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BSP's Asia & Pacific Program Ban Udyam Supporting sustainability of community-based natural resource management in Nepal. The Ban Udyam (BU) project was committed to helping members of the Environment and Forest Enterprise Activity Project (EFEA) area communities to develop forest-based incomes by improving their direct links to markets and private sector sources of technical and financial support. Implementation of the project provided analyses, pilot activities, training, and technical assistance to community-level groups and individuals, and indirectly supported other assisting INGOs, NGOs, and His Majesty's Government of Nepal agencies with market and extension information. The activities of the project were guided by commitments to people, sustainability, policy reforms, and participatory decision-making within user groups. Technical assistance was provided to community forest user groups, conservation committees, private forest associations, micro-entrepreneurs, EFEA partner NGOs, and government agencies in the areas of sustainable forest management practices, market research, and micro-enterprise development. The technical assistance provided information, strengthened the user groups, and fostered women's participation in these activities. In addition, Nepali forestry was strengthened through long-term master's degree training overseas.
CARE (http://www.care.org/programs/environment) GreenCOM (http://www.info.usaid.gov/environment/greencom) U.S. Agency for International Development/Nepal (http://www.usaid.gov/np) |
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