Joint ICIMOD-IUCN Book and Technology Fair, 'Sharing Mountain Knowledge'11-12 December 2006

To celebrate International Mountain Day, 11 December 2006 and held in conjunction with the Himalaya Tourism Conference 2006, Mountaineering, Livelihoods and Environment organised by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA).

Venue: Rox Garden, Hotel Hyatt Regency, Boudha

 Myth or reality?

• Meeting demand of forest products for 2 Lakhs users from 3000 ha. forest
• 15 VDCs and a Municipality working together to manage a patch of forest
• Effective collaboration of forest users, GOs and NGOs,
• Revenue of 50 million rupees a year

Doesn't it sound incredible and nonsense?