Successfully conserving critical corridors and bottlenecks using the community-based management.

Solution instantanée

by Ishwari Prasad Poudel, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal

Community forest

Community forest user group

Since the last decade in Nepal, the landscape-based conservation approach has been adopted as an opportunity to scale up conservation initiatives. The Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) Programme of Nepal is one of the examples of such approach. The implementation has been tailored to the specific requirements of core protected areas, buffer zones, corridors, and bottleneck areas. The approach has resulted to higher level of biodiversity conservation and management, increased number of all species of megafauna, improved livelihood of local communities with women leadership, sustainable forest management and ultimately contributed to address climate change. It has shared the roles, rights and responsibilities among diverse actors or stakeholders, and they are brought together to conserve forests and biodiversity through community-based management (CBM). Dr. Ram Prasad Lamsal, the founder Project Manager, has contributed significantly to improving policy, practices, and governance and building innovations.

Dernière modification 15 Oct 2021

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Contexte

Challenges addressed

Desertification

Drought

Erratic rainfall

Extreme heat

Floods

Increasing temperatures

Land and Forest degradation

Loss of Biodiversity

Erosion

Ecosystem loss

Invasive species

Poaching

Unsustainable harvesting incl. Overfishing

Infrastructure development

Lack of alternative income opportunities

Lack of technical capacity

Lack of food security

Unemployment / poverty

Scale of implementation

National

Ecosystems

Tropical deciduous forest

River, stream

Wetland (swamp, marsh, peatland)

Tropical grassland, savanna, shrubland

Thème

Habitat fragmentation and degradation

Connectivity / transboundary conservation

Sustainable financing

Gender mainstreaming

Legal & policy frameworks

Indigenous people

Local actors

Traditional knowledge

Fire management

Flood management

Land management

Protected and conserved areas management planning

Watershed management

Outreach & communications

Science and research

Forest Management

Emplacement

Terai area, Nepal

The Terai Arc Landscape of Nepal is located across the southern plain and Siwalik or Churia hills, bordered by Mahabharat mountain rangein the North, Bagamati river in the East, Uttapardesh and Bihar state of India in the South and the Mahakali river in the West. It extends from 80° 4’ 30” to 88° 10’ 19” east longitudes; and from 26°21’ 53” to 29° 7’ 43” north latitudes.

South Asia

Impacts

Forests protected, restored, and managed; conserved biodiversity, wildlife and habitats and wetlands; increased number of all species of megafauna, empowered communities for gender, leadership, livelihood improvement and enterprises; and addressed climate change issues.
Developed improved community-based model with cost effective approach and high degree of community participation and contribution, and strong partnership.
Hybridized traditional and scientific knowledge; and shared monitoring, evaluation and learning system.