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Women of Chaudhabisa
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsThe workload of local women in the Chaudhabisa area, Jumla, has reduced significantly while interest in resource conservation strategies has increased thanks to ANSAB’s interventions. The dhatelo (Prinsepia utilis) plant is very useful in rural areas, as its body can be used for fencing and domestic... -
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... -
Mrs. Budamaya Tamang
Posted on July 2, 2010 | No CommentsThe Shankhadevi Community Forest Users Group (CFUG) began receiving support form ANSAB in 1998 and is now managing 301 hectares of sub-tropical and temperate forest in the Dolakha district of Nepal. This CFUG is the district’s pioneer in commercial harvesting of non-timber forest products (NTFPs),... -
People of Rapla
Posted on July 7, 2009 | No CommentsThe people of Rapla VDC, Darchula lived hand to mouth for at least six months out of every year. They had grown accustomed to hardships as their main form of income was Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) and medicinal plants which is a cut throat market.... -
Baisakh's Community
Posted on July 7, 2009 | No CommentsEvery male child, adult, and elder of shree binayak pimi dada used to chop down a sapling (young tree) when celebrating Bishu Sakranti on Baisakh 1. In celebration, the community often neglected the importance of the saplings for both economic and conservation purposes. The celebration... -
Dolpa's Yarshagumba Collectors
Posted on July 7, 2009 | No CommentsYarsagumba (Cordyceps sinensis) is a unique product; it is a fungus that grows on butterfly larva and is found above an altitude of 4000 m in Karnali and Western Nepal Himalayas. Dolpa is one of the main areas for Yarshagumba collection and trade in (over...