other darwin initiative projects in nepal

plant information and technology transfer for nepal

Bauhinia varigata Awarded to the Natural History Museum, London (October 1997-September 1999). The purpose of this first Darwin Inititative project in Nepal was to transfer to Nepal information on Nepalese vascular plants and bryophytes held in UK collections. This was achieved through training five Nepalese researchers in the UK, producing and populating a database (Plant Information For Nepal), publishing the Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal, and various other activities. Further details can found on the project website or the Darwin Inititative website (Project 162/06/052).

building capacity for biodiversity monitoring assessment in nepal

temporary image Awarded to UNEP, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, UK, with King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation, Nepal (April 2002-March 2005). The project addresses the need to improve the effectiveness of protected area management in Nepal by improving the capacity of managers of projected areas to assess status and trends in biodiversity. This is being achieved through a series of training courses held in Nepal and the UK, the production of a biodiversity assessment techniques manual, and a field reserch. Further details can found on the Darwin Inititative website (Project 162/11/020).

institutionalising participatory biodiversity assessment,
conservation and action planning in nepal

Working with the Banpalle FUG chairman to make a participatory forest inventory Awarded to the University of East Anglia, UK, with the Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal (October 2002-September 2005). This project is aimed at institutionalising biodiversity action planning processes in the forests of Nepal, at District and Forest User Group levels. This will ensure that biodiversity is identified, protected and, where appropriate, utilised on a sustainable basis to help the alleviation of rural poverty. This will be achieved through developing field tools and facilitating the Biodiversity Action Plan process at local, District and National levels. Further details can found on the project website or the Darwin Inititative website (Project 162/11/021).