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Sarita Kumari Lama
International Fellow from Nepal
World Forestry Center
4033 SW Canyon Road
Portland, OR 97221
October 21, 2015
China
Chure/Siwalik Hills and Terai (< 3,000 ft.) Land: 17%
Population: 50%
India
High Hills/Mountains (10,000 – 29,000 ft.) Land: 15%
Population: 7%
Mid Hills (3,000 -10,000 ft.) Land: 68%
Population: 43%
Birth Place
Home place
Area : 57,000 square miles
(Land: 97% and Water : 3%)
Length : 550 miles
Average width: 125 miles
Five Regions and 75 Districts
Mt Everest
125 caste or ethnic groups
123 languages spoken as mother tongue
Rich in Biodiversity
• 18 ecosystems
• 75 vegetation types
• 35 forest types
Working districts for forestry development
Involved for other livehood development program
Research related to forestry and livelihood
Evaluation of leasehold forestry program
Work Place:
Multi-stakeholder Forestry Program
Organization: Environment, Culture, Agriculture Research and Development Society Nepal/ECARDS Nepal)
Nepal Swiss Community Forestry Program (Ranger, Forest Development Assistant, Officer)
Nepal UK Community Forestry Program (Ranger in District Forest Office)
Awareness raising Facilitation support for forest management and institutional
development of the groups and stakeholdersManagement and leading of forestry program
Seedling Production
9Dandapakhar, Sindhupalchowk in 2010
Deenuded hill of Dandapakhar in 1975
Community Forestry Before 1980’s: all forests were protected by the Government
(People’s access less, but deforestation rate was very high)
After 1980’s: started to handover to the communities to conserve, restore, manage and
utilize forests o Conservation of the natural resources especially increase in forest cover, and
o Poverty reduction through the active involvement and participation of the local people.
Globally acclaimed and acknowledged innovation in participatory environmental
governance.
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Nepal’s deforestation rate is reported to be about 1.7% per
year (especially in frontier hills)
Issues and Challenges
Natural Resource Management Strategies
Forest for Recreation: hiking, picnic, biking, climbing
Soil Conservation Practices: erosion control by using plants and other barriers
Watershed Management Practices: River buffer zones, reservoir management
Wildlife protection through Endanger Species List Act (Federal)
Lessons from PNW
Silvicultural Practices:
Selective harvesting and thinning
Practice of leaving snags and nurse logs after harvesting
Forest Rotation:
Large/Commercial Scale Seedling Production (Seed Collection)
Mandatory Replanting Laws
Non-Timber/Wood Forest Management:
Collection of Raw Material
Finding and utilizing alternative forest products (essential oils, candles)
Cooperative – aggregate product under shared brand – better market access
Urban Forest Management:
Understanding the positive value of green spaces in cities, and
including them in urban planning (esthetical beauty, urban wildlife
habitat)
Involvement:
Organizations (Govt. Non-Govt. Institutes)
No. of networks
Associations
Companies
Advocacy groups
Volunteers
Policy making Educational program Watch dog
o Use of modern technologieso Effective communicationo Awareness/Realization/Accountable
Biggest Challenge:
Fire Management
Disease in Trees/Forest
Climate Change: Droughts
Application
How???• Education• Network/Association (make technical and management group active)• Implementation of Chure Conservation and Management • Implement demonstration forests to teach the public on different
management practices
What??• Conservation (forest, soil, water, wildlife and fish)• Silvicultural practices (leaving nurse logs , some old trees and some
leaf-litters, snags)• Commercial Forest Management (plantation rotation)• Urban and roadside plantations• Non-Timber Forest Products management in Cooperatives –
aggregate product under shared brand – better market access for all
• Political turmoil
• People management
• Uses of practical technical
skill in the field
• Funds
Comments and Questions??
Thank You!!!
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