The majority of the population lives in a rural setting and is directly dependent on natural resources to sustain their livelihood. This heavy nature of dependency on resources and the lack of available alternatives force the depletion of our environmental resources at a faster pace than expected. Biodiversity depletion and climate change effect on society has become hot topics in the country since the last few years. The diminishing rate of agricultural productivity from the uncontrolled urban land-use changes has further exaggerated the environmental issues in the country. This has necessitated taking action immediately in order to curb such persistent environmental problems in Nepal. In this context, NEW Initiative has emerged as a prominent organization to deal with the above-mentioned issues and lead Nepal in the road to sustainable management and wise use of natural resources by considering the livelihood of the grass-root population.