A hearttouching interview with established Nepalese academician (forester) in Germany
I have got an opportunity to take a heart touching interview with Dr. Krishna K.C. for www.nepaleseingoettingen.blogspot.com
The interview is about how an ordinary man turned into an extraordinary professional with his hard work, honesty and continuous efforts. We will be able to find out many unexplored aspects of Dr. K.C. and his prescriptions to modernise forestry sector in Nepal.
Please find the full interview in
How Mikania micrantha (Lahare banmara) destroy the forest and agricultural crops in residential area of Nepal?
What is Mikania micrantha ?
Mikania micrantha is a perennial creeping climber known for its vigorous and rampant growth. It is branchy, slender-stemmed perennial vine. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs along the stems and are heart-shaped or triangular with an acute tip and a broad base. Leaves may be 4-13cm long. The flowers, each 3-5mm long, are arranged in dense terminal or axillary corymbs. Individual florets are white to greenish-white. The seed is black, linear-oblong, five-angled and about 2mm long. Each seed has a terminal pappus of white bristles that facilitates dispersal by wind or on the hair of animals.
Reforming forest governance in Nepal: A letter to Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation
Dear Mr Bohara,
Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation, Nepal
I am writing this letter to you as an independent forest governance researcher and also as a citizen of Nepal concerned with forest, environment and democracy. While I certainly appreciate your efforts that you have been putting since you assumed the office to bring changes in the forestry sector, I clearly see gaps in your approach and hence would like to draw your attention to fundamental questions of forest governance in Nepal. I am not prescribing any blue print solutions or recipe but would like to share some broad thoughts and strategies, which require going beyond the close bureaucratic circles and political coterie. I believe we can really make a difference through mobilising all kinds of ideas, power, resources, assets and potentials to address the problems of forest governance we are facing in Nepal.
क्षतिग्रस्त भूमिको पुनरुत्थानमा जुटे स्थानीय जनता
संरक्षणमा उत्प्रेरणा: जिल्ला भू संरक्षण कार्यालय मकवानपुरले चितवन जिल्लाको भू तथा जलाधार सम्वन्धी कार्यको कार्यान्वयन एवं रेखदेख गर्ने गरेको छ । जसमा चितवन जिल्लामा लदरी खोला उपजलाधार क्षेत्र कायम गरि त्यस क्षेत्रमा चुरे क्षेत्र संरक्षण कार्यक्रम अन्तर्गत जनसहभागिताको माध्यमवाट भू क्षय नियन्त्रण एवं क्षतिग्रस्त भूमिको पुनरुत्थान जस्ता महत्वपूर्ण कार्यक्रममा नसहभागिताको माध्यमद्धारा योगदान पुर्याउदै आएको छ ।
FECOFUN condemns the declaration of the GoN to establish Banke National Park, Gaurishankar, and Api Namba Conservation Area
Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) hereby condemns the recent declaration of the Government of Nepal to establish Banke National Park, Gaurishankar Conservation Area and Api Namba Conservation Area, without Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of local community and indigenous people residing in the areas.
The decision was taken at the Kalapatthar plateau near Everest Base Camp (5,242 meters) in the foothills of Mt Everest base camp cabinet meeting to expand conservation area and declaring.
An Introduction to the RADHAKRISHNA Community Forestry Users Group, Sarlahi Nepal
I have been posting short introduction about a successful example of Community Forestry in Terai. As a government employee working on the same district, I have prepared this introductory note in 2006 and one copy of this was already provided to this CFUG through its secretary.
Radhakrishna CFUG is located at Lalbandi Sarlahi, and trying to manage plantation forest of Sissoo, and natural forest of Sal (Shorea robusta). Besides they are implementing poverty reduction programme through several income generation activities and domestication of NTFPs.