Establishment of Community Biodiversity Register (CBR) was piloted during the Global Agrobiodiversity Project, starting in 1998. It was implemented by Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) in collaboration with the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and Bioversity International. CBR can be used as ‘information databases’ on biodiversity and associated knowledge, where¬by communities gain better understanding of their biological assets; for developing community biodiversity management plans, identifying PGRFA for conservation and sources of seed and planting material; or for protecting traditional knowledge against appropriation. LI-BIRD follows eight steps for developing a CBR: (1) selecting the community; (2) informing the community on the rationale and objectives; (3) strengthening institutional capacity; (4) defining a specific focus and initial requirements for data collection; (5) documenting, compiling and validating information; (6) analysing and sharing information; (7) designing and implementing conservation and development plans; and (8) registering and linking with a national repository. Participating farmers realized that many local landraces are vulnerable to genetic erosion and eventual loss; Community Seed Banks were established in some areas to address this issue. Information collected should be used for planning of community-based biodiversity management activities, rather than limiting the approach to documentation alone.