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Himalayan Bio Trade Limited (HBTL) has received the FairWild certification for Jatamansi and Kutki from Jumla district of Nepal. The collection and processing of these high value non-timber forest products have complied with the performance indicators defined in the FairWild Standards. HBTL is the first company in Nepal…

A Darwin Initiative funded project, Succeeding with CITES: Sustainable and equitable Jatamansi trade from Nepal, has been implemented in Nepal from July 2018 to March 2021 Nepal with the objective to promote legal and sustainable international trade in Jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi), through use of the international best practice…

Despite the enormous natural wealth with its rich and unique biological and cultural diversity and traditional craftsmanship as well as a high proportion of economically active population, Nepal still remains as one of the poorest countries in the world. One of the causes for this is the poor…

The Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) has developed the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Regulations of Nepal in order to address the inadvertent ban on exports of CITES-listed species from Nepal that was caused after the promulgation of CITES…

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, ANSAB is concerned about the danger it poses in Nepal, particularly, the impacts on the rural poor communities it serves. As the virus has spread to high-density areas, working people neighborhoods, and other centers of vulnerability and poverty, we have now faced health,…

ANSAB and Jiri Municipality jointly organized a PPCA (Public-Private-Community-Alliance for Sustainable Natural Products-based Enterprises and Local Economic Development) planning meeting in Jiri, Dolakha on February 5, 2020. Participants of the meeting included over 30 individuals including Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer of Jiri Municipality, Ward Chairpersons, ANSAB’s Executive…

The National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) for Nepal has been launched by the FSC. The Standard has been developed by a chamber-balanced Standards Development Group coordinated by ANSAB using multi-stakeholder process, including two public consultations. The Standard was field tested in different forests in two different geographical regions.…

Through a series of regional level meeting, workshop and regional dialogue, REDD+ stakeholders agree on Asia Pacific level key lessons learned, best practices and next steps for the full and effective participation of local communities, civil society organizations, indigenous people in REDD+ process. In 2019, ANSAB, as the…

ANSAB and NEPCon aim to establish a new partnership leveraging on the long-term expertise working with sustainable forest management and ecosystem services certification, combined with local expertise and extensive experience of working with forest dependent communities in Nepal. ANSAB and NEPCon, with funding support from CISU – Civil…

Thursday, 26 December 2019: ANSAB and NEPCon aim to establish a new partnership leveraging on the long-term expertise working with sustainable forest management and ecosystem services certification, combined with local expertise and excessive experience of working with forest dependent communities in Nepal. ANSAB and NEPCon, with funding support…

The global dialogue of the indigenous peoples, local communities and southern civil society organizations was organized by FCPF in Washington DC from November 7 to 9, 2019. During the dialogue, Dr. Bhishma Subedi, ANSAB’s Executive Director, presented the impacts on national REDD+ readiness process of the FCPF capacity…

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