Succeeding with CITES: Sustainable and equitable Jatamansi trade from Nepal
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £319,650
WHERE Nepal
Summary
This project will facilitate the change in legislative context of Nepal to enable sustainable and legal trade in CITES-listed species. It will deliver a locally-appropriate market-based model for sustainable and equitable Jatamansi (Nardostachys grandiflora) trade from Nepal, supporting CITES and CBD commitments and addressing the combined threats to local incomes and healthcare of biodiversity loss, habitat degradation and declining access to natural resources linked to overharvest of medicinal species. Conservation of Jatamansi populations, increase in harvester and enterprise incomes in two key production sites in Nepal (Jumla and Mugu districts) and CITES compliance supported through FairWild application and training.
The FairWild Foundation, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), ProFound – Advisers In Development, Government of Nepal - Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, ANSAB Nepal
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