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Women save Forest in Western Nepal

gacf_admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:20:27 +0000

After the women started being involved in forest conservation along with their household chores, the once barren and degraded forests now have restored its greenery. The Save Forest Campaign by women of Gagandanda 13 has resulted in restoration of thick green base and conservation of Pragatishil Community Forest.

For details, please see Women save Forests in Western Nepal (27)

Asia Regional Dialogue on Community Forests, Property Rights and Climate Change

gacf_admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:29:02 +0000

Asia Dialogue on Community Forests and Property Rights in the context of Climate Change will take place on 11 and 12 August, 2010. This promises to be an important platform for discussing how the emerging REDD+ architecture and approaches can be considerably enhanced as we move towards COP-16 in Cancun at the end of this year. In particular, the focus will be on how the rich and diverse experience in community forestry of Asian countries can enrich this policy process not only in Asia but also the rest of the world.

The overall motive behind the workshop is to provide a space for open and frank exchange of ideas and developments amongst regional decision-makers, civil society, community groups and academics on the role of community forestry status of common property regimes and their implications for climate change mitigation within Asia. The dialogue will be convened for 2 days and be open to the public with a limited number of participants (80-100) with priority given to invited participants. It will be organize to maximize time for discussion and exchange with each session being led by an introductory presentation followed by comments from the panel members.

To ensure that the dialouge fosters a balanced and informed debate, approximately 80-100 participants will be invited from the following sectors and groups.

Representatives from Asian governments (Climate negotiators, Ministries of forest, land, environment)
Community representatives and local institutions from Nepal
Civil Society (Asian, International)
Representatives from multi-lateral funds and intitiatives (UNREDD, FCPF, FIP)
Representatives from donor countries (SDC, DFID, Norad, Sida, USAID, etc )
Representatives from regional institutions (e.g. ICIMOD)
Academia and research

Organizing Partner: RRI will co-host the event with the Government of Nepal and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Collaboration with GACF, FECOFUN, Swiss Intercooperation and RECOFTC.

Latin America Faces an Environmental Emergency

gacf_admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:46:02 +0000

The Latin American economy based on exploitation of natural resources does not create social well-being and is unsustainable in the context of climate change, says Uruguayan Eduardo Gudynas, lead researcher at the Latin American Centre for Social Ecology (CLAES). Milagros Salazar interviews Uruguayan ecologist EDUARDO GUDYNAS. (source: ipsnews.net)

*For further information, please click here.

Employment opportunity from Resin Tapping in Nepal

gacf_admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:27:39 +0000

This is a brief article written by Mr. Laya Prasad Subedi, a forest officer, about the employment opportunities in the resin industry in Nepal. This brief article comprehensively provides the reader with an understanding on resin market in Nepal in such a brief paper. Please click on this link for further information.

District Forest Officers of Western Nepal found guilty of Deforestation

gacf_admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:07:40 +0000

The Kathmandu Post: Forest officials and rangers in Banke have been found guilty of causing deforestation in various government and community forests. A panel formed by the parliamentary Natural Resources and Means Committee has indicted Banke’s forest officials, including Director of Mid-Western Regional Forest Directorate Rishiram Tripathi and Shyam Sharma and Bishwanath Mahato of the District Forest Office (DFO). For more information, please click here.

GACF publishes Pilot Version of E-bulletin

gacf_admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:30:51 +0000

GACF has published a pilot version of its E-bulletin summarizing its activities briefly. The E-bulletin can be accessed through http://www.gacfonline.com/e-bulletin/ . Please let us know your comments and feedbacks on this to further improve in coming days.

New NEC Members of FECOFUN (2010-2014)

gacf_admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:28:14 +0000

Federations of Community Forestry Users’ Nepal (FECOFUN) successfully convened its Fourth General Assembly from June 8 – 10, 2010 in Rastriya Sabha Griha, Kathmandu, Nepal. The opening session was inaugurated by Hon. President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav amidst presence of about 600 community forestry representatives from all over the country. The three-day convention was conduted in a most democratic and inclusive way leading to selection of 66 representatives out of 77 who became members of National Executive Committee. Guided by FECOFUN norms, 50% among this are women. The major post in this committee are listed as following:

