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It gives me a great pleasure to share the fact that ForestAction Nepal (FA) is nowrecognized as an institution whose primary focus of engagement as an NGO aredefined by Environment, Democracy and Livelihood. It is notable that during itsthirteen years of existence, FA has made substantial contribution to deliberativepolicy process in three thematic areas—i.e., forestry, agriculture and climate change.On the basis of about ten years of my association with FA’s ever growing family ofacclaimed and highly qualified professionals (representing diverse disciplinarybackgrounds), I feel that FA’s devoted concern for concurrent issues and debates hasenabled it to create a very positive image for the non-governmental organizations inNepal. That is, FA’s works and accomplishments attest to the fact that little NGOstoo can play important roles in creating knowledge and initiating knowledge basedinterventions (policy and action) in development. This “Annual Report 2012”,provides examples (in the form of completed projects, publications, events, etc.) tosupport this observation.
The professionals at FA work in more than two-thirds of the country’s geographicalarea at present, including different ecological and development regions. Even thoughFA has had strong commitments in the forestry and agricultural sectors, itsprofessionals have shown remarkable capacity to interweave into their work in thesocial, economic, cultural and political agenda of relevance to people in the villagesof Nepal. For instance, in recent years FA has had a significant contribution inpolicy formulation processes in relation to Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS)as well as in the national REDD+ strategy for Nepal. Moreover, it has also widenedits network of collaboration with international research organizations anduniversities. Its identity as an institution for critical action research and policyengagement in the natural resources management sector has been a factor for attractingresearchers and students—both domestic and foreign internship and/or affiliationfor conducting research.
While I speak about the brighter side of FA’s growth and achievement, I must alsonote that there are challenges ahead and therefore room for improvements in thedays to come. I will note only two things for now. First, retaining experienced and
Message from the Chairperson
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- Prof. Ram B. Chhetri, PhDChairperson
highly skilled professionals will continue to remain a concern at FA just as anywhereelse. One way to lessen the adverse impact of this can be the institutionalization ofthe informal mentoring platform that has emerged in recent years at FA for youngerprofessionals from diverse disciplines. Second, I feel that for an NGO that has doneso well within little over one decade of its birth, its core team of professionals maynow find it fruitful to look back into its past course of evolution in order to learnfrom the ‘lived experiences’ and to critically assess the organization’s past interventions(on the ground as well as those pertaining to wider political realities) and/orachievements. This may prove useful in charting out a course of action andorganizational development for future.
At the end, I would like to congratulate the FA family on behalf of the ExecutiveBoard for the accomplishments detailed in this annual report. I am hopeful that FAwill continue to contribute towards a better environment, democratic practice andlivelihood for the people of Nepal.
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It is our pleasure to present Annual Report for 2012 with highlights of ForestAction’sactitivities and achievements during this year. The report highlights our research,field actions, policy dialogue and engagement with wider research community in thefield of forestry, agricultre and climate change.
The prolonged transitional politics and resultant decline of institutionalaccountability at different levels of resource goverannce has undermined the effortsto democratise policies and practices in forestry and natural resource management(NRM). Surprisingly, several policy processes are being advanced during this periodof political vaccum. Unfortunately, contrary to the promises of the democratic,inclusive New Nepal, there has been little change in the institutional practice ofdominant NRM institutions, particularly the government agencies. ForestActionresearch and development actions in the year 2012 were therefore aimed atdemocratising policy process in these fields through research, networking, capacitybuilding, policy dialogue and field innovations.
This year our research, policy dialogue and field actions were centered onunderstanding and opening up the public policy process in agriculture and forestry.Apart from Agriculture Development Strategy and Forest Sector Strategy, number ofrelated policy issues received attention. The major policy agenda include: protectedarea management, governance of REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestationand Forest Degradation), agriculture development strategy, sustainable agricultureand food security, community based adaptation and climate change and ruralinstitutions. This report highlights our actions and achievements during the year2012 in diverse fronts.
We hope that our friends, partners, collaborators and general readers would benefitfrom reading this report. It will provide information on our research, developmentaction and policy dialogues. We welcome critical and constructive comments andfeedback on our actions and strategies. We thank all our donors, partners,collaborators, friends and colleagues who supported in our mission and encouragedus in our efforts. We expect that these supports will continue in the year 2013 andbeyond.
- Naya Sharma Paudel, PhDExecutive Coordinator
Letter from the Executive Coordinator
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ForestAction conducted both long-term intensive action research and short-termstudies complementing the thematic focuses of the organization (Annex 1 for list ofprojects). Our long-term projects in 2012 mainly focused on community forestry andecosystem services; promoting transparency in community forestry; protected areasand indigenous/local communities; sustainable agriculture; community-based adaptationto climate change; climate change and rural institutions; and REDD+.
