demand for the revision of ADS particularly on the issues related with the smallholder, landless farmers and woman farmers.
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Analysis of economic value and employment opportunity of timber from Nepal’s community forests
A sharing program was organized by ForestAction Nepal on ‘Analysis of economic value and employment opportunity of timber from Nepal’s community forests’ on 24th Dec 2013 from 2-5 pm at Indreni Foodland, Baneshwor.
Meeting on Ongoing NRM Practices on Changing Political Context
A two days meeting was organized on 20-21 December 2013, at High View Resort, Dhulikhel, to discuss with the key representatives of Civil Society Organizations and professionals working in Natural Resource Management (NRM) sector to reflect on the ongoing NRM practices and changing political context.
Workshop on REDD+, media and actors
ForestAction organized a half day workshop to share the research findings of ongoing research on two separate aspects of REDD+ in Nepal: a) REDD+ and media; and b) politics of REDD+ policy making (policy network analysis). The objective of the workshop is to foster discussion for participatory and inclusive REDD+ policy process in Nepal. The program was held at Indreni Foodland, Baneshwor from 8 am to 1 pm on 12 December 2013.
GAFSP fund to Nepal
The GAFSP Steering Committee met in Washington on June 7-8, 2011, and awarded total US$46.5 million to Nepal to enhance household food security in the poorest and most food insecure regions through increased agricultural productivity, household incomes and awareness about health and nutrition in the mid-western and far-western development regions.
Opportunities and Challenges of Promoting Forest Based Enterprise in Koshi Hill Nepal
A two days workshop on “Opportunities and Challenges of Promoting Forest Based Enterprise in Koshi Hill Nepal” was held on 2-3 July, 2013 in Dhankuta district, which was jointly organized by ForestAction Nepal and Rural Reconstruct Nepal (RRN). A total of 51 individuals (entrepreneurs, representatives of CSOs, MSFP staffs, representatives of financial institutions) participated in the workshop. The workshop helped to understand the challenges and opportunities of forest based enterprises in Koshi Hill districts (Dhankuta, Terathum, Sankhuwasabha and Bhojpur). During workshop, various types of forest based enterprises were identified, such as private enterprises, community led but supported by private partner and private led but supported by communities. Among them some are successfully operating and others are thriving for their existence. Based on the workshop, it could be concluded that there are many possibilities and opportunities of promoting and advancing different types of forest based enterprises in Koshi Hill districts, particularly the community based enterprises to increase benefits like creating job opportunities and livelihood options for the poor and disadvantaged communities. However, different scales of supports and facilitation, both in terms of policy advocacy and practical supports such as enhancements of technology and skills, are essential. Prior to the workshop, a week-long field visit and observation of some forest based enterprises and consultation meetings with entrepreneurs and stakeholders of Terathum, Sankhuwasabha and Dhankuta districts were also conducted by ForestAction team to understand the existing scenario of enterprises.
Interaction on political parties’ commitment towards food, agriculture and land issues
ForestAction Nepal along with other likeminded organizations organized a half day interaction program on “Political parties’ commitment towards food, agriculture and land issues” on 25th October, 2013 in the context of World Food day, from 8.30 am to 12 pm, at Staff Collage, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. The co-organizers of the programs were the members of campaign “Agriculture for Food”.
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REDD+ Policy Process and Governance in Nepal
Forest Action organized one and a half day knowledge sharing technical workshop on REDD+ on 23-24th June 2014 at Dhulikhel and Policy Sharing Workshop on Community Forestry and REDD+ on 25th June 2014 at Hotel Himalaya.
Letter to Review the Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) Draft
A letter was sent to Agriculture Minister and other related stakeholders, on behalf of Food and Sustainable Agriculture Initiative, ForestAction (on 1st September 2013), with the request to make wide review of ADS draft report and bring some changes in it accordingly. Further, as ADS draft report is written in English, it is requested to write it in Nepali language so that majority of Nepalese people/farmers can able to review the draft as well.
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Forests, People and Climate: Changing Paradigm
Institute of Forestry, in collaboration with Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation and University of Copenhagen, organized international conference on ‘Forests, People and Climate: Changing Paradigm’. The three days long conference, held in Fulbari Hotel, Pokhara (Aug 28-30, 2013), was aimed to disseminate up-to-date information and practical experience in natural resource management. Three key note papers were presented and other papers were presented in three parallel sessions for governance, biodiversity and forests/livelihoods themes. On behalf of ForestAction, five papers were presented-1) Climate Forestry and Marginalization of Forest Managers led by Naya Sharma Paudel, 2) REDD+ readiness in Nepal: Divided stakeholders and deviated agenda led by Dil B. Khatri, 3) Optimizing Contribution of Timber in Community Forestry led by Govinda Paudel, 4) Communities, Governance and Commercialization led by Prakash Jha and 5) Internal Good Governance of CF for REDD+ Outcomes led by Bishnu Hari Poudyal.
Registrations Open for International Conference
About 250 national/international participants are expected to participate in the event; the eyes of the world will be on Pokhara, Nepal, in August 2013. Participation is encouraged from various national and international organizations including the academia, government and non-government. The conference will provide an excellent opportunity for participants to share their experiences and learn from each other. About 60 oral presentations and 40 posters are expected during the conference. Keynote speakers of international recognition will address each of the thematic areas
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