A team of researchers including Dr. Steven Lawry, a Senior Associate at CIFOR’s Equity, Gender and Tenure research program and Dr. Naya Sharma Paudel, Dr. Mani Ram Banjade, Mr. Kamal Bhandari, Mr. Anukram Adhikari and Ms. Gyanu Maya Tamang from ForestAction visited Ichhyadevi sawmill in Sindhupalchowk district, on 5th August, 2019. The primary purpose of th...
A biodiversity survey on macro invertebrates and vertebrates in Ramaroshan Wetland Complex, Accham was carried out by a team of researchers from ForestAction Nepal in May 2019.The study team was led by Dr Lila Nath Sharma and was accompanied by herpetologist, wildlife ecologists and botanist. The team recorded more than 200 species of plants and more than 50 spec...
Dr Ian Nuberg from University of Adelaide; Mr Rahul Karki and Ms Yuvika Adhikari from ForestAction Nepal participated in the 4th World Conference on Agroforestry held from 20 to 22 May 2019 at Le Corum Conference Centre, Montpellier, France.
They also participated in an information exchange workshop, a side event organized by ...
ForestAction Nepal under the EnLiFT project organized meetings with the community forest user groups of Bhagwanthumki, Banepa, one of the research sites of the project. The meeting was carried out from 24 February to 8 March 2019. Mr Kamal Bhandari, a member of the EnLiFT research team, informed the participants about the EnLiFT project and the work that will be conducted under the three dif...
Dr Birendra Kumar Karna, Executive Coordinator at ForestAction Nepal, participated in the planning meeting between ForestAction Nepal and University of Colorado at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA from February 18-22, 2019. The aim of the meeting was to discuss options for the development of field research protocols and data collection instruments to be e...
A district level inception meeting of EnLiFT 2 was organized on 3 February, 2019 at Dhulikhel Lodge Resort, Kavrepalanchowk to develop a common understanding among stakeholders regarding the project. The participants were the representatives from local government, FECOFUN, FEnFit, CFUGs and media. The program was chaired by Mr Badri Kumar Karki, Chief, Divi...
A district level inception meeting of EnLiFT 2 for Sindhupalchowk was held on 6 February, 2019 at District Coordination Committee’s Meeting Hall, Chautara. The major objective of program was to develop a common understanding among stakeholders of project .The meeting was attended by key forestry relevant stakeholders including Divisional Forest Office, Dist...
A District level pre-inception meeting was organized on 16 January 2019 at Kavrepalanchowk and on 17 January 2019 at Sindhupalchowk.The primarily focus of both the meetings were to reflect on preliminary field visit, develop common understanding and co-operation regarding project and plan further actions.
A total of 33 community forests from Sindhupalchowk and Kavre districts were visited as potential sites for EnLiFT II. In this reconnaissance conducted from 13 to 28 December 2018, the pine forests of sites were observed as well as the group dynamics and socio-economic status of CFUGs were assessed. The primary findings were communicated to Division Forest Office...
A team of researchers from ForestAction Nepal have recently completed a five month long intensive field study in 113 Community forests in Central Nepal. The study was conducted as part of biodiversity impact evaluation of USAID funded Hariyo Ban II program. The study will contribute towards the broader analysis of the theory of change that assumes there is a link...
