Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 2nd, 2009 Comments Off
Abstract
Nepal is rich in biological flora and fauna. Studies have found that 700 species of medicinal plants and 200 species of aromatic plants are available in Nepal. High value forest plant species including non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and medicinal and aromatic plant species (MAPs) are traditionally and critically associated with the majority of the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2009 Comments Off
Impacts of Climate Change on Livelihood of the People in Nepal: Issues and Concerns
1.0 Rationale
Nepal is a small landlocked mountainous country. Agriculture is the main stay of the economy. About 80% of the total population depends on the forest for the daily fuel wood supply and support for agricultural activities. About 6,000 rivers and streams [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2009 Comments Off
Dear All
FYI..
Bhakta
One-week Training Course
Designing Green Landscapes to Provide Multiple Services
4th January 2010 to 8th January 2010
Presented by Dr. Klaus v. Gadow (Germany), Dr. Vindhya P. Tewari and other Scientists of IWST, Bangalore
Dr. Klaus von Gadow is professor of Forest Management at the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 8th, 2009 Comments Off
The issue of climate change has become one of the serious threats to the living entities and the effects have shown throughout the globe. In our context, Nepal counts as one of the vulnerable country due to its poor and fragile landscape structure. The changing weather patterns, including an increase in extreme temperature, more intense [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 18th, 2009 Comments Off
Abstract
This paper describes the role of Rudrakshya (Elaeocarpus sphacrius), a wild fruit plant product, for rapid economic change of rural people in Arun Valley, Sankhuwasava district of Nepal. Arun Valley which ranges from 324m to 8481m (Mount Makalu), less developed and geographically isolated; however rich in biodiversity. The area includes a territory of great of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 4th, 2009 1 Comment »
Role of Sustainable Rural Livelihood program (SRLP) in nature conservation and community development in Arun Valley, Sankhhuwasava district, Nepal
Sustainable Rural Livelihood Program (SRLP) has been running since 2001, in nine major and vulnerable Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Arun Valley, Sankhuwasava district which are rich in biological flora and fauna based on its availability. The [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
Near of the Lukla Airport, a lake has been created within last 3 decades, Funuratna Sherpa, a Nepali Youth said to AFP. The Youth runs a cyber cafe for the tourists at the Lukla, most nearest city of Mount Everest. Refering his grandfather experiences, Funuratna said that 50 years ago, there was no lake. But [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 31st, 2009 2 Comments »
Living on edge of fragile and changing environment
There is always a great debate on who is causing a global warming and who is suffering most of its consequences. Actually, the emission ratio of global warming causing substances varies country by country, remarkably and the impacts of climate change fall disproportionately on the world’s poor.
Developing countries [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 24th, 2009 4 Comments »
Hi friendzzz
Sorry for late posting. Actually when i was back from the AFEC-X course, immediately i had to visit my field office which is near at boarder of Tibet. That was the reason which made me unable to visit the AFEC-X blog. I am back to Kathmandu. I am gonna post something new and exciting [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 24th, 2009 7 Comments »
Life is full of surprise….. nobody knows what will happen in future. I have never expected to be a participant for this historic ecological conservation course. Everthing happens all of sudden. I still don’t remember how i found the link and how i proceed. I must be wondered thinking all about it. I heard that [...]