Monday, November 5, 2007

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.


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Bishnu Prasad Kafle

Project Mananger

Ilam Cooperation Council (ICC), Ilam

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