Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal

Transiting to green growth: natural resources in Nepal

Research project In recent years, increasing global concerns for the well-being of the earth’s environmental resources and growing human population has led to the emergence of the concept of the green economy: how can human well-being and environmental resource manag ... Project completion report The two-fold purpose of the project was to (i) investigate and analyse the global production network for medicinal plants harvested in and traded from Nepal, and (ii) build up the capacity to undertake such research in Ne ...

Period: 2014-01-1 to 2019-12-31 Countries: Nepal Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Federation of Community Forestry Users (FECOFUN), Nepal Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU), Nepal Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal Project code: 13-07KU Total grant: 8,949,061 DKK

Science and Power in Participatory Forestry (SCIFOR)

Research project With the purposes of improving forest conservation as well as rural peoples’ livelihoods in less developed countries, local communities are increasingly becoming involved in managing forests. Yet, evidence that these purposes are met is scarce, and t ... Project Completion Report: SCIFOR examines the justifications, motivations, and role in practical forest management of scientific forestry principles as it unfolds in educative institutions, bureaucracies, and communities and forests – focusing ...

Period: 2014-01-1 to 2019-06-30 Countries: Nepal Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Project code: 13-05KU Total grant: 8,987,940 DKK

Community based forest management in the Himalayas III

Research project This project uses and expands unique time-series data to study household-level climate change adaptation strategies in Nepal. The project is jointly developed and implemented by the Institute of Forestry, the Department of Forest Research and Survey, ... Completion Report - Summary: Project results include research and capacity building. Joint research was undertaken in four sites across the physiographic zones of Nepal where forests are managed by local communities. The data collected includes ...

Period: 2010-10-1 to 2014-09-30 Countries: Nepal Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MOFSC), Nepal Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal Project code: 10-015LIFE Total grant: 8,142,503 DKK

An asset based approach for assessing poverty dynamics, poverty traps, and poverty-environmental relations in Nepal

Research project The project aims at contributing to the understanding of poverty dynamics in developing countries. The project focuses on developing an asset model that identifies types of poor with regard to their expected welfare status. The research is novel, as ... Project completion report: The project aimed to examine economic mobility among Nepalese households - in terms of their value added (or loss) of assets over a period of 10 years (2001-2011). The aim was to identify specific types of poor - those ...

Period: 2010-09-5 to 2012-12-31 Countries: Nepal Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Project code: 10-109LIFE Total grant: 233,120 DKK