1. Chairperson – Mrs. Apsara Chapagain

2. General Secretary – Mr. Ganesh Karki

S.N.	Representation	Namelist
1.	Eastern Development Region	1. Laxmi Pandey 2. Sushila Nembang 3. Parbata Gautam 4. Ashara Devi Choudhary 5. Mohan Kumar Gurung 6. Bal Bahadur Rai 7. Ganesh Guragain 8. Dig Bahadur Limbu
2.	Central Development Region	1. Nirmala Devkota 2. Bharati Pathak 3. Indrawati Moktan 4. Apsara Chapagain 5. Ganesh Karki 6. Netra Hari Bhandari 7. Bharat Bahadur Ghale 8. Sitaram Pokharel
3.	Western Development Region	1. Dolkumari Sapkota 2. Pashupati Shahi 3. Sabitra Regmi 4. Ratna Devi Ghimire 5. Thakur Bhandari 6. Chhattra Raj Poudel 7. Krishna Prasad Lamicchane

S.N.	Representation	Namelist
8. Khum Prasad Subedi
4.	Mid-Western Development Region	1. Sushila Giri 2. Nirmala Giri 3. Padma Choudhary 4. Prema Adhikari 5. Chandra Bahadur KC 6. Birkha Bahadur Shahi 7. Rana Bahadur Thapa 8. Bhim Prakash Khadka
5.	Far-Western Development Region	1. Gangu Devi Khadayat 2. Manju Malasi 3. Nira Jairu 4. Shakuntala Nagarkoti 5. Lal Bahadur Oli 6. Santa Bahadur Karki 7. Deb Bahadur Kunwar 8. Arjun Singh Karki
6.	Madhesi Origin	1. Lal Devi Shah 2. Bachu Shah Kanu 3. Bishnu Lal Shah
7.	Himali Origin	1. Sonam Tsering Lama 2. Ang Nima Lama
8.	Muslims	1. Muhammad Kar Khan
9.	Distant Users	1. Gita Devi Choudhary 2. Shiv Shankar Prasad Rauniyar
10.	Disabled	1. Govind Kumar Shrestha
11.	Dalits	1. Manmaya BK 2. Parbati Kumari BK 3. Bhim Bahadur Rasaili
12.	Poor/Disadvantaged	1. Purna Bahadur Pariyar
13.	Terai Districts	1. Hira Devi Singh 2. Man Singh Bhandari 3. Krishna Bahadur Gautam
14.	Indigenous/Ethnic Groups	1. Chun Kumari Choudhary 2. Hemganga Moktan 3. Usha Tharuni (Choudhary) 4. Lalit Kumar Lama 5. Hariswor Thapa Magar 6. Makkar Dhwoj Pakhrin
15.	Karnali Region	1. Jaya Kala Dhakal 2. Hansha Bahadur Shahi
16.	Kathmandu Valley	1. Yasoda Bista 2. Bhuwan Giri

3. Secretary – Mr. Birkha Bahadur Shahi

4. Treasurer – Ms. Bharati Pathak

This is also to inform all the stakeholders and well-wishers of community forests that persons listed in the National Executive Committee are the only authorized and legal persons representing federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) from this time forward until the next General Assembly.

The overall list of National Executive Committee Members is as follows:

FECOFUN convened Fourth General Assembly on June 8-10, 2010

gacf_admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:29:11 +0000

Fecofun successfully convened its 4th General Assembly on June 8-10, 2010 forming a 66 member National Executive Committee (NEC) representing development regions, madhesi, muslims, terai, indigenous groups, disabled, distant users, Kathmandu Valley, Karnali region and Himali region. This NEC has selected the first woman chairperson who will lead and guide the organization for next four years.

For further information contact,

FECOFUN Secretariat,

Old Baneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal

Phone: 00977-1-4485263

fecofun@wlink.com.np

CAFT General Assembly

gacf_admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:25:42 +0000

Cooperative Agroforetiere de la Trinationale (CAFT) of Cameroon is conducting its general assembly on June 5-6, 2010. CAFT is a community representative organization working to secure rights of the community in Africa. For further information, contact Mr. Patrice Andre Pa’ah at caft.cameroun@gmail.com

FECOFUN 15th Aniversary- Jestha 18, 2067 (June 1, 2010)

gacf_admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:52:45 +0000

FECOFUN, prominently known as Nepal’s largest civil society organization, is celebrating its 15th anniversary in the premise of its national secretariat Purano Baneshor, Kathmandu Nepal

FECOFUN is a national federation of forest users which advocates for community forestry user group rights, locally, nationally, and regionally. FECOFUN’s membership stands at about 5 million people. This comprises rural-based farmers – men, women, old, and young – from almost all of Nepal’s 75 districts. Since its establishment in 1995, FECOFUN has been instrumental in representing concerns of community forestry user groups in deliberations about policy formulations and forest futures. FECOFUN is an autonomous, non-partisan, socially inclusive, non-profit organization.