Restoration Stewards from Jaubari, Nepal, embarked on a journey to learn sustainable conservation techniques, visiting Jalthal Forest, Kathmandu, and ICIMOD's Living Mountain Lab for hands-on experience.

We followed a day in the life of Pema Pradhan, a Restoration Steward in Nepal. She begins with household chores before tending to seedlings at the nursery, then spends the day planting trees, balancing conservation work with daily life.

The women-led Jaubari Restoration Committee restores red panda habitat in Nepal, creating forest corridors and green jobs. Honoured by ICIMOD, their work highlights the vital role of women in conservation and sustainable restoration.

This year Red Panda Network planted 96,424 seedlings in red panda habitat in Nepal and provided 799.5 man-days worth of work to the locals communities.

40,992 seedlings were planted in the Jaubari restoration area of Ilam district in June-July this year.