Likewise, policy dialogue has been at the core of ForestAction’s activities in 2012.Ban Chautari—a multi-stakeholder forest policy dialogue launched in 2011—wascontinued in 2012. This year, ForestAction, along with other consortium members,conducted five Ban Chautaris (Annex 2). The agenda of discussion covered a widerange of forest policy issues, including the management of Annapurna ConservationArea, REDD+ governance, timber enterprise and Indigenous and Community ConservedAreas (ICCAs). Moreover, ForestAction organized several policy roundtables onAgricultural Development Strategy (ADS) and climate change adaptation and institutions(Annex 2). As every year in the past, ForestAction professionals presented theirresearch work on several international platforms (Annex 3).
Arun Agrawal
RESEARCH AND POLICY DIALOGUE
Photo 1: Stakeholders in Ban Chautari discussionon Annapurna Conservation Area Management.
Photo 2: Prof. Arun Agrawal presentingon the challenges of community forestry
in early 21 century.
Photo 3: Participants at the Asia Pacific Network Regional Workshop in Lalitpur
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FIELD SUPPORT AND INNOVATIONIn 2012, ForestAction supported nine community forest user groups (CFUGs) of Morangdistrict to reduce corruption in community forestry (CF) through promotion oftransparency. It organized a series of training, multi-stakeholder discussions and out-scaling of innovations through media, among other activities.
Similarly, the organization tried to bring the issues of sustainable agriculture and foodsecurity into wider public debate. In doing so, it has supported and strengthenedgrass roots institutions and networks. In 2012, ForestAction supported formation offarmers’ network in 16 village development committee (VDC) in four districts -Gorkha,Nawalparasi, Kapilvastu, Argakhanchi. These networks were provided with on-the-spot support and feedback and support in building linkage with relevant governmentline agencies and other stakeholders.
Documentation of reflections and insights of our engagement at different levels ofpolicy and practice is followed by contextual analysis and synthesis. The knowledgeproduced is then disseminated through customized forms of communication, targetingrelevant audiences. These include grassroots farmers and resource managers, citizennetworks, civil society organization (CSO) activists, development professionals,policymakers and scientific community. This year we published and disseminated the
following publications.
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PUBLICATION
Photo 5: Participants during
apprenticeship course in
Chitwan
Photo 4: Behavioural
experimental game on REDD+
in Dolkha
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A. Journal of Forest and LivelihoodJournal of Forest and Livelihood (JFL) is our flagship publicationthat publishes research-based articles in the fields of forestry, naturalresources and rural livelihoods. This year, we published a specialissue of JFL on Forest Policy Process. This issue consists of sevenarticles which analyse gaps between policy discourse and everydaypractice in different forestry policy domains such as timbermanagement, REDD+ and protected areas.
B. Hamro Ban SampadaHamro Ban Sampada (Our Forest Resources), a Nepali journal onforest, natural resources and livelihoods, is another flagshippublication of ForestAction. This year, we published a special issueof Hamro Ban Sampada on forest policy and governance. Thisspecial issue includes seven articles on key issues related toforestry sector decentralization and policy formulation, timberand non-timber forest products (NTFPs), challenges to scientificmanagement of forest and gender issues in forestry sector. Thearticles in this issue highlight the tendency to centralizebureaucratic management that exists within the state institutions despite formal andstated policy shift to decentralized and community-based management.
C. Policy briefs and bookletWe publish Policy Briefs targeting policymakers who can hardly findtime to read long research reports. This year we published twopolicy briefs. The first was on policy and regulatory environmentaround timber trade in Nepal. It analysed how existing regulatoryframeworks and institutional practices limit the potential ofgenerating revenue from timber trade. The second policy briefanalysed the conceptual gap between agriculture and foodsecurity in Nepal. It argued how a food-focused agriculture canprovide long-term impetus and food security to the country.Every year, ForestAction publishes booklets targeting a wide range of audiences, mainly
CSO activists, community leaders and professionals. This yearwe published two booklets. The first, on technologies ofsustainable agriculture in Nepal, is aimed at helping farmersto choose appropriate technologies for their small farms. Thesecond, on ICCA, argues that Nepal would only benefit throughproper documentation and support of indigenous and localcommunity initiatives in biodiversity conservation.
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D. Discussion paperDiscussion papers are developed toshare preliminary research findingsaimed at inducing a debate and at thesame time getting inputs on the analysis.Most of the discussion papers are refinedand developed in the form of journalarticle. These are usually targeted atprofessionals and research communities.This year, four discussion papers werepublished on REDD+ and ICCAs (Annex 5b).The first discussion paper is on the media analysis around REDD+ issuesin Nepal. It analyses REDD+ coverage in Nepalese media and focuses on how media canhelp shape public opinion on the agenda. Likewise, the second paper, based on insightsfrom REDD+ piloting sites, analyses the institutional aspects of REDD+ financing atthe local and sub-national levels. The third paper gives a general overview of Nepal’sREDD+ process with analysis of the effectiveness, efficiency and equity.
