Name : BIJAY KUMAR SINGH
Sex : Male Civil Status: Married
Date of Birth: 17 July 1955 Citizenship: Nepali
Birth of Place: Mahottari, Nepal
Corresponding Address: c/o FAOR, Post Box: 25, Kathmandu, Nepal. (Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project); Office Tel. 977-1-227632, 977-1-228377; Fax:977-1-242640;
Res. Tel. 977-1-372361; Personal e-mail
Office e-mail
Education: MS in Forestry (Major in Social Forestry) from the University of the Philippines in 1991 equivalent to the Distinction Grade in Nepal. Moreover, I have passed both my B.Sc. Forestry and I.Sc. Forestry degrees in the First Division.
September 1997 I completed a short assignment as an UNOPS(1) Sociologist in the Supervision Mission to the Community Shallow Tubewell Irrigation Project, Nepal in which I reviewed the beneficiary training programme, terms of reference (TOR) of NGOs, (Social) Research Programme, Beneficiaries Involvement from Identification to Handover Process, Efficiency of Targeting of Women and Poor Family and Water User Group Cohesion.
August 1993 to June 1998 I have completed National Expert on Social Forestry and Community Development - an assignment of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in the poverty alleviation (FAO/IFAD/HMG) project named "Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project (GCP/NEP/052/NET), Kathmandu. The project has been launched for raising the income level of marginal and poor people and improving the ecological condition of hills through coordinated integrated manner. A de novo concept of leasehold forestry for poor families has been successfully implemented in nine hilly districts. I am chiefly responsible for the following works:
(a) Identification of potential leasehold forest sites; mobilising rural community through effective extension methods, gaining community consensus from the community; identification of the target beneficiaries (marginal and poor); social engineering; formation and strengthening of functional lease groups; developing participatory planning skills; preparing Work Plans applying participatory approach; and enhancing leasing process;
(b) Conducted multifaceted trainings and worked as a resource person from farmers level to officers level training on application and different aspects of participatory approaches. Moreover, I worked as a secretary-member for developing training modules, and handbooks in forestry sector in the leasehold forestry project;
(c) Efficiently conducted innumerable trainings and workshops as a coordinator, moderator, facilitator and resource persons;
(d) Technical and social packages development for poor and marginal families which are still applicable for training and orientation;
(e) Promotional activities of non-timber forest products in the lease lands including training and input support as an income generating activities;
(f) Improved cooking stove (ICS) promotion and developing norms, guidelines, training modules, technical booklets, and monitor ICS programme.
(g) Coordinating and monitoring NGOs involved in the project and developing guidelines and norms for them. I am responsible to look after all the NGOs' works in the project.
(h) Undertaking in-depth case studies on conflict management and assist in the development of guidelines on this regard;
(i) Carry out pilot studies on integration of community forestry and leasehold forestry for process development;
(j) Assisted in promoting income generating packages including training and follow up support for the capability building of the marginal people;
(k) Time-series monitoring and evaluation of project activities and providing technical backstopping to the project districts.
Dec. 1992 to Aug. 1993 Assigned as District Forest Officer in a Terai (plain) district, Dhanusha and was responsible for overall planning and budgeting, implementation and monitoring of all the programmes including community forestry and personnel management at district forest office.
Nov. 1991 to Dec. 1992 Resumed my job at Community Forestry Development Division and worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of community forestry and involved in: Developing Management Information System (MIS); Prepared operational guidelines for community forestry; Developed field tested formats for the preparation of Operational Plan; Coordinated central level NGOs involved in the development of community forestry; Overall monitoring and evaluation of community forestry activities.
Sept. 1989 to Oct. 1991 Joined M.S. Social Forestry at University of the Philippines at Los Banos sponsored under the fellowship of Canadian (CIDA) supported Karnali Bheri Integrated Rural Development (K-BIRD) project. I passed out in 1991, which is equivalent to Distinction Grade in Nepal.
Feb. 1986 to Sept. 1989 Assigned as District Forest Officer in a remote district, Jumla for a long period of 3.5 years and responsible for overall planning and budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all the programmes, and personnel management. This district was covered by (K-BIRD)project assisted by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). For my excellent work performance, the project gave me an opportunity to pursue MS in Philippines.
Sept. 1985 to Feb 1986 Resumed Community Forestry and Afforestation Division and involved in monitoring and evaluation activities of community forestry. During this period I got many opportunities to visit remote districts for monitoring and evaluation of community plantations, nurseries and process development of community forestry.
Sept. 1982 to Sept. 1995 Joined B. Sc. Forestry in the Institute of Forestry Campus, Pokhara and passed out in the First Division.
March 1977 to Sept. 1982 Assigned as Forestry Ranger at Community Forestry and Afforestation Division and worked for establishing nursery and plantation (both in government and community land), and forest conservation in Kaski and Chitwan districts through community mobilisation and forestry extension.
July 1975 March 1997 assigned as a Territorial Ranger in Parbat District (Dhaulagiri zone) and worked for nursery development, forest conservation and forestry administration.
My many papers have been published in national and international journals as follows:
Singh, B.K. 1992. The Concept of User Groups in Community Forestry, The case of Nepal. ODI, RURAL DEVELOPMENT FORESTRY NETWORK, Network Paper 14d, Winter 1992 (pp 18-29), London.
