Environmental Safeguard
Environmental Safeguard involves protecting natural resources and ecosystems to ensure their sustainability for future generations. This includes implementing practices and policies that prevent environmental degradation, promote biodiversity conservation, and address issues such as pollution and habitat destruction.
- Conservation of natural resources including forest, wetland, wildlife and pasture
- Developing nature based solutions for human well-being
- Landscape level Conservation
- Restoring corridor and connectivity for the dispersal/movement of wild animals
- Conservation of rare and endangered wild animals
- Capacity building on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
- Sustainable Forest Management
- Empowering women, Dalit, Madhesi, Indigenous Peoples on biodiversity conservation, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, REDD+, DRR
Our Past Work Includes:
Capturing the success stories of the "Scaling up Family Planning and Reproductive Health Service in Nepal"
Period: Dec 2019 - Feb 2020
Location: Supported by GGR emergency fund, FPAN
Focus: Documentation of success stories
Location: Supported by GGR emergency fund, FPAN
Focus: Documentation of success stories
Assessing the Conservation Status, Challenges, and Opportunities of Non-Timber Forest Products
Period: Dec 2020 - June 2021
Location: Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality, Saldang, Dolpa
Focus: Assessment of NTFPs, and livelihood opportunities
Location: Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality, Saldang, Dolpa
Focus: Assessment of NTFPs, and livelihood opportunities
Impact Study of Homestay in Nepal
Period: Jan 2020 - June 2020
Supported by: Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Taragaon Development Board
Focus: Homestay assessment
Supported by: Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Taragaon Development Board
Focus: Homestay assessment
Preparing and Revising Operational Plans of Community Forestry User Groups.
Period: Sep 2020 - May 2021
Location: Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal, Syangja District Federation
Focus: Forest Operational Plan preparation, GIS mapping, biodiversity assessment, and documentation
Location: Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal, Syangja District Federation
Focus: Forest Operational Plan preparation, GIS mapping, biodiversity assessment, and documentation
Training for over 15 Homestay Communities
Period: Mar 2022 - Jun 2022
Location: Nechasalayan Rural Municipality, Solukhumbu
Focus: Capacity development training on homestay
Location: Nechasalayan Rural Municipality, Solukhumbu
Focus: Capacity development training on homestay
Assessing the Status of Forest Products and Impacts on Hydropower in Social, Economic, and Environmental Aspects
Period: Oct 2021 - Jun 2022
Location: Bhotkhola Rural Municipality
Focus: Forest Products Assessment, Environmental, Social, and Economic Impact Assessment
Location: Bhotkhola Rural Municipality
Focus: Forest Products Assessment, Environmental, Social, and Economic Impact Assessment
Feasibility Study on Eco-Tourism Promotion
Period: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Supported by: Taragaon Development Board
Focus: Assessment of eco-tourism
Supported by: Taragaon Development Board
Focus: Assessment of eco-tourism
Preparation of Eco-Tourism Master Plan
Period: Feb - Jun 2021
Location: Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality, Myagdi
Focus: Explore and document tourism possibilities, livelihoods, and other sectors
Location: Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality, Myagdi
Focus: Explore and document tourism possibilities, livelihoods, and other sectors