FECOFUN Archive
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The first Forest Carbon Trust Fund in Nepal helps communities benefit from forest conservation and sustainable use
Posted on June 19, 2011 | 1 CommentUnder the first-ever pilot Forest Carbon Trust Fund in Nepal, representatives from three watersheds in Dolakha, Gorkha, and Chitwan districts received a total sum of US$ 95,000 on behalf of community forest user groups at a ceremony organised at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain... -
Forest Carbon Stock in Community Forests in three watersheds (Ludikhola, Kayarkhola and Charnawati)
Posted on January 10, 2011 | No CommentsAuthor: ANSAB Publisher: ANSAB, ICIMOD, FECOFUN Language: English Date of Publication: January 2011 Number of Pages: 41+8 Price: Free Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and Federation of Community Forest Users’ Nepal (FECOFUN) are jointly implementing the project “Design and setting up... -
Guidelines for measuring carbon stocks in community-managed forests
Posted on August 6, 2010 | 1 CommentAuthor: Bhishma P. Subedi, Shiva Shankar Pandey, Ajay Pandey, Eak Bahadur Rana, Sanjeeb Bhattarai, Tibendra Raj Banskota, Shambhu Charmakar, Rijan Tamrakar Publisher: ANSAB, FECOFUN, ICIMOD, NORAD Language: English Date of Publication: July 2011 (Second edition) ISBN: 978-9937-2-2612-7 Number of Pages: 66+10 Price: Free ... -
Office launched to monitor REDD in Nepal
Posted on August 2, 2010 | No CommentsSource: The Himalayan Times, July 16, 2010. LALITPUR: The Project Management Unit (PMU), an office within the premises of the Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bio-resources (ANSAB), has been launched at a function in Kathmandu on “Friday. The PMU has been launched to coordinate and manage... -
Forest Certification – Steps Towards Sustainability
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Indigenous Sherpas & Bhitteri CFUGs
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsGrazing yaks on the pastureland of Boch VDC, Dolakha, is an indigenous practice of the sherpa ethnic group and has been such for generations. Grazing yaks is one of the main ways that the sherpalis earn their livelihoods. Yak owners believe that grazing yaks is... -
Aveda
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsThe 2008 Holiday gift sets for Aveda, a major US-based natural beauty product company, feature handmade Lokta bark paper from Nepal. While beautifully showcasing the Aveda products, this exceptionally durable and attractive paper that is harvested from well-managed forests by local communities in the Nepal... -
Design and setting up of a governance and payment system for Nepal’s Community Forest Management under Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) – Phase II
Posted on July 1, 2010 | 1 CommentStarting Date: July 2010 Ending Date: June 2012 Location: Dolakha, Gorkha and Chitwan Donor(s): Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) Implementation Partner(s): International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) Budget: 10,478,591 NKr The main goal of the project is to set up a... -
29th Sharing Meeting of NNN
Posted on October 18, 2006 | No Comments18 October, 2006 ANSAB Meeting Hall Participants: Name Organization 1 Mr. Kumud Shrestha NFA 2 Mr. Nirmal Bhattarai ICIMOD 3 Ms. Dibya Gurung SDC 4 Dr. Bhishma P. Subedi ANSAB 5 Mr. Hum Gurung Griffitu University 6 Dr. Tirtha B. Shrestha Nepal Academy 7 Mr. Ram Hari Subedi ANSAB 8 Mr. Gobinda Ghimire AHP 9 Mr. Bhairab Risal NEFEJ 10 Mr. Govinda Kandel DSCWM 11 Mr. Bhawani Kharel IUCN 12 Mr. Parbat Gurung HBTL 13 Mr. Bob Nanes IDE/BDS MaPS 14 Mr. Indu Sapkota ANSAB 15 Ms. Shova Adhikari ANSAB 16 Mr. Arun Dhakal KAFCOL 17 Mr. Dinanath... -
28th Sharing Meeting of NNN
Posted on June 5, 2006 | No CommentsANSAB Meeting Hall June 5, 2006 Minutes Agenda: Discussion on NTFP development strategy in the changed context Strengthening FUGs and NTFP management Participants: Name Organization Designation Dr. Udaya Raj Sharma Department of Forest Director General Dr. Hari Krishna Saiju Department Plant Resources Director General Dr. Keshav Kanel Department of Forest Deputy Director General Dr. Bhishma Subedi ANSAB Executive Director Mr. Surya Binayee ANSAB Program Manager Mr. Parbat Gurung HBTL Managing...