E. Conference papers, articles, book chapters and booksForestAction prioritises engaging with scientific community and contributing to widerknowledge building process. Therefore, sharing and disseminating research outcomesis not limited to national policy process. Our researchers share their research findingswith the global epistemic community in the form of conference papers, articles, booksand book chapters. In 2012, ForestAction researchers presented 11 papers at nationaland international conferences and published five scientific articles in peer reviewedinternational journals. (For lists of conferences and articles, see annexes 3 and 5crespectively)
F. Study reports, workshop proceedings and project updatesReports of short-term studies anddiagnostic analyses, workshopproceedings and project-based reportsform large part of communication andknowledge sharing with stakeholders.Many of such reports are available onlyin soft copy. However, all our reports areavailable online on our website. This year,ForestAction prepared and disseminated 22reports, which are listed in annex 5d.
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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, NETWORKING AND ALLIANCE BUILDINGForestAction hosts and coordinates a number of national and international knowledgeand professional networks. ForestAction is one of the 13 collaborative research centers(CRC) of the International Forestry and Resources and Institutions (IFRI). IFRI is aresearch network that examines the linkage between institutions and resourcesmanagement using a very comprehensive research methodology. IFRI was founded in1992 at Indiana University, USA under the leadership of late Prof. Elinor Ostrom. Thenetwork is coordinated by Prof. Arun Agrawal and is currently situated at the School ofNatural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan, USA.
Similarly, ForestAction is a member of the international ICCA consortium. ForestActionhosts the secretariat of ICCA Nepal and has supported to organize the fourth nationalgathering and four national-level interaction programmes in 2012.
We are a part of the Rights to Food Network (RtFN), a national network of institutionsand individuals working on food security in Nepal. ForestAction, in collaboration withRtFN, organized two national-level interactions on ADS.
Photo 6 : Engaging citizens:
World Wide Views on
Biodiversity in Kathmandu.
Photo 7 : Stakeholders of the Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas in Lalitpur
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CAPACITY BUILDINGForestAction organized a number oftraining and workshops from local tonational levels in 2012. The local- anddistrict-level training programmes weretargeted at CFUG members, farmers andmembers of other local institutions in over10 districts (Annex 4). For example, inMorang, training sessions were conductedon the issue of promoting transparency incommunity forestry. This programme wasaimed at promoting participatory andaccountable governance in CF. Likewise,in Gorkha, Nawalparasi, Kapilvastu andArghakhanchi, training programmes wereorganized on sustainable agriculture andfood security for local farmers. Besides,ForestAction hosts apprenticeship trainingcourses on agriculture, aimed atstrengthening the capacities of localfarmers and promoting local knowledgeand practices. In Karnali region,ForestAction facilitated and supported tostrengthen existing farmers’ networks atthe district level and coordination at theregional level. Similarly, ForestActionsupported capacity building of farmers forpolicy advocacy on the Rights-BasedApproach to Development.As part of its field support and innovationinitiatives, ForestAction conducted anorientation workshop on climate changeadaptation for CFUGs in Lamatar ofLalitpur district. The training focused onsensitizing CFUGs on strategies to adaptto the changing environment andmitigation of climate change impacts.For years, we have been providing learningopportunities for interns and researchersfrom Nepal and abroad by engaging in ourongoing projects or programmes. Thisyear five interns worked in differentprojects at ForestAction (Annex 7).
Photo 9: Communities attending program onForest Measurement Techniques briefing in
Baglung
Photo 8: Community interaction onREDD+ in Dolakha
Photo 10: Participants of the training onClimate Change Adaptation at Lamatar,
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The governing board of ForestAction is elected by its members through general assemblyand comprises nine members (annex 9). In 2012, Prof. Dr. Ram Bahadur Chhetri wasunanimously elected as chairperson since 7 September 2012. The Executive Coordinatoris nominated by the executive board, which revolves every two years. The executivecoordinator provides overall leadership to the organization, coordinates activitieswithin the operational themes and projects, represents the organization on nationaland international platforms, facilitates and supports programme development andimplementation, and promotes networking and partnership. Likewise, the managementteam is coordinated by the executive coordinator to make operational decisions. Projectleaders play a vital role in developing and executing programmes, research and policydialogues. Besides, the operations and finance coordinator of ForestAction overseesthe financial and administrative affairs within the organization. The organizationalstructure of ForestAction is shown in figure 1.
FORESTACTION GOVERNANCE
ProjectCoordinator (PC)
Project Leader
Operations andFinance Coordinator
Research &Development ActionProgram DevelopmentPublicationTrainingField Support & action
AdministrationAccountsHuman Resource MgmtInformation &CommunicationLibrary
Executive Board (EB)
General Assembly
Executive Coordinator Management Team
Fig 1: Organizational Structure of ForestAction
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Annex 1: ForestAction projects in 2012A N N E X E S
S.N Project name Duration Collaborators Project information Writtenoutput
1 Nepal commu-nity forestryprogram andthe UnitedNationscollaborativeprogramme onReducingEmissionsfrom Defores-tation andForestDegradation inDevelopingCountries(REDD+):Makingcommunityforestry pro-poor carbonsequestrationpolicy
March2012 -June2014
World Bank/PortlandState Univer-sity
The goal of the project is tosupport the World Bankefforts on poverty alleviationin low-income countries andclimate change mitigationwithin the context of the UNcollaborative programme onREDD+. Specifically, theproject seeks to influencethe national and interna-tional policy dialoguesrelated to community-basedforest management (CBFM)and REDD+.
