Rato-Pahiro Community Forest
Type: Approaches
Creation: 2014-01-17 00:00 Updated: 2017-07-08 21:29
Compilers: Sabita Aryal
Reviewers: Fabian Ottiger
Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied
- Country: Nepal
- Region/ State/ Province: Western Development Region
- Further specification of location (e.g. municipality, town, etc.), if relevant: Kaski,Seti Bank Area
- Map: View Map
Description of the SLM Approach
Short description of the Approach
It is a particular land conservation activity by participatory approach forest protection and management,a project for sustainable forest use.
Detailed description of the Approach
Aims / objectives: To Integrate conservation and livelihoods goals.
To legally empower local communities to take control of forest resources and develop local level institutions to organize sustainable use of forest resources.
To protect biodiversity.
Methods: By increasing people's participation in afforestation programs.
Sustainable extraction of raw materials.
Regular supervision
Planting the economically high priced or demanded plant species.
Stages of implementation: Firstly DISTRICT FOREST OFFICE, KUDAHAR planted trees and it was later handed to local people.They started afforestation on the yearly basis since 2052 B.S.Now it is under the supervision of community only.
Role of stakeholders: They are the main organizers for successful and sustainable management of forest.
They collect the fund for forest maintenance.
They frequently study the condition of forest.
Other important information: It contains a lot of herbal plants but due to lack of experts and other technical resource,they are not being identified and valuable species have been destroyed as well.
Photos of the Approach
- 📍 Pokhara-17,Kaski, Kaski
- 📷 Prabha Neupane (Banepa)