Embracing Risk: Lessons Learned from Integrating Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity Conservation in Nepal
The Hariyo Ban Program is one of the best examples of a sustainable development initiative that I’ve ever seen, said Nik Sekhran, Chief Conservation Officer of the World Wildlife Fund-US during a recent Wilson Center event on lessons learned from a decade of building resilience through participatory and inclusive natural resource management, climate adaptation, and biodiversity conservation in Nepal.
“Nepal has been a good news story on the environment front,” said Sekhran. The
Hariyo Ban or “Green Forests” in Nepali program has withstood major national changes and built strong support across successive governments for environmental protection, he said. This has been possible at all levels of government and yields important lessons for future development and conservation efforts.