Inceptionworkshopreport - 11st roundfocusgroupdiscus-sion (20)report - 1
2 Community-based forestryand liveli-hoods in thecontext ofclimatechangeadaptation
March2010 -March2013
The AsiaPacificNetwork forGlobalResearch
Trainingmanual -1Workshopreport - 1Trainingreport - 1
The project aims toinvestigate how climatechange is affecting forest-dependent communitiesand the actual and poten-tial adaptation measuresthat enable households,communities and networksto remain resilient.
3 Reducecorruption inthe communityforestry sectorby promotinginnovative,transparent,participatory,and account-able gover-nance systemin Nepal
January2012 -March2013
The Partner-ship forTransparencyFund, Inc.
This action research seeksto facilitate productive,equitable and sustainableforests through active,management of naturalresources, improved groupgovernance, enterprisedevelopment and innovationin Nepal's communityforestry.
WorkshopReport -1TrainingReport - 1
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4Food andsustainableagricultureinitiative
January2012 -Decem-ber 2012
Action Aid This project seeks to bringthe policy and practicalissues of agriculture andfood security into publicdebate through capacitybuilding of frontline exten-sion workers, alliancebuildings and policy re-search.
5 Organizingfarmers andcivil societyorganizationsfor nationalagriculturepolicy influ-ence
March2012 -31Decem-ber 2012
OxfamHongkong
The project identifies, docu-ments and analyses fieldinnovations and practicalhurdles associated with keyagricultural issues, andengage with policy makersand stakeholders andfacilitate multi-stakeholderdialogue forums at local,district and national level. Italso aims to inform the widerpublic on key issues andoptions through publicationand dissemination.
Trainingreport - 6AnnualReport(halfyearly) - 1Districtlevelworkshopreport - 1
7 Institutionalmapping oforganizationinvolved inenhancinglivelihoodsand foodsecurity fromAgroforestry
March2012 -June2012
The WorldAgro-forestryCenter
It discusses the emergenceof agroforestry and commu-nity forestry institutions,their roles, and contribu-tions in different period oftime. It also explores theinsights on the potential ofthe institutions in terms ofresources they brought in,
Studyreport -1
Progress reportand workshopreports-5Project report-1Discussionpapers/booklets-1Policy briefs-2Press release-2Feature articles-2Radio interactions -3
6 Identifyingresearch toenhancelivelihoodsand foodsecurity fromAgro-forestryand commu-nity forestrysystems inNepal
March2012 -June2012
The WorldAgro-forestryCenter
This is an attempt tounderstand the broadersocio-economic andpolitico-cultural transforma-tion within which theagriculture, forestry andrural livelihoods operate.Analysis of the broadercontextual dynamics anddrivers has helped under-stand the prospects andchallenges of agroforestryinterventions mainly toaddress food security.
Studyreport - 1
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8 InternationalForestryResourcesand Institu-tions (IFRI)
World Bank/University ofMichigan USA
9 Monitoring andevaluation:Documentinglessons fromRRI ap-proaches tosupport tenurereformprocess inNepal, underthe Rights andResourcesInitiatives (RRI)
January2012 -October2012
Rights andResourcesInitiative/HelvetasNepal
This initiative brings theconstraints and challengeswith existing mode ofpartnership and our frame-work relations to reflect onpolicy influencing strategy.It also attempts to bring thepartner experiences andinsights into the analysisprocess and develop acommon understandingamong partners and collabo-rators on specific uncomfort-able situation imposed bygovernment because of theirpolicy decisions, and provideanalysis and knowledge toparliamentarians, govern-ment officials and media
Workshopsynthesisreport -3Booklet - 1Discussionpaper -1
10 Promotingand advancingIndigenousand Commu-nity Con-served Areas(ICCAs) inNepal
January2012 -Decem-ber 2012
GEF-SGP/UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram
The main objectives of theproject are to documentICCAs across Nepal and inparticular document andsynthesize best practices,strengthen the recentlyformed ad hoc committee ofthe ICCA network in Nepaland enhance awareness ofICCA and bring it into publicconservation policy discus-sion and debates throughevidence based policyadvocacy.
Discussionpaper - 1Policybrief - 1Workshopreport - 1
and commu-nity forestrysystems in themiddle Hills ofNepal
and added value ondeveloping the agroforestryand community forestrysystems, and their contribu-tion to local livelihoodspromotion and food securityin the mid hills of Nepal.
