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Himalayan Bio Trade Ltd.
Posted on July 9, 2010 | No CommentsHimalayan Bio Trade Ltd. (HBTL) is a natural products processing and trading company owned by a consortium of community based forest enterprises of Nepal and has been promoting responsible business in natural products through a forest certification program in Nepal since 2003. One of HBTL’s... -
Mrs. Ganesh Maya Shrestra
Posted on July 7, 2010 | No CommentsGanesh Maya Shrestra has an infectious smile, a welcoming laugh, and a magnetic energy that shines through during meetings of the shareholders of the Sindhupalchok District Wintergreen Distillation Enterprise. It is difficult not to take notice of this woman who takes pride in the fact... -
Mr. Bikram Khadka
Posted on July 7, 2010 | No CommentsBikram Khadka, a 16 year old orphan, lives with his old and crippled grandmother in Kailash, Bajhang. Living in the remote hills where economic opportunities are severely constrained, he and his grandmother are dependent on his brother, a wage laborer working abroad. Birkram’s school fees... -
Mr. Janak Bahadur Singh
Posted on July 7, 2010 | No CommentsJanak Bahadur Singh, Bajhang, is now working in the Malika Hand Made Paper Pvt. Ltd, established under the ownership of the community forest users group with technical and financial help of ANSAB. Before the establishment of the Malika Hand Made Paper Pvt. Ltd, Singh used... -
Mr. Khadka Narayan Niraula
Posted on July 7, 2010 | No CommentsLike Khadka Narayan Niraula, the people of Barbote and neighboring VDCs were tired of the same low prices for Ginger, Alainchi, and Amriso despite efforts to increase both quality and quantity. Businesspersons at Siliguri and Naxalbari fixed the price and the communities had to accept... -
Mr. Shashi Sakya
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsPreviously, in the Sindupalcheck district of Nepal, the main source of income previously came from the cultivation of potatoes and corn and villagers eked out a meager existence. In 2007, ANSAB staff visited community groups in the district to discuss the feasibility of creating essential... -
Mr. Ramesh Lama
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsAs part of its mission to create a rich biodiversity and prosperous people, ANSAB has been promoting Non-timber Forest Products. One such project is through building small distillation units to extract the vital oils from essential oil producing products. The distillation of the plants reduces... -
Mr. Govinda Kami
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsMr. Govinda Kami, 30 years old, is one of the shareholders of the Malika Handmade Paper Enterprise in Kailash in Nepal’s Bajhang district. The Malika enterprise was established in 2000 as a result of ANSAB’s “Creating Economic Incentives for Poverty Stricken Local Communities Biodiversity Conservation”... -
Mr. Dhana Lama
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsCommunity forestry began in the Dolakha district approximately 15 years ago, when the government handed over the management of forest areas to local people. After about five or six years, the Community Forest User Groups (CFUGs) located in the Bhimeshowr Forest area began to reorganize... -
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...