Karen Beardsley (PhD), Fulbright Professor, James H. Thorne (PhD), Research Scientist and Mary T. Burke, Director of Conservation and Environmental Leadership from Universiy of California, Davis visited the Institute on 17^th June, 2016. Discussion were held for a possible Environmental Leadership Program to be delivered jointly by UWICE and UC, Davis. The team also visited Forestry Expo and Ethnobiolgy Museum at the Institute.