Uprating Community Forest Management in Nepal: Enhancing Biodiversity and Livelihoods Donor: The Darwin Initiative
Focused on Jalthal Forest located in Jhapa District, Province 1 (some elements have national scope)
Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in Nepal’s Community Forestry Program
(Total: £298,439 KAFCOL: £30,187
April 2019
March 2022
Forest Action (Lead), Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, KAFCOL, FECOFUN Jhapa. Close coordination with DFO Jhapa
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Boreal & Temperate Primary Forest Research Case Study: Nepal Red Panda Case Study Donor: Anonymous
Red Panda habitat areas all over Nepal
Forest governanceEcosystem service and natural capital valuation 3. Improving RPN’s information base on forests and 4. Stakeholder engagement and capacity building 5. Development of PES, benefit sharing and incentives mechanisms for primary forest and habitat conservation.
Total: Aus$707,500 KAFCOL: Aus$110,000
Duration: 3 years (starting January 2020)
End of 2022
Griffith University, Australia (lead); Red Panda Network, Nepal; KAFCOL; and University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
