An agenda of Democratizing Forestry Sector in Nepal
As the country is heading towards major restructuring of political system and the state, I wonder if it is also a time to do fundamental rethinking of forestry sector in Nepal. As many would agree, democratic values and practices are important not only in political field, but also in all aspects of social and political life. This means Forestry field also deserves this attention. So should we initiate debate of transformation in forestry field at this time? I think this is a right time, assuming there will be an announcement of constituent assembly very soon. Since forestry sector, together with agriculture, is still the backbone of livelihoods of majority of the people, issues of democratization and inclusive governance in this sector are no less important than political democracy.
Nepal Biogas Project: Reducing emissions while providing community benefits
Small rural communities throughout Nepal will reap the benefits of the carbon market with the signing today of an emission reductions purchase agreement (ERPA) for the Nepal Biogas project. This is the first greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions project in Nepal under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol.
Taking into account that human-induced climate change is a global environmental problem, the CDM allows OECD countries to fulfill some of their GHG-reduction commitments through climate friendly projects in the developing world.
Perception of environmental impacts of tourism in ACAP
A new publication by Drs. Gyan Neupane and Brijesh Thapa in The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology examines the perception of environmental impacts of tourism between residents and managers within Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), Nepal.
Data were collected on-site among local residents and managers. Environmental impacts of tourism were operationalized using 13 items on a five-point Likert scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree).
Feasibility study on Red Panda habitat eco-trail
Resource and Environment conservation Society (RES-Nepal) in support of Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation Program (TRPAP) conducted a feasibility study on " Red Panda habitat eco-trail" in Cholangpati Thulosyabru area of Langtang National Park. The National Park represents the good spectrum of vegetation type along the altitude range between 1000 m and 7245 m.
The main objectives of the study were to assess and explore the potentialities of Thulosyabru-Cholangpati area and develop Red Panda Eco Trail as additional tourism products of the site that ensure conservation of its habitat and benefit the local community.
CITES awards Certificate of Commendation to Nepal authorities
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has awarded a Certificate of Commendation to the Royal Chitwan National Park Authority and to the Royal Nepalese Army to recognize their exemplary efforts to combat poaching and illegal trade in endangered species, in particular the leopard, the rhinoceros and the tiger.
Local benefits from community forests in the middle hills of Nepal
Community forestry has been in existence for about 20 years in Nepal, but there are few observations on changes in resource use since its inception. A new article on Forest Policy and Economics reports how farmers affected by community forestry have adapted to its introduction and whether their livelihood options have changed in response to changes in forest accessibility and forest product availability.
Local people’s attitude towards Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
A new research paper by Ram K. Shrestha and Janaki R. R. Alavalapati of University of Florida analyses the factors influencing local people’s attitudes towards conservation of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR).
The results indicate that households living closer to the KTWR are more likely to reveal negative attitude towards conservation. Similarly, respondents from larger households tend to show negative conservation attitude. Educated respondents and farmers are likely to demonstrate a positive conservation attitude. The results consistently show that households with poor socioeconomic status and greater dependence on the KTWR for firewood, fodder, and raw materials are likely to possess a more negative attitude towards conservation. Poor households may not necessarily be less concerned about conservation, although institutional settings and abject poverty near protected areas appear to affect their attitudes.
Summer diets of wild and domestic ungulates in Nepal Himalaya
An article on summer diets of wild and domestic ungulates in Nepal Himalaya was published in the Journal of Zoology (2005), 266, 111-119. This article was based on the work undertaken in Damodar Kunda region of upper Mustang in connection with preparation of the Masters' degree Thesis. Professor Per Wegge and Ms Rita Arjel Koirala has been the co authors for this paper.
Overgrazing of pastures and/or conflict between livestock-wildlife has been one of the most controversial issues confronting range managers. The knowledge of food habits of ungulates is the pre-requisite to address this issue and hence explore the possibility of multi-species rangeland management.
Managing Mountain Watershed for Rural Development in Nepal
Institute of Forestry, Pokhara has released the proceedings of the workshop on "Managing Mountain Watersheds for Rural Development in Nepal: Integration of Research into Teaching" held in Pokhara, Nepal from September 15-16 2005.
The Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal in collaboration with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway is implementing the Education, Research and Training for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Watersheds of Nepal project since 2002 with the financial support of the Norwegian Council for Higher Education (NUFU), Norway. The workshop was one of the activities undertaken under the Project.
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