Bharati Pathak is a DGM Global Steering Committee member from Nepal, chair of the Federation of Community Forest User Groups Nepal (FECOFUN) and focal point for FECOFUN’s Gender Policy and Advocacy Program. Bharati has an MA in Rural Development and a BA in Humanities. For decades, she has been working for women’s rights and community rights over natural resources and for conservation. Bharati has also served as chairperson of ASHMITA Nepal, an NGO of Nepal working for the rights as well as empowerment of rural women.