For Environment, Democracy and Livelihoods
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.