Research Officer
REDAA Project
She is a dedicated forestry professional from Lumbini, Nepal, with a Master’s degree in forestry from the Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus. She has significant research experience, including research on treeline dynamics at Dolpa, contribution to studies of gymnosperm diversity and the distribution pattern of threatened plant species. Her professional experience includes Cluster Project Coordinator at Tenure Facility, Green Foundational Nepal, where she worked on establishing forest rights for IPLCs; Disaster Risk Reduction Fellow at Youth Innovation Lab, where she strengthened municipal capacities for disaster risk management and Communication and Documentation officer at EOC Nepal. This academic and professional experience has equipped her with knowledge of research tools, reporting and communication, advocacy, planning, coordination and execution. Currently she is contributing to the Project “Promoting Ecologically Sound and Socially Just Forest Landscape Restoration Through Co-Production of Knowledge and Local Capacity Building” supported by REDAA with a Particular focus on Landscape Ecology. Manita is passionate about being ecologically sound and contributing to sustainable forest management and conservation benefiting the environment and local community.