NFA have wide pool of highly educated and skilled members with different expertise in various aspects of natural resources, biodiversity management and conservation of social related subject matter. It has provided consultancy services to various institutions and will continue to provide in future too. Some completed services by NFA are as follows:
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SN |
Activities |
Agency/Proponent |
Year |
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Terai and inner Terai forest management National Workshop |
Nepal Uk Community Forestry Project, Winrock Intenational and Nepal Swiss Community Forestry Project |
2000 |
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Forestry Sector Environmental Management Action Plan of 132 KV Transmission Line of the Bhote Koshi Hydropower plant |
Bhote Koshi Power Company Kathmandu |
2001 |
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Initial Environment Examination (IEE) of stone quarry of Lele Lalitpur |
DFO Lalitpur |
2001 |
|
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Drafting and consultation for forestry sector plan in the Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002/3-2006/7) |
Livelihood and Forestry Progtamme (LFP) |
2001 |
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Translation of the Guidelines from English to Nepali: NTFP and the Green Book |
NARMSAP |
2001 |
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Impact study on New Policy in Community Forestry with reference to Banke, Bardiya, Kailali and Dang Districts. |
CARE Nepal |
2002 |
|
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Study on Democratic Functioning of Community Forestry Users Groups in Forestry Partnership Project area. |
CARE Nepal |
2002 |
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Impact of Non-Formal Education (NFE) in Community Forestry Development in the Project area (Kailali, Banke, Bardiya, Dang & Pyuthan). |
CARE Nepal |
2002 |
|
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Editing of the Monitoring and Evaluation Training Manual (Nepali) |
NARMSAP |
2002 |
|
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Editing of the CF Operational Guideline 2002 (Nepali) |
NARMSAP |
2002 |
|
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Translation of the Regional Level NGO Guideline into Nepali |
NARMSAP |
2002 |
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Translation of the District Level NGO Guideline into Nepali |
NARMSAP |
2002 |
|
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Translation of the Green Book into Nepali |
NARMSAP |
2002 |
|
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Translation of the CF Operational Guideline 2002 into English |
NARMSAP |
2002 |
|
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Translation of the Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy into English |
NARMSAP |
2003 |
|
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Forest Certification Awareness Raising Program |
SNV |
2003 |
|
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Community Forestry Operational Plan revision Consultancy in Palpa and Nuwakot districts |
NARMSAP |
2003-04 |
|
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Impact of Buffer Zone Forest Management Development in Royal Bardia National Parks Buffer Zone, Bardia and Banke |
CARE Nepal |
2004 |
|
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Guidelines for Bardia Buffer Zone Community Forest Management Preparation |
CARE Nepal |
2005 |
|
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Final Evaluation of Improving Livelihoods through NTFP Management Projects |
CARE Nepal |
2005 |
|
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Report on Different Approaches on Watersheds Management in Nepal |
Department of Soil Conservation Nepal |
2005 |
|
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Training Manual of cultivation of medicinal plants for forest users and farmers |
Department of Forests |
2006 |
|
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Translation of Guidelines for Second Generation Operational Plans of Community Forestry |
NACRMLP |
2006 |
|
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Translation of Second Generation Operational Plan of Hile-Jaljale Community Forests |
NACRMLP |
2006 |
|
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Forest Certification National Standard Development Project |
UNDP/GEF/SGP and other development partners |
2006-2008 |
|
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Forest Certification Training (Bara District) and Forest Certification Support Programs |
BISEP-ST |
2006-2007 |
|
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Preparation of National Report (2007) on Biodiversity, Nepal |
Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation |
2007 |
|
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Consultancy services to Task Force on Sustainable Forest Management (2006-07) |
Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation |
2007 |
|
|
Contribution of Forestry Sector to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Nepal |
Department of Forest Research and Survey |
2008 |
|
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Feasibility Study of Reduced Emission from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD) in the Context of Nepal |
WWF Nepal |
2008 |
|
|
Project for Facilitating Policy Review Process for Sustainable Forest Management |
SDC; LFP and SNV for Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation |
2006-2008 |
|
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Project for Developing National Standards of Forest Certification in Nepal |
UNDP/GEF/SGP Nepal; NSCFP; LFP; SNV |
2006-2008 |
|
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Preparation of outreach plan for REDD (with formation of consortium) |
REDD- Forestry and Climate change cell |
2009-2010
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|
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Assessment of land use, policy and governance (with formation of consortium) |
REDD -Forestry and Climate change cell |
2009
|
|
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Support Program for Developing Forest Certification National Standards |
SNV/BISEP-ST |
2009 |
|
|
Initial Environmental Examination for Construction of Nepal Korea Institute of Technology Building |
CTEVT |
2009 |
|
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Impact Study of BISEP – ST Programme |
BISEP-ST |
2009 |
|
|
Develop Reference Scenario: Forecast of Future Emission |
REDD -Forestry and Climate change cell |
2010 |
|
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GoN/JICA: Baseline Survey on Training Need Assessment / Capacity Assessment of DSCWM and its District Office |
JICA |
2010 |
|
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Formulation of National REDD Plus Strategy /Policy for Nepal |
WWF |
2010 |
|
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Evaluation of Second Generation Operation Plan |
MEDEP |
2010 |
|
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“Catalyzing Forest Sector Restructuring in Nepal through Multi-stakeholder Dialogues at Local and National Levels” |
IUCN |
2010 |
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Publishing a Book on the Landscape Level Bio-Diversity Conservation in Nepal in Nepal |
WTLCP |
2011 |
|
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Understanding Planning a Project Under The Regional Climate Change Adaption Knowledge Platform For Asia: Nepal case |
WWF |
2011 |
|
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Consolidating Multi-stakeholders Process in forest policy decision through Ban Chautari |
IUCN and Growing Forestry Partnership |
2012 |
|
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Forestry Sector Reform in a Changing Context |
FAO |
2012 |
|
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Study on Demand and Supply of wood products in different Regions in Nepal |
REDD -Forestry and Climate change cell |
2012 |
|
|
Democratization of Annapurna Conservation Area Management |
Consortium of Forest Action, FECOFUN, HIMWATI, Cofsun, Fen-Fit / Asmita Nepal |
2012 |
Collaboration and Networking
NFA has developed good linkages with a number of national, regional and international institutions, associations, societies, cooperatives and federations related to natural resources. NFA was the member organization of the following formal task force and working group:
· One of 17 members of Task Force on Sustainable Forest Management (2006-08) constituted by the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation
·
Member, Policy Working Group under Forestry
Sector Coordination Committee of the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation.
