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ANSAB has a vision of rural South Asia built on rich biodiversity and prosperous communities. This vision includes rich, healthy and productive ecosystems actively managed and sustainably used by formerly poor local communities. It also features adaptive people and resilient ecosystems able to cope with global climate change.

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Generate and implement community-based, enterprise-oriented solutions that conserve biodiversity and improve the livelihoods of the poorest of the poor while bolstering national economic development and addressing climate change.

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Current Projects

Increased resilience of people and agro-ecosystems in Karnali, Nepal through adoption of climate smart agriculture practices

ANSAB (Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bio-resources) is implementing climate-resilient agriculture (CRA) - rollout activities…

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Nature conservation and agroforestry production in rural communities

The project area connects the Chitwan National Park with the Himalayan…

Public-Private-Community-Alliance for Sustainable Natural Products-based Enterprises and Local Economic Development, Phase II

This program ‘Public-Private-Community-Alliance for Sustainable Natural Products-based Enterprises and Local Economic…

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) actions for resilient ecosystem and community [Samvardhan Project]

The Samvardhan project, funded by the European Union and the Austrian…

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Past Projects

ANSAB has been supported by Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (ELCO)…

ANSAB, with financial support from the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility…

This project aims to develop a methodology including guidelines for…

The Forest and Farm Facility program of the Food and…

This project has the objective to build capacity of forest…

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Invitation for the Consultancy Service for “Needs assessment of MSMEs in USAID Biodiversity sites”

Background ANSAB is currently partnering with DAI to implement the “USAID Biodiversity activity”, which builds on past successes in Nepal’s forestry and freshwater sectors to…

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Forest carbon partnership facility capacity building program (Phase III): Best practices and lessons learned

The key lessons learnt from this project are as follows:…

Asia-Pacific FCPF capacity building on REDD+ project regional sharing workshop

ANSAB and Tebtebba jointly organized the regional sharing workshop from…

ANSAB presents on “Nepal’s CITES-listed Plant Species”

In an interaction program organized by the Department of Plant…

ANSAB organizes forest fire prevention and control campaign in Nawalpur

ANSAB and Division Forest Office-Nawalpur jointly organized district wide forest…

ANSAB celebrates World Environment Day 2022

On the occasion of World Environment Day 2022, ANSAB and…

ANSAB celebrates World Earth Day 2022

ANSAB held series of events in Nawalpur district to commemorate…
ANSAB presents in ‘Orientation on CITES law’ workshop

ANSAB organizes a project launch workshop in Kathmandu

ANSAB and the Department of Forest and Soil Conservation jointly…

ANSAB awards three sub-projects for Asia-Pacific FCPF capacity building project…

Project inception workshop of “Nature conservation and agroforestry production in…

Extension of the invitation for the consultancy service for baseline…

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Book And Manuals

Community based forest enterprises in Nepal: Case studies, lessons and implications

Author: Bhishma P. Subedi, Hermant R. Ojha, Ken Nicholson and Surya B. Binayee
Publisher: ANSAB and SNV/Nepal
Language: English
Date of Publication: December 2002
ISBN: 99933-53-38-8
Number of Pages: 109 + 11
Price: Free

The publication presents findings of an assessment on present and past initiative in community based forest enterprises. A total of 11 enterprise cases were studies representing several ownership options. Chapter 1 of the publication presents introductory part followed by objectives and methodology, chapter 2 imparts details on enterprise modalities and case studies, likewise chapter 3 has analyzed and discussed the enterprises and modalities and chapter 4 presents conclusion of the assessment and gives recommendation.