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FCPF, Tebtebba and ANSAB organized a regional dialogue for forest-dependent indigenous peoples (IPs), other forest dwellers and southern civil society organizations (CSOs) in Asia-Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand from September 16-20, 2019. A total of 63 representatives, 32 males and 31 females, of indigenous people organizations and networks, CSOs,…

The Asia Pacific level REDD+ Regional Workshop was organized by ANSAB from August 5 to 7, 2019 in Kathmandu as part of the FCPF-Capacity Building on REDD+ for Civil Society Organizations and Local Communities in East Pacific and the Pacific Region Project. The objective of the workshop was…

ANSAB’s ecosystem based commercial agriculture (ECA) initiative has received the first prize of the Adaptation at Scale Karyanwayan (Implementation) Prize in the category of adaptation projects from the international/national level organizations. In an award ceremony held on May 23, 2019 in Kathmandu, the Honorable Minister for Forests and…

ANSAB, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) are organizing an event: Community forestry Enterprises for Livelihoods: The Way Forward at the Asia Pacific Forestry Week in Beijing, China. The event will take place on Monday, November 7, 13:30 – 18:00 at…

ANSAB and the Jiri municipality jointly organized a Public Private Community Alliance (PPCA) planning workshop in Jiri, Dolakha on November 27, 2018 in order to develop common understanding on PPCA and endorse the concept and preliminary action plan. The workshop was participated by all key actors and stakeholders…

Sudarshan Khanal, ANSAB’s Research, Planning and Communication Manager presented on Enterprise Oriented Farm and Forest Management: Synergy between Conservation and Development in the DASAN Conference 2018 “Science and Technology Innovation for Inclusive Society” that took place in Seoul, Korea from November 21 – 22, 2018. Sudarshan Khanal also…

Sudarshan Khanal, ANSAB’s Research, Planning and Communication Manager presented on the enterprise-oriented community-based natural resource management approach for inclusive and sustainable rural development in the Global Innovation Forum organized by the ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 4-5 September 2018. While a great deal of…

The National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) for Nepal has been recently approved by the FSC Policy and Standards Committee (PSC) without any condition. 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…

The NFSS provides benchmarks (indicators) for interested parties to manage their forests environmentally appropriate: the production of timber, non-timber products and ecosystem services maintains the forest’s biodiversity, productivity and ecological processes; socially beneficial: forest management helps both local people and society at large to enjoy long term benefits…

ANSAB has envisioned a concept of Ecosystem-based Commercial Agriculture (ECA) with the goal of transforming conventional farm and forestry practices into climate smart and prestigious business. A climate smart ECA system, as envisioned by ANSAB, increases the production and productivity in a sustainable way; improves the resilience of…

A result based Payment for Ecosystem Service (PES) on drinking water has been established in Nepal applying the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Ecosystem Services (ES) standard that the local communities are now practicing and performing in Dolakha district. This initiative was initiated by ANSAB under the GEF funded…

ANSAB received the Adaptation at Scale Protsahan award for its ecosystem-based commercial agriculture initiative in Bajura district, being implemented in partnership with ICCO Cooperation and Mission East. ANSAB’s Programs Director, Mr. Puspa L. Ghimire, received a token of appreciation and a cash prize of GBP 10,000 from the…