For Environment, Democracy and Livelihoods
An inception workshop for the project entitled ‘Enhancing livelihoods from improved forest management in Nepal’ kicked off in Lalitpur on 3 December 2018. The workshop was attended by the Secretary of Ministry of Forest and Environment Dr. Bishwa Nath Oli, His Excellency Australian Ambassador to Nepal Mr. Peter Budd, representative of the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research Dr. Norra Devoe, Chief of Planning Division at the Ministry of Forest and Environment Dr. Sindhu Prasad Dhungana, Joint and Under Secretaries of the Ministry of Forest and Environment, representatives from the University of Adelaide and University of New South Wales, among others.
EnLiFT-2 builds on the momentum, lessons and successful partnerships formed in EnLiFT-1. With two Universities in Australia – University of Adelaide and University of New South Wales – the project in Nepal will be led by ForestAction Nepal and will work in partnership with the Nepal Agroforestry Foundation, Department of Forest, Forestry Research and Training Center and RECOFTC.