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11 Impacts ofcommunitymanagementof forests andfloodplains
April2012 -Decem-ber 2012
MiddlesexUniversity, UK
The project aims to generateevidence on the question"how do ecosystem servicescontribute to sustainablepoverty alleviation?" Withinthis broad question, theproject focuses on casestudies in South Asia, inparticular in Bangladesh andNepal. This study takes upthe challenge to generateevidence on the actualperformance of communitybased organizations on theirecosystem managementpractices.
Journalarticle - 1
12 ClimateChange andRuralInstitution(CCRI)
January2012 -Decem-ber 2015
DanishInstitute forInternationalStudies/SouthAsian Instituteof AdvancedStudies
The overall objective of theproject is to improveadaption to climate changein rural areas through policydevelopment that stimulatesinnovation among meso-level institutional actors.
WorkshopReport -1FieldReport -3
13 Paying forecosystemservices:conse-quences andalternatives(PECA) inNepal
September2012 -December2014
SwedishUniversity ofAgriculturalSciences
The project seeks to under-stand whether the concept ofenvironmental services andthe practices associated withit address both the globalpublic good as well as thewellbeing of those who areentrusted to ensure itsprovision.
14 World WideViews onBiodiversity
April2012 -October2012
DanishMinistry ofEnvironment/Danish Boardof Technology
The project aims to awarepeople on the issues ofbiodiversity and gather atleast 100 citizens onSeptember 15 to understandtheir personal views regard-ing its significance and waysof conserving them. Nepal isone of the 25 countrieswhere this project is beingimplemented.
Knowledgematerial inNepali-1Documen-tary(translatedin Nepali)-1
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15 Mainstreamingclimatechangeadaptationwith develop-ment plans
October -December2012
CARE Nepal The project aims to influ-ence the policy makers andimplementers (governmentand civil society) on effectiveintegration and implemen-tation in a way that supportsparticipatory community-based adaptation andthereby increases theresilience and adaptivecapacity of the poor andvulnerable people in Nepal.
StudyReport - 1Journalarticle -1
BAN CHAUTARI
Annex 2: List of policy dialogues conducted in 2012
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5. Annapurna Conservation AreaManagement
11September 2012,Pokhara
FECOFUN andBan ChautariConsortium
Capacity Building, Governance andPerspective of REDD+ in Nepal
15 August, 2012,Sap Falcha,Babarmahal
FECOFUN,ForestAction andRECOFTC
Timber Enterprise and NationalEconomy: Challenges of Timber PriceIntegration
30 July, 2012, SapFalcha,Babarmahal
FENFIT andForestAction
Democratization of AnnapurnaConservation Area Management
15 July, 2012, SapFalcha,Babarmahal
ForestAction andNepal Forester’sAssociation
S.N Topic of policy dialogue Organized date Organizer/s and venue
The Role of Indigenous and CommunityConserved Areas (ICCAs) in BiodiversityConservation in Nepal
18 December, 2012,Sap Falcha,Babarmahal
ForestActionand ICCANetwork Nepal
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OTHER POLICY DIALOGUES
10 July, 2012, SapFalcha, Babarmahal
ForestActionand CSRC
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Interaction programme regarding ADS
Interaction on “Recognizing andSupporting Indigenous and CommunityConserved Areas: A PromisingComplementary Approach toBiodiversity Conservation in Nepal”
2 December2012,Departmentof National Parkand WildlifeConservation(DNPWC),Kathmandu
ForestAction Nepaland DNPWC
Interaction on “Issues and Concerns ofIndigenous Community Conserved Areas(ICCA)”
11September 2012,Hotel Dragon,Pokhara, Kaski
ForestActionNepal,MachpuchhreDevelopmentOrganization (MDO)and ICCA, Sikles,Kaski
Understanding Meso-levelInstitutional Responses to ClimateChange
12 December,2012, LDTA,Jawalakhel
ForestAction andSouthasia Instituteof AdvancedStudies
Round table discussion on AgricultureDevelopment Strategy
9 February,2012,Department ofAgriculture,Hariharbhawan,Lalitpur
ForestActionNepal, Right tofood Network andNGO Federation
Interaction on “Recognizing andSupporting Indigenous CommunityConserved Areas (ICCA) in Nepal”
13 February 2012,SAP Falcha,Babarmahal,Kathmandu
ForestAction Nepaland ICCA NetworkNepal
Issues of Agriculture Development inNepal
12 July, 2012,Kalaiya, Bara
ForestAction andNew Young StarClub with ActionAidNepal
Media Roundtable Discussion On“Policies and Practices of BiodiversityConservation in Nepal: The Role ofIndigenous and CommunityConserved Areas (ICCAs)”
4 December 2012Hotel Greenwich,Lalitpur, Nepal
ForestAction Nepalwith CommunityDevelopmentOrganization (CDO)
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Annex 3: Presentations by ForestAction professionals in internationalconferences/workshopS.N. Name of the
participantName of the program Program
organizer andvenue
Duration
1. BirendraKarna
Regional Workshop on CommunityBased Forestry and Livelihood inthe Context of Climate ChangeAdaptation in South/South East Asia
ForestActionand AsiaPacificNetwork (APN)Lalitpur, Nepal
9-10December,2012
2. Dil BahadurKhatri
Beyond Carbon: Ensuring Justiceand Equity in REDD+ Across Levelsof Governance
Oxford Univer-sity, UK
23-34March,2012
3. Dil BahadurKhatri
Transforming Policy Processthrough Critical Action Research:Reflections from Nepal's ForestGovernance' in Annual KathmanduConference on Nepal andHimalayas.
