S N. | Project Name/Client | Project Area | Major Activities/Functions | Total Budget | Start Date | End Date | Partners |
1 | Nepal Forest & Wildfire Management Project Funding: IDRC Canada | Whole of Nepal, with field data from Lalitpur and Kavrepalanchok Districts | Study and analysis of issues affecting improved forest fire governance in Nepal | Canadian $68,910) | July 2015 | October 2017 Extended 4 months due to effects of the 2015 catastrophic earthquake | Thompson Rivers University, BC, Canada (Lead). Ministry of Forests d Soil Conservation, Nepal Forest Fire Management Chapter |
2 | Mapping of Invasive Alien Plant Species in TAL & CHAL Nepal/ NTNC component Funding: USAID/WWF Hariyo Ban Program | 450 grids (5kmx5km) in 35 districts of TAL & CHAL Nepal | Conducting mapping of invasive species in TAL & CHAL district. Will model for potential occurrence in whole TAL and CHAL till 3500 m elevation | NPR 1,911,000 | April 2016 | November 2016 (Field completed, modeling & report preparation going on) | N/A |
3 | Revision of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) and Development of the Fifth National Report to CBD/Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation Funding: GEF/UNEP | Nepal | The project prepared Nepal’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2014-2020) by also incorporating emerging themes and issues and considering the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and Nepal’s Fifth National Report to CBD. | NPR 11,649,961 | April 2013 | July 2014 | N/A |
4 | Rapid Assessment of Chitwan Annapurna Landscape (CHAL) Funding: USAID/WWF Hariyo Ban Program | Mustang, Myagdi, Parbat, Syanjya, Baglung, Gulmi, Argakanchi, Kaski, Tanahu, | KAFCOL conducted a rapid assessment of CHAL area. Assessment included mainly investigating biodiversity hot spot areas, biodiversity corridors, social and gender inclusion situation, | NPR 4,250,000 | May 2012 | August 2012 | N/A |
Lamjung, Manang, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, Chitwan, Nawalparansi, Palpa, Makawanpur districts of Nepal | Community forestry, agriculture, drivers of deforestation, climate change issues, infrastructure development, tourism and hydrology. | ||||||
5 | A review of different models of Public Private Partnership (PPP) and development of appropriate model forest enterprise model/ FAO, Leasehold Forestry and Livestock Program (LFLP) | Dolakha, Ramechhap, Sankhuwasaba, Tehrathum and Dang | This project reviewed most potential forest enterprises in 5 districts for possible implementation by LFLP program. This project recommended most viable, appropriate and implementable model of PPA for LFLP | NPR 230,000 | Feb, 2012 | April, 2012 | N/A |
6 | Institutional Cooperation Instrument (ICI)- Improving Capacity on Forest Resource Information Technology’ in Vietnam and Nepal/ DFRS, DOF and Improving Community Forest User Groups | Whole Nepal | This project has been financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Finland. This project documented and assessesed the forest resource condition, forest stock in collaboration with FRA project of the Government of Nepal. | NPR 54,000,000 | January, 2010 | January, 2012 | The Finish Forest Research Institute (MELTA), Joensuu Research Unit, KAFCOL, IoF, Tribhuwan University, MFSC Nepal, DFRS and Vietnam Government |
7 | Improved Community Forestry Governance through Action Research/ University of Life Science, Denmark and ComForM Project | Mustang, Baglung, Kaski and Chitwan Districts, Nepal | Baseline study conducted in CFUGs of Chitwan, Kaski, Baglung and Mustang Districts, and Lete Forest User Group of Mustang has been empowered to plan and implement livelihood improvement plans focusing to seabuckthorn enterprise | NPR 1,209,000 | December 2010 | December 2012 | N/A |
development with more consideration to the poor, women and dalit households. | |||||||
8 | Assessment of Forest Sector Contribution to Poverty Alleviation/ AFPNet/FAO and Community Forestry User Groups | Dang, Pyuthan and Mustang districts of Nepal | FAO in collaboration with the Asia Forest Network (AFN) jointly provided support to conduct this study. This is part of the studies conducted in 11 Asia and Pacific countries including Nepal. This study forms part of the project “Making forestry work for the poor: Adapting forest policies to poverty alleviation strategies in Asia and the Pacific”. The Department of Forests of each country had been the partner of the project. | NPR 510,000.00 | December 2010 | June 2011 | N/A |
9 | Assessment of Contribution of the Selected Non-timber Forest Products to Poverty Reduction and Factors Influencing NTFPs Cultivation in Private Land/ University Grant Commission of Nepal | Dang, Pyuthan and Rolpa districts of Nepal | Action research on assessment of contribution of selected NTFPs to poverty reduction in selected CFUGs of District was implemented by KAFCOL. Six faculties and students were involved in the action research program. The result indicated that NTFP in Community Forests has contributed significantly to poverty reduction. | NPR 1,000,000 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2011 | N/A |