Himalayan plants for people: sustainable trade for biodiversity and development


Nepal
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Ref: 28-026

Status: Current

Round:
27
Funding Scheme:
Main Project
Project Leader:
Lead Organisation:
Project Partners:
University of Oxford, University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, ProFound – Advisers In Development, RBGE - Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, FECOFUN, MoFE - Ministry of Forests and Environment of Nepal, ANSAB Nepal
Start Date:
01-07-21
End Date:
30-06-24
Funding:
£498,129.00
Regions:
South Asia
Biomes:
Rangeland, Mountains, Tropical forest, Forests
Production:
Rangeland, Forestry, Agricultural conservation
Threats To Biodiversity:
Over exploitation
Broad Approches:
Sustainable use, Incentives, Policy, Poverty reduction, Livelihoods, Benefit sharing, Community management
Specific Tools:
Monitoring, Cepa, Participatory, Training, Research training
Countries:
Nepal
Conventions:
CBD CITES ABS
Project Summary:
This project aims to secure local incomes and healthcare, threatened by declining biodiversity and natural resource access, linked to overharvest of medicinal species in Nepal’s high Himalayas. It scales up a market-based model for sustainable, equitable trade across high-priority plant species and districts, while driving integration of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) into Community Forestry nationally. Locally-led activities include participatory inventories of NTFPs; training >5,000 harvesters/processors; enhancing Community Forest management and trade; and policy engagement to incentivise sustainable local biodiversity management.


Documents:
Title: 28-026 App - edited
Download: Application Form [pdf] 2021-08-23 00:00:00

Title: 28-026 HYR1 - Edited
Download: Half Year Report [pdf] 2021-11-25 00:00:00

Title: 28-026 AR1 - edited
Download: Annual Report [pdf] 2023-03-07 00:00:00

Title: 28-026 HYR2 - edited
Download: Half Year Report [pdf] 2023-03-16 00:00:00

Title: 28-026 AR2 - edited
Download: Annual Report [pdf] 2023-09-07 00:00:00