|
| Photo
Journalism Training |
[Posted:
5th Oct 2007] International
Institute of Journalism Berlin-Brandenburg
(IIJB) and NEFEJ is jointly organised
a photo journalism training from September
26 to October 5, 2007 in Kathmandu. |
| Interaction
program on information dissemination and
raising awareness for access and benefit
sharing from genetic resources in Nepal |
[Posted:
6th July 2007]
Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists
(NEFEJ) is organizing an interaction program
on information dissemination and raising
awareness for access and benefit sharing
from genetic resources in Nepal. Mr. Ratnakar
Adhikari will be the key speaker at the
program. He will focus his presentation
in the topic “ Intellectual
Property Rights, Access and Benefit Sharing”.
Venue: NEFEJ Secretariat,
Thapathali Time: 3:30
p.m Date: Monday, 25th
Ashar, 2064 (July 9, 2007)
detalis...
|
| Workshop
on MDG, Poverty, Environment, Governance
and Urbanization |
[Posted:
16th June 2007] Nepal Network
for Sustainable Development (NNSD), Nepal
Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ)
organized a one day workshop on "MDG,
Poverty, Environment, Governance and Urbanization."
on June 15, 2007 at Hotel Himalaya, Kupandol. |
| A
Decade of Broadcasting of Radio Sagarmatha |
| [Posted:
3rd June 2007] Radio Sagarmatha
celebrated the successful completion of
a decade of broadcasting on June 2, 2007
with a reception. |
| Environment
Justice Training/Workshop for journalists |
[Posted:
2nd June 2007] NEFEJ and ICIMOD
jointly organized Environmental Justice
Training/Workshop for journalists. The
training/workshop was held on May 31,
2007 and June 01, 2007 at Hotel Gautam,
Kantipath. |
| Radio
Sagarmatha bags another award |
[Posted:
14th April 2007] NEFEJ run
Radio Sagarmatha is honored by yet another
prestigious international award. According
to Lord Young of Norwood Green, chairperson
of One World Broadcasting Trust, Radio
Sagarmatha has been selected by the One
World Broadcasting Trustees as the winner
of this year’s Special Award for broadcast
media. detalis...
|
| Hurdles
in Implementation of Environmental Law |
[Posted:
13th April 2007] The existing
environmental laws are ambiguously defined;
deliberately providing enough loopholes
said Narayan Belbase at an interaction
program held at NEFEJ secretariat on April
13, 2007. detalis... |
| Round
table discussion on "Role of the media
in the elections - an experience exchange" |
[Posted:
28th Mar 2007] A round table
discussion on "Role of the media
in the elections - an experience exchange"
led by a German election expert who is
currently here in Kathmandu to train radio
journalists in covering the election is
going to be held at NEFEJ hall.
Date : Sunday April 01,
2007
Venue : NEFEJ Hall |
| Timber
to Tibet to be shown in "JIRI Film
Festival 2007" |
[Posted:
28th Mar 2007] Documentary
"Timber to Tibet",
directed by Mohan Mainali is
scheduled to be screened on March 31 at
Jiri Film Festival 2007.
Date : March 30-31, 2007
Venue : Jiri Prawidhik
Sikchyalaya (JTS) |
| Talk
programme on "Drinking water problem
in Kathmandu" |
[Posted:
19th Mar 2007]
To mark the World Water Day Nepal
Forum of Environmental Journalists and
Russian Centre of Science and Culture
Cordially invite you to a talk programme
on "Drinking water problem
in Kathmandu".
Date : March 22, 2007,
Time : 3:00 pm
Venue : Russian Cultural
Centre, Kamal Pokhari |
| Aankhijhyal
Celebrates 500th Episode |
[Posted:
27th Feb 2007]
NEFEJ celebrated the 500th episode
of Aankhijhyal video magazine. Former
President Mr. Bhairab Risal, General Secretary,
Ms Sangeeta Lama and Executive Director,
Mr. Om Khadka awarded letter of appreciation
to the Aankhijhyal team. |
| Emerging
Kingdom of Mustang to be screened at Himalaya
Film Festival 2007 |
|
| When
will killing of rhinos and freeing of convicts
end? |
[Posted:
9th Jan 2007] The killing
of rhinos is Chitwan continues unabated.
