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UNITERRA Volunteers & the Sustainable Development of Nepal’s Forests

Enabling the Enablers. UNITERRA Volunteers & the Sustainable Development of Nepal’s Forests. Uniterra Nepal in 60 Seconds. Recruit. Train. Support. Coach. Uniterra Nepal in 60 Seconds. Recruit. Federation regrouping 14,000 CFUGs across Nepal

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UNITERRA Volunteers & the Sustainable Development of Nepal’s Forests

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  1. Enabling the Enablers UNITERRA Volunteers & the Sustainable Development of Nepal’s Forests

  2. Uniterra Nepal in 60 Seconds • Recruit • Train • Support • Coach

  3. Uniterra Nepal in 60 Seconds • Recruit • Federation regrouping 14,000 CFUGs across Nepal • Regional NGO pioneering market-driven solutions to rural development • Socially conscious marketing company partially owned by communities • Important fair trade distributor based in Kathmandu • Train • Support • Coach

  4. Forestry Sector – Context • 25% of forests devolved to local communities • Success story for economic development & environmental conservation • Challenges remain: 90% live in rural areas & 30% earn less than 1$ per day

  5. Forestry Sector – Objectives • Increase price for goods produced by communities • Accelerate adoption of FSC certification • Reduce overharvesting • Improve Government policies

  6. The Case of & in Dolakha Handmade Paper Essential Oil • Lokta bark • 2 new enterprises • Wintergreen • 1 new enterprise • 22 rural communities (Community Forest User Groups or CFUGs)

  7. The Case of Handmade Paper & Essential Oil in Dolakha • CFUGs • Partners FECOFUN & ANSAB support: • Sustainable management plans elaboration • Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification

  8. CFUGs • GaneshBishowkarma, Nepali forester, volunteer at FECOFUN: • Helped with the implementation of the corrective actions required to maintain certification

  9. CFUGs • “We have much more technical knowledge on how to manage our forest sustainably as a result of FSC certification. We can for example recognize mother trees and avoid to cut them, which helps valuable species regenerate faster.” • – Ramesh B.K., secretary of Kalobhir CFUG

  10. The Case of Handmade Paper & Essential Oil in Dolakha • Processing Enterprises • CFUGs • CFUGs own between 30 and 50% of the shares • Balance divided between: • Poor members • Local investors • HBTL • “We have much more technical knowledge on how to manage our forest sustainably as a result of FSC certification. We can for example recognize mother trees and avoid to cut them, which helps valuable species regenerate faster.” • – Ramesh B.K., secretary of Kalobhir CFUG

  11. Processing Enterprises • Local poor benefits in 3 ways • CFUGs dividends • Collecting raw material (300) • Permanent employment (13)

  12. Processing Enterprises • Partner ANSAB support: • Business planning • Technical trainings • Leaders selection • Etc.

  13. Processing Enterprises • Martin Simard, Canadian civil servant, volunteer at ANSAB: • Built communica-tions & fundraising capacity

  14. Processing Enterprises • “Before establishing our own collective enterprise, it was everybody for themselves. This created an unhealthy competition for the resource and prevented the poorest, less organized members of the community from receiving benefits.” • – Ramesh Lama, manager of the distillation unit

  15. Processing Enterprises • Distributors The Case of Handmade Paper & Essential Oil in Dolakha • “Before establishing our own collective enterprise, it was everybody for themselves. This created an unhealthy competition for the resource and prevented the poorest, less organized members of the community from receiving benefits.” • – Ramesh Lama, manager of the distillationunits • Partners HBTL & Mahaguti are: • Public-Private Partnership • Partially owned by community processing enterprises

  16. Distributors • Partners HBTL & Mahaguti market community goods through: • Fair trade shops in Kathmandu • International clients such as Aveda and Ten Thousand Villages

  17. Distributors • Eva Cirnu, Canadian designer, volunteer at HBTL, helped attract American & European consumers by updating: • Website • Catalogues • Labels

  18. Distributors • Kevin MacDonald, Canadian business manager, volunteer at Mahaguti: • Improved marketing activities • Strengthened relationships with present and prospective clients • Analyzed new European and North American markets

  19. An Opportunity for Women • Disadvantaged women benefit through: • Household membership in CFUGs • Revenues from collection • Direct employment

  20. An Opportunity for Women • Astrid Dier, Canadian gender specialist, volunteer with many partners to: • Analyse current practices • Help implement/strengthen gender mainstreaming mechanisms

  21. Bottom Line • UNITERRA partners & volunteers support every level of the value chain to help create & strengthen markets that : • Are environmentally sustainable • Channel back fair benefits to the poor and disadvantaged people living in remote villages

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