FECOFUN Archive
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Standard for FSC Timber Certification Developed
Posted on July 13, 2005 | No CommentsInterim standard for Forest Stewardship Council timber certification has been developed in coordination with the forest based grassroots people, national level policy makers, representatives from governmental and non governmental organizations and international certification experts. Participated by over 50 representatives from social, economic and environmental backgrounds,... -
Forest User Groups Moving for International Markets that Care for Sustainability
Posted on July 13, 2005 | No CommentsPublication name: Newsletter of NMPB, MAPPA & MPCN Author: Dr. Bhishma P. Subedi Date: 2005 Short article about the Non Timber Forest Product Promotion Alliance and its efforts, including Forest Stewardship Council certification (FSC), to promote Nepal’s NTFPs abroad. DOWNLOAD (PDF, 221 KB) -
Forest User Groups Recognized for Meeting Highest International Standards of Sustainability
Posted on January 10, 2005 | No CommentsRainforest Alliance/SmartWood is to award the first community based nontimber forest products (NTFP) Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification in Asia. This certification, one of only five in the world is awarded to the Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN). FECOFUN’s members supply NTFP ingredients... -
Certification and Sustainable Marketing of Non-Timber Forest Products Project: Annual Review & Planning Meeting Proceedings
Posted on January 10, 2004 | No CommentsDate: 9 – 10, January 2004 Venue: Godavari, Kathmandu, Nepal Organizer: ANSAB Language: English Number of Pages: 17 Price: Free Certification and Sustainable Marketing of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) – Public Private Alliance (PPA) project was initiated in September 2002 with ANSAB as the coordinator of the overall Alliance activities. The project... -
Certification and Sustainable Marketing of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP)
Posted on January 10, 2004 | No CommentsDate: January 9–10, 2004 Venue: Godavari, Kathmandu, Nepal Organizer: ANSAB Language: English Number of Pages: 20 + 26 Price: Free Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB) organized a two day long Annual Review and Planning Meeting of Certification and Sustainable Marketing of Non-Timber Forest Products – Private Public Alliance (PPA)... -
Non-Timber Forest Products in Nepal National Policy Workshop
Posted on July 5, 2003 | No CommentsDate: July 4-5, 2003 Venue: Nagarkot, Nepal Organizer: ANSAB Language: English Number of Pages: 21 Price: Free Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bio-resources (ANSAB) organized a national level policy workshop on July 4–5, 2003 at Nagarkot involving widest possible range of stakeholders that represent a variety of institution including Ministry of...