Kathmandu,Nepal
22 July,2012
4. Dil BahadurKhatri
'Regional Workshop:Learning on REDD+ in SouthAsia'
ICIMOD,Kathmandu 24-27 July,
2012
5. Jailab Rai "Experiences and Reflection ofWWViews in Nepal" in the programentitled "WWViews Colloquium"during CBD COP 11.
CBD Secre-tariat withDanish Boardof Technology,HydarabadIndia
8-19October,2012
6. Jailab Rai Paper entitled "Status of ICCAsin Nepal and their Potentials inAchieving Aichi Targets" in sideevent (on 9 October) entitled"Achieving Aichi Targets throughCommunity Conserved Areas(CCAs) in South and East Asia"during CBD COP 11.
ICCA Consor-tium,Kalpavriksh,and NaturalJustice,HydarabadIndia.
11 KrishnaPaudel
Conference on conservation onSouth East Asia
Hanoi,Vietnam
10-15December,2012
8-19October,2012
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8. Naya SharmaPaudel
Conference on Action Researchand Action Learning
3-7 June,2012
Beja, Portugal
9. SujataTamang
Conference on conservation onSouth East Asia
Hanoi,Vietnam
10-15December,2012
10. RajeshBista
Regional Workshop on CommunityBased Forestry and Livelihood inthe Context of Climate ChangeAdaptation in South/South EastAsia
ForestActionand AsiaPacificNetwork (APN)Lalitpur, Nepal
9-10December,2012
11. Rahul Karki Regional Workshop on CommunityBased Forestry and Livelihood inthe Context of Climate ChangeAdaptation in South/South East Asia
ForestActionand Asia PacificNetwork (APN)Lalitpur, Nepal
9-10December,2012
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Annex 4: Sub-national and local level trainings/workshopsS.N Description of the event Events Organizers Location
1. Skill Development on ClimateChange Adaptation andMitigation
1 ForestAction Nepal,Sisnery FECOFUNRange Post
Community basedresource center,Lamatar, Lalitpur
2. Apprenticeship course onTransformative activism forSustainable agriculture
1 (finalmoduleofpreviousseries)
ForestAction Thimura, Chitwan
3.An apprenticeship course onTransformative activism forSustainable Development
2(modulescompleted)
ForestAction Thimura, Chitwan
4. Training workshop on assert-ing food sovereignty in Karnali:building local capacity for civilaction
1ForestAction Surkhet
5. Account Management Training 1 ForestAction /FECOFUN Morang Letang, Morang
6. Workshop of Multi stakeholderwatch dog committee
2 ForestAction /FECOFUN Morang
Jante and Belbari,Morang
7.Project Inception Workshop
1ForestAction /FECOFUN Morang
Letang, Morang
8. Regional level right toinformation workshop
1 ForestAction /FECOFUN Morang Biratnagar, Morang
9 Community level right toinformation workshop
1 ForestAction /FECOFUN Morang
Biratchwok, Morang
10. VDC level interaction work-shop on Opportunities andChallenges of Agriculture atthe Local Level
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Gorkha,Nawalparasi,Kapilvastu,Argakhanchi
11.District stakeholder interac-tion workshop on Opportuni-ties and Challenges ofAgriculture at the Local Level
2ForestAction Nawalparasi,
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12. Interaction on Indigenousand Community ConservedAreas
1ForestAction Nepaland ICCA Sikles
Kaski
13. Interaction on Indigenousand Community Con-served Areas
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ForestAction Nepaland RupatalConservationCommittee
Kaski
14. Interaction on Indigenousand Community ConservedAreas
1ForestAction Nepaland PanchaseDevelopmentCommittee
Parbat and Kaski
15. Issues and Concerns ofIndigenous CommunityConserved Areas inKathmandu Valley
1 ForestActionNepal
Kathmandu
16. Interaction on Indigenousand Community ConservedAreas
1
ForestAction Nepaland Bajrabarahimanagementcommittee
Lalitpur
17. Interaction on Indig-enous and CommunityConserved Areas
1ForestAction Nepaland ToudahaManagementCommittee
Kathmandu
18. Interaction on Indigenousand Community ConservedAreas
1 ForesAction Nepaland NagdahaManagementCommittee
Lalitpur
19. Interaction on Indigenousand Community Con-served Areas
1ForestAction Nepaland GodavarikundaCF
Lalitpur
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Annex 5: ForestAction publications in 2012
a. Policy Briefs and booklets:Paudel, N.S., Khatri, D.B., Ojha, H., Luintel, H.S. and Banjade, M.R. 2012. Forest
Act Amendment Proposal: Analysis and Suggestion. Policy Note Series 2012:1.ForestAction Nepal.
