KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurated the Fourth Woodcraft Festival in the capital city with prime focus lent to the nature and culture.

Hundreds of countries from around the world are taking part in the festival on the occasion of the World Wood Day, observed every year on March 21 as declared by the United Nations 67th General Assembly.

The first Woodcraft Festival took place in Tanzania in 2013, the second was held in China where as the third festival was held in Turkey.

The week-long festival taking place at the Nepal Academy in Kamaladi will showcase a total of 90 stalls. Nepal has put on display around 9,000 renderings of temples that were created in the memory of the people killed in April 25 earthquake in the festival.

The 2016 World Wood Day themed 'Nature and Culture' will conclude on Saturday with plantation of saplings of various plants at the Godavari Botanical Garden.