The Community Forestry International Workshop is organised by the Government of Nepal’s Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MFSC). The organising committees represent the multi-stakeholder nature of Nepal’s forestry sector and the international forestry scene.
Workshop Organizing Committee
1. Mr. Yubaraj Bhusal, Secretary MFSC - Chairperson
2. Dr. Krishna Chandra Paudel, Director General, Department of Forests - Member
3. Mr. Ghana Shyam Pandey, Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) - Member
4. Dr. Bharat Kumar Pokharel, Bilateral Donor Representative - Member
5. Ms. Kamala Sharma, Himawanti Nepal - Member
6. Mr. Ram Prasad Lamsal, Chief, Community Forestry Division - Member Secretary
International Advisory Committee (Proposed)
1. Dr. Don Gilmour, Forestry Expert
2. Dr. Mary Hobley, Forestry Expert
3. Dr. Madhav Bahadur Karki, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
4. Dr. Arvind Khare, Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
5. Dr. Yam Malla, Regional Community Forestry Training Center (RECOFTC)
6. Dr. T.B.S. Mahat, Forestry Expert
7. Dr. Narayan Kaji Shrestha, (WATCH) Women Acting Together for Change
8. Dr. Rajan Kotru, SNV Nepal
9. Global Alliance for Community Forestry, Representative
Technical Committee
1. Dr. Krishna Chandra Paudel, Director General, Department of Forests - Coordinator
2. Dr. Hemant Ojha, ForestAction - Member
3. Dr. Maksha Ram Maharjan, CARE Nepal - Member
4. Dr. Pralad Yonzon, Resources Himalaya Foundation - Member
5. Dr. Naya Sharma Paudel, Forest Action - Member
6. Mr. Krishna Prasad Acharya, Department of Forest Research and Survey - Member
7. Dr. Ridish Pokhrel, Institute of Forestry (IoF) - Member
8. Mr. Peter Branney, Livelihoods and Forestry Programme - Member Secretary
Management Committee
1. Mr. Ram Prasad Lamsal, Chief, Community Forestry Division - Coordinator
2. Mr. Shiva Shankar Pandey, ANSAB Representative - Member
3. Mr. Santosh Mani Nepal, WWF Nepal - Member
4. Mr. Popular Gentle, CARE Nepal - Member
5. Mr. Shankar Malla Thakuri, NEFUG - Member
6. Mr. Tika Ram Rai, Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) - Member
7. Mr Ashok Dhungana, Regional Forest Directorate, Western Development Region - Member
8. Mr. Bala Ram Kandel, Community Forestry Division, Department of Forest - Member Secretary