Contributions
The major contributions made by Dr. Joshi in the areas of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development in Nepal and in South Asia are:
National Level
1. Dr. Joshi as the initiator in
» Linking between local people, their needs and environmental resources in the fragile mountainous region of Nepal,
» Integrating environment components in national policy, plan and program,
» Promoting environmental management during the working period of 1989-1994 in National Planning Commission; 1995-1998 in Ministry of Population and Environment. and 2001-2004 Feb. in the Ministry of Population and Environment and National Planning Commission.
2. Environmental Policy, Planning and Management: Dr. joshi has prepared following documents:
» Strategic Environmental Plan of Bagmati Watedshed, WECS 1997,
» A Local Level Conservation Strategy for Begnas and Rupa Lake Watershed Area, NPC/IUCN, 1997
» Rupa and Begnas Lake Management Action Plan, HMG/IUCN, 1996
» Phewa Lake Conservation Action Plan, HMG/IUCN, 1995.
» Phewa Lake Management Guidelines, NPC/IUCN NCS ImplIentation Project, 1995
» Environmental Management Plan of SIi-Urban Area(Panauti), IUCN, Nepal, 1993
» Environmental Problems due to Urbanization and Industrialization-Present Status and Future Direction, UNDP/EMA Group,1993
» Land use Chapter in The State of Natural and Cultural Resources of Nepal, CCNCR, 1993
» Environmental Dimension of Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development- A Case Study of Hill Ecosystem, ESCAP/CA, 1992.
» Consideration of Environmental elements in the Economic and Social Appraisal of Development Projects and Programmes, NPC/ UNEP. Jan 1990
» A Study of the Environmental Relationships of Certain Village Communities in the Central Development Region of Nepal, University College, Cardiff, U.K. 1988
3. Institutional Development and Capacity Building : During 1989-1998, he initiated to stablish Environment Unit in the National Planning Commission; Environment Protection Council; Ministry of Population and Environment and NGOs (Environmental Management Action Group; Environment Conservation Group; Group for Environmental Management, Nepal Bonsai and Conservation Society); preparation of the documents i.e. Environmental Training Needs in Nepal, SACEP/ NORAD; Institutional Development Chapter in the State of Natural and Cultural Resources of Nepal and in Nepal Environmental Policy and Action Plan (NEPAP); Environmental Impact Assessment Capability in Nepal-Existing Status and Future Direction, NPC/ADB/IUCN Institutional Strengthening for Environmental Management project.



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