Episode 6: Mountain Tourism Sustainability
October 16, 2020
This is the 6th Episode of the Nepal Tourism Resilience Webinar Series. The purpose of the webinar is to discuss the challenges and strategies for sustainable, just, and resilient mountain tourism in a rapidly changing global environment, economy and society.
The panel includes: Mr. Kul Bahadur Gurung, General Secretary, Nepal Mountaineering Association; Dr. Sanjay Nepal, Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada; Mrs. Lakhphuti Sherpa, President, Nepal Mountain Academy; Dr. Shallendra Thakali, Mountain Tourism Expert; and Dr. Gyan Nyaupane, Professor and Interim Associate Dean, Arizona State University, USA.
Episode 5: Challenges of Tourism and Hospitality Education in Nepal
September 4, 2020
The purpose of the webinar is to discuss the challenges of tourism and hospitality education to meet the workforce needs for the increasingly global, changing, and complex tourism industry.
The panel includes: Dr. Dev Raj Adhikari, Professor and Member Secretary, University Grants Commission; Dr. Brijesh Thapa, Professor and Head of School of Hospitality and Tourism, Oklahoma State University, USA; Mr. Surya Kiran Shrestha, Tourism and Hospitality Educator and former BHM program coordinator at NATHM; and Dr. Gyan Nyaupane, Professor and Interim Associate Dean, Arizona State University, USA.
Episode 4: The Future of Annapurna Conservation Area: Towards a New Collaborative Approach to PA Governance
July 24, 2020
The Annapurna Conservation Area Project has been a pioneer of Integrated Conservation and Development Project in Nepal. The government of Nepal has been preparing to handover the conservation area to the local communities, as it was originally envisioned when the ACA was established. The purpose of this panel discussion is to initiate a dialogue for a new collaborative governance model that includes all three levels of government and communities in managing protected areas.
The panel members includes: Mr. Bikash Lamsal, Minister of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, Gandaki Province; Mr. Man Bahadur Gurung, Province Assembly Member, & CAMC Chair and UCO Coordinator; Ms. Sarmila Gurung, Vice-Chair, Garabdzong Rural Municipality, Jomsom; Mr. Yajna Nath Dahal, Member Secretary, NTNC; Joint Secretary, MoFE; Mr. Lal Prasad Gurung, Former Director, ACAP; and Dr. Gyan Nyaupane (Moderator, Professor, Arizona State University).
Episode 3: People, Parks and Protected Areas: Impacts on Tourism in the Era of COVID-19
June 19, 2020
The webinar was focuses on: What COVID-19 means for parks and protected areas in Nepal? How has the pandemic affected biodiversity conservation, surrounding communities, and tourism? What opportunities do we have? How do we build resilient protected area systems?
Panel members includes: Dr. Krishna P Oli (Member, National Planning Commission); Dr. Maheshwar Dhakal (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Forest and Environment; Dr. Anu Kumari Lama (Tourism Specialist, ICIMOD); Dr. Siddhartha Bajracharya (Executive Director, National Trust for Nature Conservation); and Dr. Gyan Nyaupane (Moderator, Professor, Arizona State University).
Episode 2: Domestic Tourism: A Path to Recovery
May 29, 2020
This webinar discusses the challenges and strategies of domestic tourism in Nepal.
The panel members are: Dr. Dhananjay Regmi (NTB, CEO); Mr. Yogendra Sakya (former president HAN); Mrs. Lakhphuti Sherpa (Chairperson, Nepal Mountain Academy); Dr. Brijesh Thapa (Professor, University of Florida); Dr. Sandeep Basnyat (Asst Professor, Macao Institute of Tourism); and Dr. Gyan Nyaupane (Professor, Arizona State University).
Episode 1: Nepal’s Tourism in the Era of COVID-19
May 8, 2020
This webinar is the first for the Tourism Resilience Forum and addresses key challenges and strategies for Nepal’s tourism in the era of COVID-19.
The panel members are: Dr. Dhananjay Regmi (NTB, CEO); Dr. Sanjay Nepal (University of Waterloo); Dr. Brijesh Thapa (Professor, University of Florida); and Dr. Gyan Nyaupane (Professor, Arizona State University).
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