All working age individuals who hold at least an undergraduate degree in Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, Natural Resource Management, or in allied disciplines, or have research or professional Masters and PhD degrees in those disciplines, or have at least five years of research and academic work in the working areas or disciplines of the association and paid membership fee for life time (as determined by the executive committee) are considered as the life members of NEPAFE. Eligible spouse members (having qualification and/or experience in the aforementioned field of expertise) can apply for life time membership by paying the life membership fee (as determined by the executive committee).