A research grant agreement was signed between School of Science, Kathmandu University (KU) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Nepal, on April 14, 2016. The agreement was signed by Prof. Dr. Mohan Bikram Gewali, Dean of School of Science, KU, and  Mr. Anil Manandhar, Country Representative of WWF, Nepal.

The agreement took place in the gathering of personalities from WWF: Dr. Ghana Shyam Gurung, Senior Conservation Program Director of WWF, Nepal; Mr Shiv Raj Bhatta, Director of the Field Programs; Mr. Ananta Ram Bhandari, Program Manager-SHL; and from KU: Dr Rajendra Gyawali, Assistant professor of Department of Pharmacy.

The grant provided by WWF will be utilized for the assessments of NTFPs of the Langtang area, their value addition, and establish collaboration mechanism for enterprise development and better livelihood.