Singh, B.K. 1993. Slash-and-Burn in the High Hills of Nepal. Published in the NEPAL JOURNAL OF FORESTRY Vol. III No.1, March 1993 (pp 7-10).
Shrestha, M. L. and B.K. Singh, 1993. Social Implications of Dalbergia sissoo Production in Dhanusha District, Nepal. Paper presented in the International Workshop organised at Hetauda, Nepal, May 31 to June 4, 1993. Published by THE NITROGEN FIXING TREE ASSOCIATION, USA.
Singh, B.K. 1994. Leasehold Forestry Complementary to Community Forestry. Published in the NEPAL JOURNAL OF FORESTRY, Vol. III No. 2, March 1994 (pp 25-28).
Shrestha, R. and Singh B.K. 1994. Vegetation Diversity in Community Managed/used Forest Resources Systems in Gorkha and Tanahu Districts, Nepal. Paper presented in the Regional Conference on Environment and Biodiversity organised at Kathmandu by Ecological Society (ECOS), March 7-9, 1994.
Singh B.K. 1995. Non-wood Forest Products in Nepal: From the subsistence perspective view. A paper presented at EXPERT CONSULTATION ON NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS organised at YogyaJakarta, Indonesia, 17-27, 1995.
Singh B.K. and A. Sterk 1995. Conflict Management in the Leasehold Groups. Paper presented in the Regional Workshop organised by FAO/ICIMOD at Kathmandu, October 1995 and published by FAO/RECOFTC, Thailand.
Singh, B.K. 1996. Customary Use Rights and Leasehold Group Approach for the Management of Degraded Forest Lands. Paper presented at 6th Annual Conference in the International Association for the Study of Common Property held at Berkeley, California, USA in June 1996.
Singh, B.K. 1998. Community Forestry in Nepal: Gradual Move from Subsistence to Monetize Sector of Economy. In Banko Jankari: A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal. Vol. 8, No. 1, May 1998.
Sterk A. and B.K. Singh, 1997. Different Models of Community-based Natural Resource Management in Nepal: Towards 12th Century. A voluntary paper published in the proceedings of XI World Forestry Congress, held in Turkey13-22 October 1997.
Tamrakar J.K. and B.K. Singh, 1998. Perspective of Woodfuel Trade Through Community Forest User Groups and Community-based Leasehold Forestry Groups in Nepal. Paper presented in the National Seminar in Woodfuel Trade in Nepal held at Dhulikhel from 25-28 August 1998. (Forthcoming in seminar proceedings).
Singh, B.K. and J.K. Tamrakar 1998. Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development for Poor – Conceptual Models and their Applications for the Degraded Forest Lands and Poverty Alleviation. Paper presented in the International Forest Management Workshop held at Pokhara in 31 August to September 1998 (Forthcoming in seminar proceeding).
Project Working Papers Published by the Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project, Kathmandu, Nepal.
The following papers have been published as the Project Working Papers:
Singh, B.K. & L. Umans, 1995. Manual for Group Leasehold Forestry -Project Working Paper No. 4.
Shrestha, R., A. Sterk & B.K. Singh, 1994. Design of Project Baseline Studies - Project Working Paper No. 5
Singh, B.K., 1995. Group Leasehold Forestry Complementary to Community Forestry - Project Working Paper 9
Singh, B.K., 1995. Community Consensus in Group Leasehold Forestry -Project Working Paper No. 10
Singh, B.K., 1995. Review of Improved Cookstoves (November 1994) - Project Working Paper No. 14
Singh, B.K. and A. Sterk 1998. Conflict Management in the Leasehold Forestry for Poor. Project Working Paper 39.
Box A. and B.K. Singh, 1998. Pilots: Integration of Community Forestry and Leasehold Forestry in Kavre and Makwnapur Districts. Project Working Paper 44.
A Note on How to Prepare a Comprehensive Operational Plan for Group Leasehold Forestry.
Many booklets related to Hills Leasehold Forestry Project For Example A-Frame Construction and Application Method, Leasing Process and so on.
Membership in Different Professional Organisation/Societies
Name of Organisation Position
Foresters, USA Member
3. Nepal-Philippines Alumni Society Member
4. Mahottari Society Life Member
Skills:
1. Good computer skills on WP51, WP61, Microsoft Word & Excel, Lotus, Microstat, CDS/ISIS, Email and Internet.
English Proficiency: Excellent in Nepali, English, Hindi, Maithili in writing, speaking and listening.
Senior Project Management Officer
UNOPS, Asia Office
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel.(603) 255-9122
Fax: (603) 253-1505
Mr. Manzoorul Haque
At present, Adviser (Forestry) at Dabur Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Tinkune, Koteswar, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tel 977-1-473908, 977-1-478010, Fax: 977-1-478030, Res. Tel: 977-1-475964.
(Former Director General, Department of Forest, and Secretary of the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Nepal)
Former Chief Technical Adviser
Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project
Contact address: e-mail
(1) United Nations, Office for Project Service (UNOPS) is a Kuala Lumpur based office in Malaysia administering loans to the government (agencies) by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD).