Training on Inventory and monitoring of Biodiversity Resources in Jogmai

Field sessions for Resource Inventory (Left) and Theory sessions (Right)

Source: Bishnu Prasad Kafle/ICC

ICC Ilam organized three days 'Resource Inventory and Biodiversity Monitoring in Community Forests of Jogmai VDC, Ilam from 23-25 August, 2007 to orient community forests users in resource inventory, forest operation plan preparation, incorporation of biodiversity conservation issues and monitoring of key species at field level. 12 participants from 3 community forests of Jogmai VDC were successfully participated the training. 8 theory and 4 practical field sessions were included in the training. Mr. Bishnu Prasad Kafle, Project Manager of ICC, Ilam, Mr. Rajendra Yadav, Ranger, District FOrest Office, Ilam and Mr. Rajeshwor Rijal, field facilitator of ICC for the area facilitated the training workshop. The program was organized in financial support from Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) as a part of project activiities entitled " strengthening Civil Society For Biodiversity COnservation Suppport Project of Ilam Coopearation Council (ICC), Ilam.