The seminar was organized to initiate national and local level dialogue to ensure that Nepal’s Rio+20 commitments are implemented and to shed light on the importance of sustainable development in Nepal.Rio+20 United Nations conference held in Brazil. The conference identified economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability as the three pillars of sustainable development. The National Seminar on Sustainable Development: Growth, Equity and Sustainability successfully initiated a national discourse on the three pillars of sustainable development. It also highlighted the need to improve the governance system to include sustainable development and promote coordination as well as to promote collaboration and coordination among governmental agencies as well as international agencies.