Thursday, August 16, 2007

Workshop on Resource Inventory and biodiversity monitoring in community forests




Two training workshops on Resource Inventory preparation and biodiversity monitoring in community forests were organized to orient community forests users in resource inventory preparation and biodiversity monitoring in Jamuna and Mabu VDCs by Ilam Cooperation Council (ICC), Ilam with support from Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (FUND) from 12-14 August, 2007. This was a part of activity of ongoing project Strengthening Ciivl Society for Biodiversity Conservation Support Project/ICC/CEPF.




31 Participants from 3 community forests (2 from Jamuna and 1 from Mabu) were participated in the training workshop. 8 theoretical and 4 field practical sessions were included in the program. Bishnu Prasad Kafle, Project Manager, Ram Rimal, Team leader, Devendra Upreti, Ranger of District Forests office, Ilam, Yadav Ghimire, Program officer of BCN (as independent resource person, and Rajeswor Rijal Field facilitator of ICC facilitated the workshop in both trainings.




The participants of workshop will work as local level resource person cum local guide during inventory preparation of particular community forests, which will be initiated by next month.

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