Since July 2006, 12 rhinos have been killed
but there are no incdications that this
poaching will end soon. What indeed is
the reason behind the illegal killing
of this endangered pachyderm? The government,
on its part, is releasing those convicted
and jailed for poaching rhinos .
detalis... |
| Training
programme on "Biodiversity and Livelihood" |
[Posted:
10th Dec 2006]
Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalist
is going to organize a training programme
on "Biodiversity and Livelihood"
from 24-27 December 2006
at the NEFEJ secretariat, Thapathali,
Kathmandu.
detalis...
|
| Field
Visit Programme for Journalists |
| In order to investigate
the poaching of rhinos and lack of effective
conservation programmes we are organising
a five-day field trip for journalists from
7th to 11th December.
more...
|
| Proceedings
of the informal consultative meeting |
The
proceedings of the informal consultative
meeting regarding the future activities
and future direction of NEFEJ which was
held on Mangsir 7, 2063. view
(pdf) |
| Workshop
on Role of Media in Conservation |
[Posted:
29th Nov 2006]
NEFEJ is organising a one day workshop
on "Role of Media in
Conservation" with
the support from Western Terai Landscape
Complex Project on December 14, 2006
at Durbar Hotel, Durbar Marg. |
TRAINING
ON NETWORKING AND ADVOCACY FOR STRENGTHENING
THE LOCAL MEDIA, CBOs AND NGOs PERSONEL |
[Posted:
27th Nov 2006]
NNSD is organizing training on
NETWORKING AND ADVOCACY FOR STRENGTHENING
THE LOCAL MEDIA, CBOs AND NGOs PERSONEL
at Biratnagar from 29-30 November 2006.
|
detalis...
| View
Release | |
| NNSD
organizing brainstorming meeting |
[Posted:
24th Nov 2006] NNSD is in
the process of drafting civil society
monitoring report. The brainstorming meeting
to be held is expected to raise valuable
ideas and concepts for better inputs to
the report. Date: 26 November
2006 (Sunday) Time: 1:00 Pm Sharp Venue:
NEFEJ Secretariat, Thapathali, Kathmandu.
View
Release... (pdf) |
|
[Posted:
19th Nov 2006] AMARC, the
world organisation of community radios,
has announced that Radio Sagarmatha
is the winner of this year’s Solidarity
Award for its role in defending
the right to information and press freedom.
more... |
| Interaction
programme on “Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectricity
Project and National Resources Mobilisation” |
[Posted:
5th Nov 2006] NEFEJ organised
an interaction programme on "“Upper
Tamakoshi Hydroelectricity Project and
National Resources Mobilisation”. press
release (pdf) |
| Workshop
on “Community Radio Management and Strategic
Planning” |
[Posted:
1st Nov 2006] We would like
to inform that the Community Radio Support
Centre/Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists
is organising a workshop seminar on “Community
Radio Management and Strategic Planning”
for station managers of community radio
stations. The workshop will be held at
the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists
secretariat at Thapathali from 9 A.M.
to 5 P.M. from 20 to 22 November, 2006.
|
| Nepal
Biodiversity Year Book 2006 |
The Nepal Biodiverisity Yearbook
is available at
http://www.menris.icimod.org/wiki/index.php/Nepal_Biodiversity_Yearbook_2006
All the chapters are provided as links.
Simply follow those links. |
| Norwegian
Team Visits NEFEJ |
| [Posted:
1st Nov 2006] A Norwegian team
headed by Mr. Torbjorn Urfjell, Political
Adviser at Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
paid a courtesy visit to NEFEJ on October
31st 2006. more... |
| New
Executive Committee |
[Posted:
15th Oct 2006] 21st Annual
General Body Meeting Of NEFEJ, held on
14th October 2006, has elected a 13 member
executive committee under the Presidentship
of Mr. Sahaj Man Shrestha.
