Banko janakariPub Date : 2018-10-03DOI: 10.3126/banko.v27i2.21220
G. Karki, B. Paudel, B. Uprety
{"title":"Integrating forests and biodiversity in Nepal's National Adaptation Plan: A review and synthesis of knowledge stock on opportunities and way forward","authors":"G. Karki, B. Paudel, B. Uprety","doi":"10.3126/banko.v27i2.21220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/banko.v27i2.21220","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change brings lasting changes in forests and biodiversity together with the ecosystem services altering its ability to support present and future economic activities. Current forest utilization and preservation is based on how forests developed under past climatic conditions. Policy-makers and forest managers must accept that climate change is inevitable and from which forests and forest communities are significantly impacted globally and in Nepal also, sustainable forest management (SFM) is already based on many measures to adapt to climate change as planned adaptation will reduce vulnerability at intervened sites and will have long term impacts. However, many forest species will be adapting autonomously and society will have to adjust to the result. Adaptation requires planning for change so that a suite of options for the future but based on the present practice and knowledge is to be available whenever needed. On the foundation of concurrent learning, knowledge and experiences of National Adaption Program of Action (NAPA) process, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process for forests and biodiversity will build medium and long-term adaptation strategies and plans with widely accepted objectives of future forests and biodiversity management. Banko JanakariA Journal of Forestry Information for NepalVol. 27, No. 2, 2017, page: 21-31","PeriodicalId":89659,"journal":{"name":"Banko janakari","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3126/banko.v27i2.21220","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45012444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Banko janakariPub Date : 2018-10-03DOI: 10.3126/BANKO.V27I2.21221
S. M. Amatya, I. Nuberg, E. Cedamon, K. Shrestha, B. Pandit, P. Aulia, M. Joshi, B. Dhakal
{"title":"Participatory market chain appraisal for the full range of agroforestry products including market trends and growing markets","authors":"S. M. Amatya, I. Nuberg, E. Cedamon, K. Shrestha, B. Pandit, P. Aulia, M. Joshi, B. Dhakal","doi":"10.3126/BANKO.V27I2.21221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/BANKO.V27I2.21221","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on the participatory market chain analysis of agroforestry products in six sites of two districts (Kavre and Lamjung) of Nepal. In total, 93 market actors were involved in the study, in which 80 persons were purposively selected from Local Resource Person (LRP) and Local Resource Group (LRG) members and 13 persons were randomly selected from the local, district and national level traders. Primary data on agroforestry products was collected through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools following several field visits. Fourteen agroforestry products in Lamjung and 20 agroforestry products in Kavrepalanchok district were selected for analysis. The findings showed that small-scale production and insufficient service to farmers from the village level agriculture collection centers and cooperatives are the major constraints to effective and efficient market chain development and management. The main factors responsible for increasing the production of agroforestry products are the rise in awareness among LRPs/ LRGs about agroforestry practices along with institutional and policy development to facilitate the marketing of agroforestry products. The paper concludes by highlighting the controlling factors in agroforestry business. Banko JanakariA Journal of Forestry Information for NepalVol. 27, No. 2, 2017, page: 32-45","PeriodicalId":89659,"journal":{"name":"Banko janakari","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49657235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Banko janakariPub Date : 2018-10-03DOI: 10.3126/BANKO.V27I2.21218
T. Subedi
{"title":"Volume models for Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn.) in far-western Terai of Nepal","authors":"T. Subedi","doi":"10.3126/BANKO.V27I2.21218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/BANKO.V27I2.21218","url":null,"abstract":"Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn.) is one of the most important commercial tree species in Nepal and far-western Terai is renowned for its forest. This study was carried out in far-western Terai to develop volume models of Sal at tree level using destructive sampling. Out of 99 sample trees, 81 data were used to develop the models and 18 data for validation of the selected models. Over bark stem diameters were measured at an interval of 0.5 m in lowermost three sections, at an interval of 1 m for one section and at an interval of 2 m in upper part of the trunk from the ground level. Smalian’s formula was used to compute tree volume. Seven regression models were tested using DBH as a predictor variable. Cross validation of the independent data set was used to validate the selected models. The graphical analysis and fit statistics of the models were evaluated to select the best fit model. The selected model for total over bark stem volume is ln V = - 8.04674 + 2.26641 ln DBH with R2 of 92 % and standard error of 0.18. Similarly, the selected models for over bark volume up to 10 and 20 cm top diameter have R2 of 82.41% and 79.97% and standard errors of 0.35 and 0.42, respectively. The prediction error of the selected model was found to be less than 6%. Forest managers can use the recommended model in estimation of timber volume of Sal in a particular forest area of this region for effective forest management. Banko JanakariA Journal of Forestry Information for NepalVol. 27, No. 2, 2017, page: 3-11","PeriodicalId":89659,"journal":{"name":"Banko janakari","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44550743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Banko janakariPub Date : 2018-10-03DOI: 10.3126/BANKO.V27I2.21219
M. Subedi, R. Subedi
