Baseline survey for Pilot Program completed

Hangetham : the historic area for biodiveristy and religeious ponds (Left)

The Kal Pokhari of Hangetham which is being dried (Right)









As a part of project activities (SCBS/CEPF), baseline survey of Hangetham forest of Jamuna VDC (the religeous forest area) was completed in the beginning of November, 2007. The survey has been conducted to carry out the potential project activities as pilot activities for biodiversity conservation through religious point of view. The project activiities will include restoration of traditional ponds, conservation of key floral and faunal species which are threatened, intorduction of eco friendly livelihood activities, and institutinal strengthening 0f local communiites for biodiversity conservation in Hangetham area. NOw, the survey report is compiling. Mr. Rajeshwor Rijal Field Facilitator of ICC for the area has been visited the area for a week to explore the key information about the area.

For more details:

Bishnu Prasad Kafle

Project Manager

Ilam Cooperation Council (ICC), Ilam

iccilam.biodiversity@gmail.com

Resource Inventory Training in Maimajhuwa

Three days Resource Inventory and BIodiversity Monitoring training in Maimajhuwa VDC was organized in the month of October under CEPF preoject SCBS. 17 participants were participated the workshop from 4 CFUGs. Altogether, 12 sessions including 8 theory and 4 practical were delivered. Bishnu Kafle, project manager and Bhim Ekten, Field Facilitator facilited the training.

Field Session of Training

AWARENESS WORKSHOP FOR LIVESTOCK HERDERS

Two awareness rising workshop for livestock herders in two key sites of Jogmai and Maimajhuwa on grazing land management and biodiversity conservation were organized as a part of activiites of CEPF funded project SCBS in the month of October and November. In the workshop, the present situation of livestock herds, their distribution, impact on biodiversity, probems and challentges, grazing land manangment measures and strategies as well ans alternative actin to be taken to conserve biodiversity in the area. ABout 60 livestock herders and CF users were participated. InMaimajhuwa, the program was jointly organized with Shandakpur Livestock herders group. Ram Rimal, Keshav Thapa, Rajeshwor Rijal, and Lal Bahadur of DLSO facilitated the workshop. In the beginning of 2008, grazing management plan will be prepared in these areas.

For more details

Bishnu Prasad Kafle

Project Mananger

Ilam Cooperation Council (ICC), Ilam

iccilam.biodiversity@gmail.com