Empowering Community Forest Users in Nepal: A Journey of Advocacy and Livelihood Support
Reeta Khulal, affiliated with FECOFUN, highlights the efforts towards sustainable forest management and livelihood support for local communities in Nepal. With a background in wildlife conservation and biodiversity, Reeta engages in training, workshops, and field visits to promote good governance, climate change adaptation, and ecotourism. FECOFUN, established in 1995, champions gender equality and community empowerment, working towards the sustainable management of natural resources. The organization's hierarchical structure ensures effective representation and decision-making at various levels, ultimately benefitting over 2.9 million households engaged in community forest activities.
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Personal presentation Name : Reeta Khulal Affiliation: Federation of Community Forest Users Nepal (FECOFUN) E-mail: reetkc9336@gmail.com IPROMO Mountains in a changing climate: Threats, challenges and opportunities 28 September-09 October 2020
Education (Most recent first) (Most recent first) S. No. Qualification Year (A.D) Institute Area of Specialization 1 M.Sc. Wildlife, protected area conservation and Biodiversity Conservation 2018- 2020 Institute of Forestry, Office of the Dean, Kritipur, Kathmandu Wildlife management and biodiversity conservation. Wildlife biology, Eco-tourism, GIS 2 B. Sc. Forestry 2013- 17 Kathmandu Forestry College, Balkumari, Kathmandu Ecotourism management and conservation, Advanced Silviculture, wildlife Biology, Community Based Forest Management, Forest Mensuration, Resource economics 3 +2 science 2011- 12 Omega international college, Lalitpur Nepal Recommended course by HSEB Board 4 SLC 2010 LRI school Kalanki, Kathmandu Recommended course for SLC
Employment and main activities - Conduct training and workshop given in activities and reporting. - Frequent field visit. - Organizing programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization. - Implementing and managing changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved. - Meeting with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services
Status of Community Forest CF area: about 2.2 million ha Household: about 2.9 million No of CFUGs: 22,266 Population: About 14 million people of Nepal are engaged in CFUGs Some Facts
FECOFUN FECOFUN FECOFUN is a representative organization of CFUGs Establishment: 1995 FECOFUN has been being protecting the rights of local communities over natural resources (i.e. Forest, water and land) through advocacy and supporting for their livelihoods. Innovator organization to practice GESI from federal to local FECOFUN. 50% women involvement in each network committee. FECOFUN have good experience in sustainable forest management, good governance, livelihood support and CCA. During the project, FOCOFUN intended to focused on good governance, CCA, ecotourism promotion and livelihood support in Phoksundo-suligaad watershed
Organizational Structure Financial/ Monitoring Committee Judicial Committee 1 Federal FECOFUN F Periodic assembly in each 4 year Provincial FECOFUN 7 P P P P P P P District FECOFUN 77 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Local FECOFUN L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L 530 Community Forest User Groups 22,266 Annual assembly
Collaboration between Collaboration between FECOFUN FECOFUNand and Paani Paani From March 2017, FECOFUN has been being implementing Paani project with the support and collaboration of USAID/Paani 1st Phase (March 2017- September 2018): FECOFUN/Paani project focused on 6 watersheds (i.e. Middle Karnali 333, Thuli Bheri 344, Thuli Bheri 348, Thuli Bheri 180/Phoksundo-SuliGad 888, SetiNadi-Gud Ganga 322 and SueneyaGaad 329) under the project Strengthen the capacity of Nepal s water users to adopt CC at the central and grassroots levels 2ndphase (June 2018- June 2019):, FECOFUN/Paani project focused on Middle Karnali watershed area under the project Promoting Environment Friendly Roads and Climate Smart Watershed Management Practices to Increase the Climate Resilience of Community through Grassroots Capacity Building 3 3rd rdPhase Phase (Dec (Dec 2019 2019- -June June 2020 2020) ): : Promoting Climate Smart Watershed Management Practices to Increase the Community Resilience to Climate Change through Increasing Capacity, Livelihood Promotion and Establish Good Governance
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