TSEDAR BHUTIA has been an executive member of The Partners Nepal since the 2012 establishment. Mr. Bhutia held a bachelor’s degree from North Bengal University India in 1993. Mr. Bhutia has served as a monitoring and Evaluation Officer at The Mountain Institute (www.mountain.org)before becoming the Programme Manager at Himalayan Natural Fibre Foundation ((www.hnff.org).

Mr. Bhutia’s work included the Conservation of Protected Areas. He has served as an administrative assistant, income generation, and gender development office while TMI established the Makalu-Barun National Park and Conservation Area Project, Nepal. Mr. Bhutia has over 24 years of experience in rural development involving the local community of indigenous and marginalized people, focusing on environment conservation and livelihood improvement through participatory planning, implementation, and monitoring approaches. In-depth experience developing, managing, and monitoring community development projects to strengthen community-based organizations such as women’s groups, community forest user groups, and youth-led organizations in sustainable natural resource management and livelihood improvement.