The Committee comprises
of Mr. Chandra Kishor Jha, Vice President,
Ms Sangeeta Lama, General Secretary, Mr.
Dilip Kafle, Secretary, Mr. Tika Ram Rai,
Treasurer.
Other members of the
committee are Mr. Abdullah Miya, Mr. Subodh
Gautam, Mr. Laxman Upreti, Mr. Govinda
Pokhrel, Mr. Bharat Raj Pokhrel, Mr. Siddartha
Kumar Shakya, Mr. Suryaman Shakya and
Dr. Mukesh Chalise.
The meeting also elected
a three member Account Committee under
the convernorship of Mr. Krishna Murari
Bhandari. The other members of the committee
are Ms Nirmala Sharma and Mr. Bal Krishna
Chapagai. |
| Radio
in Conflict: Seminar of Community and Private
Radio Stations |
| Godavari, Lalitpur – A three-day seminar
on the role of radio stations during conflict
with the participation of community radios
throughout the country was held recently.
more...
|
| Condolences |
[Posted:
26th Sept 2006] The Nepal
Forum of Environmental Journalists is
deeply shocked by the loss of eminent
personalities in the field of conservation
of Nepal and in other fields and foreign
friends in a helicopter crash in Gyambla
while returning from Ghunsa of Lelep village
development committee of Taplejung district
on 23 September. more... |
| Press
release |
|
National
Level Launch Program of International
Sus Watch Report (ISWR) 2006 and a "Workshop
on Foreign Aid in Relation to Sustainable
Development in Nepal" |
[Posted:
18th Sept 2006] Nepal
Network for Sustainable Development (NNSD)
is organizing a National Level Launch
Program of International Sus Watch
Report (ISWR) 2006 "Implementation
Barriers to Sustainable Development: A
Civil Society Assessment in 15 countries
in Asia, Africa and Latin America"
and a "Workshop on Foreign
Aid in Relation to Sustainable Development
in Nepal" on 20
September, 2006 at Hotel Annapurna,
Durbar Marg, Kathmandu. more...
|
|
| Final Report of High Level Media
Recommendation Commission (.pdf)
view... |
| Photo
Journalism Training |
International Institute
of Journalism Berlin-Brandenburg (IIJB)
and Training Department/NEFEJ is jointly
organising a photo journalism training
from 16 to 28 September, 2006 in Kathmandu. |
Fredskorpset´s
International Advisory Council Meeting
and the FK North-South Forum 2006 |
President, Mr. Laxman
Upreti is representing NEFEJ in the International
Advisory Council Meeting and the FK North-South
Forum 2006 which is going to be held on
7th and 8th September 2006 in Oslo, Norway.
He will also meet the officials of Future
in Our Hands (FIVH), Norwegian partner
organisation with whom NEFEJ is having
North-South exchange program. |
| Interaction
program on "Dwindling Rhinos" |
Sept
01, 2006, The interaction
program on "Dwindling Rhinos"
will be held on September
04, 2006 at the NEFEJ Secretariate,
Thapathali. more... |
| Interaction
program on "Dwindling Rhinos"
postponed |
20th
August 2006,
The interaction program on "Dwindling
Rhinos" is postponed till further
notice. |
| Interaction
program on "Dwindling Rhinos" |
It’s almost been
four months since the fighting stopped,
but the killing of rhinos continues unabated.
For example, in the past one month alone,
six rhinos were killed in Chitwan. What
are the reasons for this? Advocacy
Unit is organizing an interaction
program on this important issue of nature
conservation. Venue:
Nepal Forum Environmental Journalists
Secretariat, Thapathali Date:
20 August, 2006 Time:
8 a.m. more... |
| Environment
Issues in Political Negotiations: An Interaction
Programme |
In the ongoing political
talks about constituent assembly and interim
constitution issues like sustainable management
of natural resources, environment preservation
and citizens’ right to live in a clean
environment have been ignored. Concerned
with this neglect of such concerns, the
Nepal Forum of Environment Journalists,
which has been working in raising awareness
about the environment for the last 20
years, is organising a series of dialogues
on the subject. This is the first interaction
programme of the series. Programme
venue: NEFEJ Secretariat,
Thapathali Date:
Tuesday, 25 July, 2006
|
Interaction
on the implementation of the agreement
between the government and the Federation
of Community Forest Users, Nepal on 30th
June, 2006 |
An interaction programme
to share experiences in order to ensure
people’s rights over natural resources
and establish users’ easy access to forest
products whether they are from the hills
or the terai.