{"title":"Identification and mapping of risk areas of rhino poaching; a geospatial approach: A case study from eastern sector of Chitwan National Park, Nepal","authors":"M. Subedi, R. Subedi","doi":"10.3126/BANKO.V27I2.21219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/BANKO.V27I2.21219","url":null,"abstract":"Nepal has an appreciative history on conservation of rhino with remarkable proportions of Asian rhino population protected and managed within the protected areas. Poaching risk map promises early warning and a way to target preventive action, which can safeguard both human and ecosystem. This study was designed to identify and map risk areas of rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) poaching within and around eastern sector of Chitwan National Park (CNP). A multi criterion GIS method was used to analyze and derive the risky zone. A binary logistic regression and expert consultation were done to finalize variables and risk rating, then weighted sum index model was performed in ArcGIS to derive risk zonation map. Presence/poaching and pseudo absence data were dependent variables and distance to guard post, settlement and road network from poaching events, land cover, slope and elevation were predictor variables for logistic regression model. Poaching events were observed to be spatially distributed around the park except in the south part. Among the seven predictable variables, five variables except terrain (slope and elevation) were statistically significant at 10% level of test (p<0.1). The poaching risk map indicates that areas near to roads, far from the guard post, and densely populated area of grasslands are high risk zone areas for rhino poaching. The GIS based maps will be practical and strategically to wildlife managers in CNP to facilitate decision making on intervention programmes and how best to direct law enforcement patrol within and around the park. Banko JanakariA Journal of Forestry Information for NepalVol. 27, No. 2, 2017, Page: 12-20","PeriodicalId":89659,"journal":{"name":"Banko janakari","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45164703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Banko janakariPub Date : 2018-07-17DOI: 10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20557
N. Paudel, H. Ojha, K. Shrestha, E. Cedamon, Rahul Karki, G. Paudel, M. Basyal, I. Nuberg, S. Dangal
{"title":"Towards active utilisation of community forestry: Silvo-institutional model for sustainable forest management in Nepal","authors":"N. Paudel, H. Ojha, K. Shrestha, E. Cedamon, Rahul Karki, G. Paudel, M. Basyal, I. Nuberg, S. Dangal","doi":"10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20557","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explains what we term the ‘silvo-institutional model’ for a more productive, sustainable and equitable management of community forests in Nepal. The paper draws on four years of action research in six research sites of Kavre and Lamjung districts, complemented by the review of silviculture-based forest management by Government of Nepal in various parts of the country. The findings indicate that first, early silviculture-based forest management initiatives have failed because they did not adequately consider the policy and institutional dimensions. Second, current initiatives, while looked promising for the active utilisation of community forests, have faced with complex regulatory and institutional barriers. We argue that a new ‘silvoinstitutional model’, which combines technological and institutional dimensions, has a potential to increase the prospect of successful implementation of silviculture-based forest management.Banko JanakariA Journal of Forestry Information for NepalSpecial Issue No. 4, 2018, Page: 120-129 ","PeriodicalId":89659,"journal":{"name":"Banko janakari","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20557","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69262786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Banko janakariPub Date : 2018-07-17DOI: 10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20554
E. Cedamon, G. Paudel, M. Basyal, I. Nuberg, N. Paudel
{"title":"Crown and regeneration responses to silviculture systems in Pine and Sal forests: preliminary results from silviculture trials in Mid-hills Nepal","authors":"E. Cedamon, G. Paudel, M. Basyal, I. Nuberg, N. Paudel","doi":"10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20554","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20554","url":null,"abstract":"Silviculture trial plots were established in Kavre and Lamjung districts by the EnLiFT Project (Enhancing livelihoods and food security through improved agroforestry and community forestry in Nepal) to examine stand response to selected silviculture systems – uniform shelterwood, selection system, and negative thinning and as a showcase to forest users for these silviculture systems. This paper analyses the extent of canopy gaps on these trial plots after one-year of application of silviculture treatments and regeneration development. Using crown photographs, crown cover was estimated and compared between silviculture systems. The analysis showed that rigid silviculture systems like shelterwood and selection systems created canopy gap larger than negative thinning in Pine plantations and the rate of natural regeneration was directly related with the canopy gap. However, in Shorea robusta-Castanopsis- Schima (Sal-Katus-Chilaune) forest, negative thinning created canopy gap larger than selection system due to removal of 4-D trees, majority of trees were Schima wallichii (Chilaune), which typically have large spreading crown. Although, it may be too early to conclude the relationship between regeneration development and canopy gap from the trial plots, it became clear that silviculture operations have significant role in promoting higher regeneration. Selection and shelterwood systems are better than current silviculture regime represented by negative thinning in this study. Banko JanakariA Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal Special Issue No. 4, 2018, Page: 98-103","PeriodicalId":89659,"journal":{"name":"Banko janakari","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20554","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47502131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Banko janakariPub Date : 2018-07-17DOI: 10.3126/banko.v27i3.20532
