Tentative program
8.15 PM Nepal | 3.30 PM Italy | 8.30 AM Mexico
Welcome & introduction
Ratana Chuenpagdee, TBTI Global
Global initiative on Integrated Water Resources Management and Inland Fisheries
Valerio Crespi, FAO Rome
Assessing threats and adaptive capacities in global inland fisheries
Gretchen Stokes, University of Florida, USA
Advancing gender equity in inland fisheries: examples of gender transformative community-led inland fisheries conservation in the Amazon, Colombia and Lake Tanganyika
Cecile Brugere, The Nature Conservancy, UK
Q & A
Ratana Chuenpagdee (moderator)
Introducing Nepal E-book
Svein Jentoft, TBTI Global
Launching of Nepal E-book “The Beauty and the Bounty at Risk”
* Presentation by editors, authors and discussion:
● Sunila Rai, President, Nepal Fisheries Society; Professor, Agriculture and Forestry University
● Ms. Sarita Gautam, Chief, Central Fisheries Promotion and Conservation Center, Government of Nepal
● Ranju Ghimire, Nelson Pokhrel, Thaneshwar Bhandari & Tek Gurung, E-book Editors
Group photo and closing
Ratana Chuenpagdee, TBTI Global
TBTI Nepal new e-book
The Beauty and the Bounty at Risk
Small-Scale Fisheries of Nepal
Edited by Ranju Ghimire, Nelson Pokhrel, Thaneshwar Bhandari & Tek Bahadur Gurung
The book is available for free, as an e-book in two sizes: smaller (15MB) and larger (200MB).
Click on the buttons below to download the e-book.
TBTI Nepal e-book editors
Ranju Ghimire is an active member of the Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) Nepal Hub, committed to promoting the recognition and resilience of small-scale fisheries. She holds an M.Sc. Fisheries (Aquatic Resources) degree from Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal. Her post-study work has focused on e-Book material collection, and editing, content development on fisherfolk livelihoods, fishery digitalization and advocacy for small-scale fisheries. Known for her sound coordination and editorial skills, she remains dedicated to building inclusive networks for small-scale fisheries at university and national levels. She hopes this e-book helps understand and appreciate stories of small-scale fisheries in Nepal.
Nelson Pokhrel is a dedicated Senior Fisheries Development Officer and PhD Scholar at Kathmandu University of Nepal. With over a decade of professional experience in aquaculture and fisheries management, she has served in key roles across multiple governmental organizations, including the Department of Agriculture and the Directorate of Livestock and Fisheries Development. Her expertise spans program planning, aquaculture system development, fish health management, riverine and lake fisheries and cage culture innovations. Academically, she holds an MSc in Aquaculture. She has co-authored research on ichthyofaunal diversity in Nepal. She has contributed to publishing farmers friendly technical books, brochure and leaflets as well.
Thaneshwar Bhandari is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. His PhD research focuses on fishery value chain analysis across major production and marketing hubs in Nepal and India. He has contributed to national and international studies on fisheries competitiveness, welfare assessment, and trade dynamics, and has authored works on flood and erosion impacts, supply chain management, profitability, climate-smart agriculture and trade liberalization. Bhandari actively promotes evidence-based policymaking to strengthen small-scale fisheries and has presented his research at national and global forums. More about him can be found at https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7474-2803
Dr. Tek Bahadur Gurung is a renowned fisheries and aquaculture specialist with extensive experience in small-scale fisheries, rainbow trout and other commercial aquaculture. A Fulbright Scholar at the University of Missouri–Columbia, he earned his Doctor of Science from Kyoto University, Japan. He currently serves as Deputy Chief of Party at Corus International and Adjunct Professor at Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal. Formerly Executive Director of the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Dr. Gurung has received the International Kasumigaura Lake Prize for lake restoration and the NABIL–NAST Award for developing Nepal’s trout industry. He has also contributed internationally as an aquaculture consultant in Sri Lanka.