Date/Time: Tuesday, 18th
July 2006, 3:00 P.M. Venue:
SAP Falcha, Babarmahal more... |
| Workshop
for station managers |
The Community
Radio Support Centre (CRSC) of the
Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists
is organising a workshop entitled
“Joint Marketing and Strategic
Planning” which will be participated
by station managers of various Community
Radio Stations across the country.
The workshop will be
held at the Nepal Forum of Environment
Journalists in Thapathali, Kathmandu
from 13 to 15 July 2006. |
| Training
– Exchange for Community Radio |
CRSC
is organizing one month on the job training
cum exchange programme
between Community Radios
Four Community Radio stations,
Radio Sagarmatha, Radio
Madan Pokhara,
Radio Lumbini and Radio Swargadwari
are hosting the programme.
The participants are from Solu FM,
Palung FM, Himchuli FM, Muktinath FM,
Radio Bheri
and Ghodaghodi FM.
|
Press
Release - Public access to genetic resources
and distribution of benefits (June
6, 2006) |
With growing trade
and globalisation, states must formulate
laws to protect genetic resources and
ensure equitable distribution of its benefits,
experts said toady in a programme organised
by the Nepal Forum of Environment
Journalists ((NEFEJ) with support
from the International Centre for
Integrated Mountain Development. (ICIMOD).
more...
|
| Press
Release - Environment Journalism Award -
2005 (June 4, 2006) |
| Nepal
Forum of Environment Journalists (NEFEJ)
has decided to award the Environment
Journalism Award - 2005 to
journalist Ramesh Kumar Poudel
of the Nepali-language daily Chitwan
Post, published from Chitwan. more... |
| Statement
by Radio Sagarmatha on the Occasion of Entering
10th year |
Nepal’s
independent radio has become ten years
old today. Radio Sagarmatha,
the first independent community radio
of South Asia, has entered its 10th
year. more...
|
| CRSC
Coordinator Meets Minister |
| Coordinator
of Community Radio Support Centre Raghu
Mainali made a courtesy call on newly
appointed Minister of State for Information
and Communication Dilendra Prasad Badu.
During his meeting coordinator Mainali
briefed the minister on the situation
of community radios in the country and
their needs. |
| Peer
Review |
Vice
chairman of Nepal Forum of Environmental
Journalists Tika Ram Rai and Asia-Pacific
Coordinator of AMARC (a international
association of community radio broadcasters),
Suman Basnet visited community radio stations
around the country to review achievements
of the various activities of the Community
Radio Support Centre. During the tour they
reviewed improvements in programmes of
the community radio stations that had
received training and technical support
from the Centre. The duo visited Himchuli
FM of Pokhara, Muktinath FM of Tansen,
Radio Lumbini of Butwal and Rupandehi
F. M. of Bhairahawa. |
| Grant
Distribution for Community Radios |
After
evaluating the grant proposals submitted
to it by community radio stations, the
committee gave grants to five radio stations.
Those receiving a grant included Radio
Swargadwari of Dang, Himchuli F. M. of
Pokhara, Palung F. M. of Makwanpur district.
Solu F. M. of Solukhumbu district and
Radio Bheri of Surkhet district.
The grant was provided
for the purchase of equipment and technical
upgrading of radio stations. Each station
could receive up to US$ 5,000. |
| Grant
Committee Visit Radio Stations |
Chairman
and members of the grant fund committee
of Community Radio
Support Centre visited community radio
stations. Chairman Bhairab Raisal, members
Om Khadka and Bhupendra Basnet and member
secretary Raghu Mainali were in the touring
team.