S. Adhikari
{"title":"Silviculture for sustainable forest management in Nepal","authors":"S. Adhikari","doi":"10.3126/banko.v27i3.20532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/banko.v27i3.20532","url":null,"abstract":"Not available.BANKO JANAKARIA Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal Special Issue on SilvicultureSpecial Issue No. 4, 2018, page: 1-5","PeriodicalId":89659,"journal":{"name":"Banko janakari","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3126/banko.v27i3.20532","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69262754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Banko janakariPub Date : 2018-07-17DOI: 10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20537
K. Poudel
{"title":"Silviculture for forest management in Nepal","authors":"K. Poudel","doi":"10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20537","url":null,"abstract":"Forests and trees have social, ecological and economic importance to humankind. It is high time to manage worlds’ forests sustainably to ensure supply of forest based goods and services and reduce the adverse impacts of climate change. This paper highlights the history and current status of forest management, challenges and opportunities, various approaches adopted in forest management and recent initiatives in sustainable and scientific forest management (SFM) in Nepal. About one-third of the total 6.61 million ha (45%) of Nepal’s forest has been handed over to over 30,000 forest user groups. Various failed attempts in forest management in the past were mainly due to lack of institutional capacity, political back-up, conflict, etc. “Forestry for Prosperity” - a new vision announced at the 10th National Conservation Day in 2012, re-introduced the concept of sustainable and scientific forest management and launched this in ten districts with designated program and budget in the same year. Accordingly, forest blocks are identified, inventoried, management plans drawn and implemented. Over 69, 000 ha forests in 11 districts are under silviculture management to date. Thus managed forests show profuse regeneration, improved supply of forest products, increased revenue, improved forest health and enhanced capacity of forestry professionals. Yet, lack of political and professional commitment, inadequate human and financial resources, and weak institutional and professional competency are specific challenges to SFM in Nepal. Creating enabling environment, institutional reorganization, enhancing forest management capacity, improved forestry governance, reducing non-forestry workload of government forestry staff, and preparation and use of standard silvicultural operational guidelines have been suggested to upscale SFM in Nepal. Banko JanakariA Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal Special Issue No. 4, 2018, Page : 15-20","PeriodicalId":89659,"journal":{"name":"Banko janakari","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20537","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49481500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Banko janakariPub Date : 2018-07-17DOI: 10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20560
G. Gautam, R. Aryal, P. Lamichhane
{"title":"Restoration of degraded land through Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) plantation in the Mid-hills of Nepal","authors":"G. Gautam, R. Aryal, P. Lamichhane","doi":"10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20560","url":null,"abstract":"Not available.Banko JanakariA Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal Special Issue No. 4, 2018, Page:150-153 ","PeriodicalId":89659,"journal":{"name":"Banko janakari","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20560","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43632975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Banko janakariPub Date : 2018-07-17DOI: 10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20541
Y. Khanal, S. Adhikari
{"title":"Regeneration promotion and income generation through scientific forest management in community forestry: a case study from Rupandehi district, Nepal","authors":"Y. Khanal, S. Adhikari","doi":"10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20541","url":null,"abstract":"Community forestry is the most popular programme of forestry sector in Nepal. Previously community forest management was protection oriented and nowadays it has become production oriented due to implementation of scientific forest management plan. Recent forest policy promotes the application of scientific management of all productive forests and now it becomes a novel programme in forestry sector. This study highlights the outputs of the first year of implementation of scientific forest management plan in seven community forests (CF) of Rupandehi district, Nepal. Both bio-physical and socio-economic data were collected and analyzed. Regeneration survey was carried out before and after one year of regeneration felling. Similarly data related to income generation and employment opportunities were collected and analyzed. The results showed that 6.4 times increase in seedlings and 3.4 times increase in saplings after one year of regeneration felling operation. Similarly, the average production of timber and fuel wood was 1,086 cft and 4.5 chatta per ha. during regeneration felling in studied CFs. Average income from the intensive managed area of CF was found to be NRs. 884,059.8 and local employment generation of 910 man-days per ha. This indicates scientific forest management is one of the best options for improving forest condition through promoting regeneration of the forest for future generation and generating income and employment opportunities for the users. Banko JanakariA Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal Special Issue No. 4, 2018, Page : 45-53","PeriodicalId":89659,"journal":{"name":"Banko janakari","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3126/BANKO.V27I3.20541","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46570721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}