ANSAB is a civil society organization that has been conserving biodiversity and improving livelihoods across South Asia for twenty-five years. It places community empowerment and economic incentives at the heart of its approach, and generates knowledge and results through applied research and studies to implement innovative solutions, such as the creation of enterprises based on the sustainable use of natural resources, establishment of payment for en ... vironmental services, and advancement of ecosystem based commercial agriculture. It has a focal position in the field through its work in ecological, technological, economic and socio-cultural fronts associated to people-centered conservation, management and use of biodiversity, especially non-timber forest products (NTFPs), high value agricultural commodities, biomass based energy and ecosystem services. ANSAB has been continuously evolving, consolidating, institutionalizing and advancing the approaches and strategies for the promotion of community-based enterprises and value chains, natural resource management and biodiversity conservation, enabling policy environment and multi-stakeholders collaboration. Read more