The team visited Radio Palung of Makwanpur
district, Bijaya F. M. of Nawalparasi
district, Radio Lumbini of Rupandehi district,
Radio Madanpokhara and Muktinath F.M.
of Palpa district, Himchuli F. M. of Kaski
district, Radio Swargadwari of Dang district,
Bheri Awaj of Banke district and Radio
Bheri of Surkhet district. |
| Focal
Point for Community Radios |
NEFEJ/CRSC
has eastablished two regional focal support
centers for community radio stations.
The objective of focal point is became
a technical facility center. The center
is operating and managing by a committee
of local local community radio stations.
more... |
Public
Information and Awareness Raising on Unintentionally
Produced POPs |
| A report prepared by Pesticide
Watch Group/NEFEJ on May 2006 (PDF) view |
| "Reporting
Conflicts & Violence ON AIR" training
for Radio Journalists |
Community
Radio Support Center (CRSC) is organizing
a training for Radio Journalists on "Reporting
Conflicts & Violence ON AIR"
as capacity building activities of
Community Radio Stations.
The training is going to be held from
25th to 31st May 2006 in Pokhara
and field test in Ghandruk. more... |
| Himalaya
Film Festival, Tokyo 2006
|
'Timber
to Tibet' has been selected
for screening at the Himalaya
Film Festival, 2006. The
festival will be held in August 2006
for 8 days.
For more information about the festival
visit www.himalaya-tokyo.net |
| Interaction
Programme on Environment Organised, 20th
Feb 06 |
An advocacy
group under the Nepal Forum of Environment
Journalist (NEFEJ) today organised an
interaction programme aimed at further
strengthening the NEFEJ's role in the
promotion of environment in the changed
context. more... |
| IFJ
Journalism for Tolerance Prize |
| Documentary
Emerging Kingdom of Mustang
(Mustang Ek Roop Anek) by Bhupendra Basnet
and documentary Kamlari by
Shree Lal Sah were selected as the finalists
(broadcast category) of the IFJ Journalism
for Tolerance Prize 2005. |
| Government
returned equipment of Radio Sagarmatha |
With
honour of SC's order Ministry of Information
and Communication on Wednesday (14th December)
returned all equipments of Radio Sagarmatha
FM, which were seized from the radio station
on November 27... more... |
| Training
on Media Communication and MDGs in Nepal
|
Training
on Media Communication and
Millennium Development Goals in Nepal
11 - 14 December 2005, Nepalgunj and 22-26
December 2005 in Biratnagar
Organizer: NEFEJ, UNDP and National Planning
Commission |
| Supreme
Court Issues Interim Order, Radio Sagarmatha
can now re-broadcast BBC |
| The Supreme Court today issued
an interim order to the government not to
discontinue BBC Nepali Service. Nepal Forum
of Environment Journalist (NEFEJ), mother
organization of Radio Sagarmatha, had filed
writ petition on December 2, 2005. more... |
| Hands
On Screened at Janakpur Festival |
| On the occasion of Biwaha
Panchami/Janakpur Festival screened 34 nepali
versioned reports of Hands
On Video Package. (5-6 Dec, 2005) more
news on A/V activities» |
| Workshop |
Workshop on "Understanding
the Major Development Issues, Trends and
Alternatives for Media Professionals"
Organized by: Sus
Watch/NEFEJ
Date: December 6-8, 2005 |
| SC
issued show cause to Govt. on BBC news ban |
| The Supreme Court had issued
show cause on Sunday, 4th Dec, asking the
government why it had imposed a ban on the
broadcast of BBC Nepali service through
Radio Sagarmatha FM, South Asia's first
community radio. more... |
| NEFEJ
Filed Writ Against Govt Order to Block BBC |
NEFEJ
filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court
(SC) on Friday against the government's
order to stop the broadcasting of the
BBC Nepali Service on Radio Sagarmatha.