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b. Discussion paper/notes:Khatri, D., Bhusal, R.P., Paudel, N.S. and Gurung, N. 2012. REDD+ Politics in the
Media: A Case Study from Nepal. Working Paper. ForestAction Nepal and CIFOR.Khatri, D.B., Paudel, N.S, Bista, R. and Bhandari, K. 2012. Review of REDD+ payment
mechanism under pilot project: implications for future carbon payments inNepal. Discussion paper. ForestAction Nepal.
Sharma, N.P., Khatri, D.B., Khanal, D.R. and Karki, R. 2013. Context of REDD+ inNepal: Drivers, Agents and Institutions. Occasional Paper 81. ForestAction andCIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia.
c. Conference papers/posters/articles/book chapters/books:Bista, R. Gurung, A., Karki, R., Shrestha, S. and Uprety, D.R. 2012. Opportunities
and challenges of adopting community forestry: A case study of Nepal. ScientificJournal of Agriculture, 1(6): 156-163
Karki, R. and Gurung, A. 2012. An overview of climate change and its impact onagriculture: A review from least developing country, Nepal. International Journalof Ecosystem, 2(2): 19-24.
Paudel, K. 2012. Abandoned agriculture land in mid hills of Nepal. Poster presentedat conference on conservation on South East Asia, 10-15 December, 2012, Hanoi,Vietnam.
Paudel, N.S., Monterroso, I. and Cronkleton, P. 2012. Secondary level organizationand democratization of forest governance: Case studies from Nepal andGuatemala. Conservation and Society, 10(2): 124-135.
Tamang, S. 2012. Changing rural landscape in Nepal: emerging issues of feminisationof agriculture work, climate change and food security. Paper Presented atconference on conservation on South East Asia, 10-15 December, 2012, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Jha, P. 2012. Climate change: impact, adaptation and vulnerability in the watersupply of Kathmandu Valley. In: M, Pacetti, G. Passerini, C.A. Brebbia and G.Laitni (Eds.). The Sustainable City VII. UK: WIT Press.
Bishwokarma, D., Paudel, N.S. and Molina, J. 2012. Civil society organizations inclimate change policy dynamics in Nepal: How representative and inclusive isthe process? TMC Academic Journal, 7(1).
Khatri, D.B., Bushley, B.B. and Ojha, H. 2012. Enacting REDD in Nepal: Multi-stakeholder engagements and policy deliberation. A paper presented inconference entitled Beyond Carbon: Ensuring Justice and Equity in REDD+ acrossLevels of Governance. Oxford University, 23-34 March 2012.
Rai, J. 2012. Shifting biodiversity conservation paradigms and a promisingalternative in Nepal. A paper presented in "Silver Jubilee Conference".Kathmandu, 2-3 July , 2012
Rai, J. 2012. Protected areas and livelihoods of indigenous communities in Nepal:Perspectives from social exclusion and inclusion. A paper presented in"Biodiversity Asia- Science, Policy and Governance: The 2nd Asia RegionalConference of the Society for Conservation Biology. Banglor, India, 7-10 August2012
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d. Reports (study, workshop, project):Bista, R. and Karki, R. 2012. Capacity building, governance and perspective of
REDD+ in Nepal, 1 August, 2012. Kathmandu: ForestAction Nepal.Karki, R. 2012. Democratization of Annapurna Conservation Area Management, 18
July, 2012. Kathmandu: ForestAction Nepal.Karki, R. and Jha, P. 2012. Timber enterprise and national economy: challenges of
timber price integration, 30 July, 2012. Kathmandu: ForestAction Nepal.Rai J.K. 2012. Issues and concerns of Indigenous Community Conserved Areas (ICCA)
in Kathmandu Valley, 30 September, 2012. Kathmandu: ForestAction Nepal.Rai, J.K. 2012. Issues and concerns of Indigenous Community Conserved Areas
(ICCA), 11 September 2012. Pokhara, Kaski: ForestAction Nepal.Rai, J.K. 2012. An interactive workshop on recognizing and supporting Indigenous
and Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) in Nepal, 13 February, 2012.Kathmandu: ForestAction Nepal.
Paudel, N. S., Luitel, H. S., Khatri, D. B., Ojha, S.K., Bhandari, K. and Bista, R.2012. Conflict and REDD+ Kathmandu: ForestAction Nepal and RECOFTC.
Paudel, N.S., Luintel, H., Khatri, D.B. and Bhandari, K. 2012. Enabling forest usersto exercise their rights: Rethinking regulatory barriers to communities andsmallholders earning their living from timber. ForestAction Nepal and RECOFTC.
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Paudel, K, Dahal,D and Shah,R. 2012. Abandoned Agriculture Land in MidHills ofNepal. Study report. IUCN and ForestAction Nepal.
