Kathmandu, May 10: A delegation of various donor countries and International donor organizations which have been assisting Nepal in its forestry development sector met Minister of State for Forests and Soil Conservation Mohammad Aftab Alam at the latter’s office recently. The team led by U.S. Ambassador Ralph Frank inquired about the implementation state of the present forestry policy and expressed his own views in this regard. Government efforts for establishing good governance, private sector participation and promotion of civil society also figured during the talks.

Minister of State Alam said the government is always ready to discuss its forest policy and its implementation aspect with donor countries and organizations and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to implement the policy. Secretary at the Ministry Rabi Bahadur Bista apprised the team of the government’s recent decision on forest management in the Terai, Chure and Inner Terai Region.