Biography

Doctor Bishwa Nath Oli is the Country Representative for the CIFOR-ICRAF Nepal Country Programme, based in Kathmandu. Although officially appointed as Country Representative in July 2025, Dr Oli has been contributing to CIFOR-ICRAF’s work since 2023 as a research associate. A trained forester,he serves as the primary liaison between the Nepal office and CIFOR-ICRAF’s regional leadership in Bogor and Nairobi, and oversees the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of research and development initiatives across the country. Prior to joining CIFOR-ICRAF, he held senior leadership roles in the Government of Nepal, including serving as secretary in various ministries, most notably the Ministry of Forests and Environment. In recognition of his public service, he received a prestigious award from the Government of Nepal during his tenure as secretary.He has also worked as a national consultant and senior advisor to multiple development partners in the fields of forestry, environment, biodiversity and climate change. Since July 2022, he has also served as a Bureau Member of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Dr Oli holds a PhD in forestry from Copenhagen University, Denmark, and amaster’s in natural resources management from the University of Life Sciences, Norway. Relatedlinks Google Scolar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=kCnAI4EAAAAJ&view_op=list_works ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bishwa-Oli LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bishwa-nath-oli-75b552214/?originalSubdomain=np