Since the development of the COMDEKS Nepal Landscape Strategy based on the community SEPLS survey results, relevant projects have begun in the landscape.

One of the challenges of the target landscape in Nepal is the prevalence of illegal hemp cultivation. As part of COMDEKS activities in the region, there is a project which supports government efforts to ban hemp cultivation, focusing instead on the promotion of alternative livelihoods such as organic vegetable, turmeric, and ginger farming, as well as agroforestry.