NEFEJ's General Secretary Bhupendra Basnet
filed the writ on behalf of Radio Sagarmatha.
more... |
| Landmark
Order |
Congratulations
to radio listeners! Now all radio lovers
can hear the breaking news on FM radios
until the Supreme Court delivers the final
verdict. The Supreme Court has issued
an interim order to the government's ordinance
that prevented the Frequency Modulation
(FM) radio operators from airing the news.
more... |
| Right
to Information Upheld |
In a
landmark decision, the Supreme Court on
Wednesday upheld people's right to information
and ordered the government not to implement
its October 2nd notice that prohibits
broadcast of news-based programs by FM
radio stations. Justices Min Bahadur Rayamajhi
and Anup Raj Sharma issued the interim
order against the government. more... |
| Govt.
asks Radio Sagarmatha not to re-broadcast
BBC |
Within
hours of the Supreme Court verdict not
to implement its order to stop the transmission
of the Radio Sagarmatha FM, the government
on Tuesday has asked Radio Sagarmatha
not to re-broadcast BBC Nepali Service
and “programmes banned by the National
Broadcast Act 2049 B. S. more...
|
| Court
orders Radio Sagarmatha to resume transmission |
The Supreme
Court on Tuesday has ordered the government
not to undertake any activities to disrupt
the transmission of Radio Sagarmatha pending
final verdict.
A single bench comprising Justice Badri
Kumar Basnet handed out the verdict in
response to a writ petition filed by Radio
Sagarmatha. ( 29th Nov 05, nepalnews.com)
|
|
Moving
People with Moving Images: Exchange Workshop
for Asia Pacific VRC Partners
(29th Nov to 2nd Dec 05) and, Localising
Hands On in Asia” project partners meeting
in Siem Reap, Cambodia (3rd Dec to 5th
Dec 2005), Represented by Mr. Rabindra
Pandey, Director, Audio/Visual Department. |
| Radio
Sagarmatha moves SC against govt action |
Radio
Sagarmatha and Nepal Forum of Environmental
Journalists (NEFEJ) filed a writ petition
at the Supreme Court (SC) against the
government’s raid at the FM station on
Sunday night. more... |
| All
four Radio Sagarmatha journos freed |
Police
authorities on Monday freed all four journalists
working at Radio Sagarmatha, who were
arrested during a police raid at the FM
station on Sunday night. more...
|
| Raid
on Radio Sagarmatha condemned, journos still
in detention |
Media
groups, human rights organizations and
political parties have strongly condemned
the raid on Radio Sagarmatha—the first
community-run radio station in South Asia--
by police late Sunday and have demanded
immediate release of three journalists
and a technician and unconditional return
of the seized equipment. more... |
| Police
seize equipment of Radio Sagarmatha, arrest
five journalists |
Police
on late Sunday have raided the office
of Radio Sagarmatha FM—the first community
radio station in South Asia, seized radio
equipments and taken into custody five
journalists working in the newsroom. more... |
| Celebration
of 20 Years of establishment |
| NEFEJ is celebrating 20 years
of its establishment on 27th November 2005. |
| Dissemination
programme on outcomes of Sustainability
Watch Report |
Realizing
the important role of the Civil Society
for the effective advocacy of Millennium
Development Goals and Sustainability,
NEFEJ has put its effort, for the first
time, to track down the progress and challenges
of goals in Nepal. On behalf of the Civil
Society of Nepal, we have initiated to
develop analysis and assessments of the
barriers to the implementation of the
MDGs particularly sustainability related
Goals 1, 7 and 8. Programme to be held
on 27 November 2005. |
| New
Executive Committe |
20th Annual General Body Meeting Of NEFEJ
has elected a 13 member executive committee
under the Chairmanship of Mr.
Laxman Upreti.
The Committee comprises
of Mr. Tika Ram Rai, Vice President, Mr.
Bhupendra Basnet, General Secretary, Ms
Sangeeta Lama, Secretary, Mr. Madhu Acharya,
Treasurer.
Other members of the
committee are Mr. Chandra Shekhar Karki,
Mr. Dhatri Prashad Subedi, Mr. Purnahari
Amatya, Mr. Rabin Sayami, Mr. Subodh Gautam,
Mr. Sashi Chalise, Mr. Suryaman Shakya
and Dr. Madan Koirala. |
