Value Chain Assessment to Guide Value Addition Activities of Forest and Farm Producer Organisations
- Period: 30/01/2025 – 31/07/2025
- Financial Support: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
This project aims to conduct a comprehensive value chain analysis of three key products- timber, ginger, and turmeric, originating from community-based production systems in Nepal. These products hold significant potential for contributing to local livelihoods, sustainable forest management, and national economic growth. The study will assess the full spectrum of the value chain from production and processing to marketing and export with a focus on identifying opportunities for efficiency, profitability, and sustainability.
Strengthening socio-ecological resilience to climate change through improved collaboration between local governments and community forest user groups in Nepal.
- Period: 18/09/2024 – 03/01/2025
- Financial Support: The Asia Foundation
This project is a joint initiation of ForestAction Nepal and The Asia Foundation. It aims to foster socio-ecological resilience to climate change by enhancing collaboration between local governments and Community Forest User Groups in Nepal. Recognized as a pioneer in community-based forest management, Nepal’s community forestry model has successfully increased forest cover and promoted local democracy and equitable resource sharing. Despite these successes, gaps remain in maximizing the economic potential of community forests, mainly due to limited collaboration between CFUGs and local governments. This project addresses these challenges by evaluating current regulatory frameworks and identifying opportunities for LG and CFUG partnership to enhance sustainable, productive, and equitable forest management. With a focus on climate resilience, the project will employ comprehensive field assessments, policy reviews, and stakeholder consultations in Galyang and Tikapur municipalities, representing Nepal’s diverse geographic and socio-economic contexts. The outcome of this project will include actionable insights and policy recommendations aimed at strengthening forest governance and fostering sustainable, climate-responsive forest management practices. This initiative will ultimately support long-term resilience, benefiting both local communities and ecosystems.
Economics of Forest Restoration in Chure region of Nepal
- Period: 01/03/2022 – 31/12/2025
- Financial Support: IDRC- SANDEE / MKAN
As a part of the Paris Agreement, Government of Nepal has submitted its revised NDCs (nationally determined contributions) for mitigating the climate change impacts, where forest restoration is one of the key areas. By 2030, the Government of Nepal plans to further increase its forest coverage, where restoring the forests of Chure region is one of the core aspect. However, there has been prevalence of issues such as economic aspects of past and present forest restoration programs including their environmental and social impacts, lack of understanding and existence of conflicting evidence regarding the restoration effects. There has been existing knowledge gap in the aspect of effectiveness, costs, and benefits of previous or existing tree-planting and forest restoration and amount of carbon sequestration. Additionally, there is a need for examination on regards of sustainability of forests, forest restoration incentives and impacts of restoration programs on livelihoods, employment generation, poverty, and gender equity between households and communities. Thus, the project aims to generate information and knowledge for designing and implementing effective nature-based climate solutions and access to financial resources to support forest restoration.