Paudel, N.S., Luintel, H.S., Khatri, D.B. and Bhandari, K. 2012. Enabling forestusers to exercise their rights: Rethinking regulatory barriers to communitiesand smallholders earning their living from timber. ForestAction and RECOFTC.
Dahal, D. 2012. Food and Sustainable agriculture Initiative. Half yearly report toActionAid, ForestAction Nepal
Dahal, D. 2012. Roundtable discussion on Agriculture Development Strategy, 9February, Lalitpur, Forestaction Nepal
Dahal, D. 2012. Press conference on Agriculture Development Strategy: Peoples'perspective, 4 May, Kathmandu: ForestAction Nepal
Dahal, D and Paudel, K. 2012. Report on Food and Sustainable agriculture Initiative.Annual Report: ForestAction Nepal.
Paudel, K. 2012. Mapping of institutions. Background paper. ForestAction Nepal.Paudel, K. 2012. Enhancing livelihoods and food security from agroforestry and
community forestry in the mid-hills of Nepal. Study report. Kathmandu:ForestAction Nepal.
Paudel, N.S., Bastakoti, B.P., Karki, R. and Bista, R. 2012. Drivers and dynamics ofagrarian transformation in Nepal: Review of broader socio-economic issuesaround Nepalese agricultural development. Study report. Kathmandu:ForestAction Nepal.
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Annex 6: National level training and workshop
S.N Name of the event Organizers Duration
1 Regional workshop on "Com-munity-based Forestry andLivelihood in the context ofClimate Change Adaptationin South Asia"
ForestAction Nepal andAsia Pacific Network(APN) for Global ChangeResearch
9 -10 December,2012
2 Knowledge sharing workshopon "Understanding Meso-levelInstitutional Responses toClimate Change"
ForestAction Nepal,Southasia Institute ofAdvanced Studies(SIAS) and DanishInstitute for InternationalStudies (DIIS)
12 December,2012
3 Fourth National Gathering onIndigenous and CommunityConserved Areas
ForestAction Nepal andICCA consortium
17-18 December,2012
4 Mutli-stakeholder interactionon Indigenous and Commu-nity Conserved Areas
ForestAction Nepal andICCA consortium
13 February, 2012
5 Media interaction on Indig-enous and CommunityConserved Areas
ForestAction Nepal andICCA consortium
4 December, 2012
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Annex 7: Interns at ForestAction from various universities and institutions
Duration Name Institution/Country Area of Work
June - August 2012 Chris Tittle SchumacherCollege, UnitedKingdom
Research on REDD+ andsocial safeguards at thepilot sites of Nepal
June - August 2012 Dinesh Bastakoti Himalayan collegeof Agricultural
Sciences and Technology(HICAST), NepalFood security andsustainable agricultureinitiative
May - July 2012 Jose Molina JR. University ofMinnesota, USA
Series of value chainanalyses of NTFPs inKathmandu, Dolakha andBaitadi districts
May - July 2012 Colleen Waterson University ofMinnesota, USA
Series of value chainanalyses of NTFPs inKathmandu, Dolakha andBaitadi districts
May - July 2012 Nadine Habed University ofMinnesota, USA
Series of value chainanalyses of NTFPs inKathmandu, Dolakha andBaitadi districts
Annex 7: Interns at ForestAction from various universities and institutions
Duration Name Institution/Country Area of Work
June - August 2012 Chris Tittle SchumacherCollege, UnitedKingdom
Research on REDD+ andsocial safeguards at thepilot sites of Nepal
June - August 2012 Dinesh Bastakoti Himalayan collegeof AgriculturalSciences andTechnology Nepal
Food security andsustainable agricultureinitiative
May - July 2012 Jose Molina Jr. University ofMinnesota, USA
Series of value chainanalyses of NTFPs inKathmandu, Dolakha andBaitadi districts
May - July 2012 Colleen Waterson University ofMinnesota, USA
Series of value chainanalyses of NTFPs inKathmandu, Dolakha andBaitadi districts
May - July 2012 Nadine Habed University ofMinnesota, USA
Series of value chainanalyses of NTFPs inKathmandu, Dolakha andBaitadi districts
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Annex 9: Board Members
Prof. Dr. Ram B. Chhetri
Ms. Rama Ale Magar
Mr. Nirmal Kumar B.K.
Dr. Krishna P. Paudel
Mr. Khem Raj Dahal
Mr. Bijay Kumar Singh
Ms. Anita Shrestha
Ms. Pooja Bhattarai
Mr. Lila Puri
Chairperson
Vice-Chairperson
Treasurer
Member Secretary
Members
Chairperson
Vice-Chairperson
Treasurer
Member Secretary
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ACRONYMS
REDD+ Reducing Emission from Deforestation and
Forest Degradation Plus
JFL Journal of Forest and Livelihood
CSO Civil Society Organization
ICCA Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas
IFRI International Forestry and Resources Institute
USA United States of America
ADS Agriculture Development Strategy
CFUG Community Forest User Group
CF Community Forest
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