RECOFTC Nepal
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Embracing community forestry and community-based fire management: Lessons...
An article published in The Guardian in May 2024 highlights two significant successes in the forestry sector of Oaxaca, Mexico – a decline in wildfires...
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Building sustainable futures through bioengineering and enterprise...
From 23–26 April 2024, community members came together in Tatopani-3, a village in Jumla, Nepal for a training session on cost-effective bioengineering and...
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Lalitpur's collaborative approach to balancing urban green spaces and...
Green spaces, including well-maintained trees and vegetation, are vital for creating beautiful, livable, and environmentally friendly cities. They offer...
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Effective climate change policies in agriculture and forestry need an...
Bridging the divide between agriculture and forestry is imperative for climate action. The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions over...
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RECOFTC Nepal partners with Gandaki Province for sustainable forest...
RECOFTC Nepal and the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest, and Environment (MOITFE), Gandaki Province have entered a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding...
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Investing in people and forests for climate and nature goals: The case for...
At the COP28 climate change conference in Dubai, the climate and nature agendas started to align like never before. To those of us who work with...
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New project will bring sustainable energy and livelihood options to...
A project to strengthen livelihoods by transforming energy systems in local communities and community forest users’ groups is underway in Nepal’s Himalayan...
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Gender in academia: promoting gender equality in schools
A total of 24 teachers and 25 students participated in the orientation conducted at Shree Gyan Mandir Namuna Secondary School. Teachers and students discussed ways to...
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Piloting site-level assessment on governance and equity in Nepal
RECOFTC Nepal and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) conducted a pilot Site-level Assessment on Governance and Equity (SAGE) in...
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How a flood brought a community together
The 2017 June-September monsoon season in South Asia was one of the most devastating the region had experienced in decades. In Nepal, monsoon rains fell like a thick curtain for four days...
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Team 30: Achieving gender equity in the forestry sector
RECOFTC supported 30 young female foresters in their efforts to ensure gender equity in the forest sector in Nepal. The year-long program was called "30 Weaving 300:...
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A woman's journey from community forestry to politics
“Good governance of forests and natural resources should engage and create benefits for all members of the society equally,” said Dhanamaya Bishwokarma, member of Nepal’s...
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Sustainable Forest Management procedure for Bagmati Province signed for...
On 4 January 2023, Honorable Minister Bishal Khadka, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Bagmati Province, enacted the Sustainable Forest Management...
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Unnoticed Ideas: Transforming the Life
If someone had asked me about my dream before 3 years, I would have said 8 hours work, tasty food and good clothes for my family. Life was so tough, everyday my husband and me used to wake...
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29 Aug 2024
The Nepali version of ‘Learning and Living Our Elders’ Wisdom: Youth Power for Land, Forests, and Territories in Asia’, a Rights and Resources...
10 Feb 2023
RECOFTC Nepal collaborated with the Institute of Forestry (IOF) and the Female Foresters’ Network to help over 120 students better understand gender...
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Bridging the divide between agriculture and forestry is imperative for climate action. The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions...
Talk of the Forest
Dammar trees (Shorea javanica) produce a valuable resin that is in high demand as a component of paints, perfumes and cosmetics. For generations, the...