Forest based livelihood of local communities and conservation of Biodiversity in Biodiversity Hotspot - Western Ghats of Kolhapur district
Objective:
? Conservation and Restoration of 350 ha of Forest Land
? NTFP based livelihood activities with 4 SHG (90 women and youths).
Output:
? Protection to 250 ha of Semi Evergreen and moist deciduous forest
? Restoration of 100 ha of forest land by using local species of plants
? Four units of NTFP processing and 1 Unit of Bamboo craft by SHGs (Target NTFP ?Karonda, Jamun and Bamboo)
? Formation of co-operative to make this model working.
? Dissemination of this technique wherever possible.
Activity:
a.1 Protection to 250 ha of Semi Evergreen and moist deciduous forest
Form Joint forest Management Committees at village level.
Baseline survey of the existing forest with help of colleges
Exposure visits of the identified volunteers to other villages where forest
conservation is done successfully 12 people per visit, 2 visits ? Baripada, Distirct Dhule and Mendha Lekha, Distirct Gadchiroli.
Training of volunteers in organization of JFM committees, developing herbarium of the forest, digital documentation, etc.
Consultation with village elders, panchayat members, members of various co-operative societies, youth groups, women groups etc. to evolve plan of forest conservation.
Approval of forest conservation plan by respective panchayats.
Implementation of the plan
Liaison with other departments like Forest, Horticulture, DRDA etc. for approval and support to the plan.
a.2 Restoration of 100 ha of forest land by using local species of plants Collection and conservation of seeds of local species of NTFP for further propagation through nursery.
Resource mapping of the forest with base line survey using indicator species, present status of NTFP, etc.
Establishment of 2 nurseries of RET species, Bamboo & NTFP species providing 30-40,000 saplings with help of Abasaheb Garware College Biodiversity Department - Nothapodytes nimmoniana, Dysoxylum binectariferum, Saraca asoca, Zanthoxylum rhetsa, Costus speciosus, Embelia tsjriam-cottam
Plantation of these saplings on @ 100 ha land including individuals farm, forest and village grazing lands.
b.1 One unit of NTFP processing and 1 Unit of Bamboo craft by SHGs (Target NTFP ?Karonda, Jamun and Bamboo)
Training of @125 individuals from various SHGs in processing and value addition using ?AGOM? (Private Research agency) technique. Already, 15 women have been trained in this activity & have gone for pilot production.
Training of @ 100 individuals in Bamboo craft and bamboo cultivation. Training program in association with MITCON is already scheduled from 10th Feb.to 17th Feb.2009 in the project area.
Exposure visits to successful ongoing units in NTFP processing, bamboo craft and bamboo cultivation ? Sampurna Bamboo Kendra Melghat, Bamboo Studio, IIT Mumbai, KONBAC, Kudal, Dist-Sindhudurga and KFRI , Kerala ? 10 people per visit, 4 visits
Setting up Juice unit of 500 lts/day processing of Karonda and Jambhul at village ?Asalaj? Processing unit contains Mixing vessel, Juice Extractor, Boiler, Dry grinder, Product washer etc. Land will be given by villagers.
Set up a bamboo craft unit at Sangashi village of 10 artisans partially supported by National Bamboo Mission. It is a home based unit having basic toolkit developed by IIT Pawai. 1000 sq ft jaga, 300 sq ft cost, 10 toolkit 3000, 2 min kit,1800 machinery 10000, 300 per candidate per month ? raw material, 20000 marketing , 10000 misc
b.2 Formation of co-operative to make this model working.
Organising local community for co-operative. Already 22 SHGs have been formed of which 18 have been linked with banks.
Reviving of non-functioning SHGs of the area. In total 32 SHGs will be linked with this program.
Cooperative will be formed with individual membership to undertake activities of production and marketing.
Training of SHGs, Farmers in formation and running of co-operative. Linkage of SHGs with co-operative.
Setting up procedures of running of cooperative to undertake this activity.
? Conservation and Restoration of 350 ha of Forest Land
? NTFP based livelihood activities with 4 SHG (90 women and youths).
Output:
? Protection to 250 ha of Semi Evergreen and moist deciduous forest
? Restoration of 100 ha of forest land by using local species of plants
? Four units of NTFP processing and 1 Unit of Bamboo craft by SHGs (Target NTFP ?Karonda, Jamun and Bamboo)
? Formation of co-operative to make this model working.
? Dissemination of this technique wherever possible.
Activity:
a.1 Protection to 250 ha of Semi Evergreen and moist deciduous forest
Form Joint forest Management Committees at village level.
Baseline survey of the existing forest with help of colleges
Exposure visits of the identified volunteers to other villages where forest
conservation is done successfully 12 people per visit, 2 visits ? Baripada, Distirct Dhule and Mendha Lekha, Distirct Gadchiroli.
Training of volunteers in organization of JFM committees, developing herbarium of the forest, digital documentation, etc.
Consultation with village elders, panchayat members, members of various co-operative societies, youth groups, women groups etc. to evolve plan of forest conservation.
Approval of forest conservation plan by respective panchayats.
Implementation of the plan
Liaison with other departments like Forest, Horticulture, DRDA etc. for approval and support to the plan.
a.2 Restoration of 100 ha of forest land by using local species of plants Collection and conservation of seeds of local species of NTFP for further propagation through nursery.
Resource mapping of the forest with base line survey using indicator species, present status of NTFP, etc.
Establishment of 2 nurseries of RET species, Bamboo & NTFP species providing 30-40,000 saplings with help of Abasaheb Garware College Biodiversity Department - Nothapodytes nimmoniana, Dysoxylum binectariferum, Saraca asoca, Zanthoxylum rhetsa, Costus speciosus, Embelia tsjriam-cottam
Plantation of these saplings on @ 100 ha land including individuals farm, forest and village grazing lands.
b.1 One unit of NTFP processing and 1 Unit of Bamboo craft by SHGs (Target NTFP ?Karonda, Jamun and Bamboo)
Training of @125 individuals from various SHGs in processing and value addition using ?AGOM? (Private Research agency) technique. Already, 15 women have been trained in this activity & have gone for pilot production.
Training of @ 100 individuals in Bamboo craft and bamboo cultivation. Training program in association with MITCON is already scheduled from 10th Feb.to 17th Feb.2009 in the project area.
Exposure visits to successful ongoing units in NTFP processing, bamboo craft and bamboo cultivation ? Sampurna Bamboo Kendra Melghat, Bamboo Studio, IIT Mumbai, KONBAC, Kudal, Dist-Sindhudurga and KFRI , Kerala ? 10 people per visit, 4 visits
Setting up Juice unit of 500 lts/day processing of Karonda and Jambhul at village ?Asalaj? Processing unit contains Mixing vessel, Juice Extractor, Boiler, Dry grinder, Product washer etc. Land will be given by villagers.
Set up a bamboo craft unit at Sangashi village of 10 artisans partially supported by National Bamboo Mission. It is a home based unit having basic toolkit developed by IIT Pawai. 1000 sq ft jaga, 300 sq ft cost, 10 toolkit 3000, 2 min kit,1800 machinery 10000, 300 per candidate per month ? raw material, 20000 marketing , 10000 misc
b.2 Formation of co-operative to make this model working.
Organising local community for co-operative. Already 22 SHGs have been formed of which 18 have been linked with banks.
Reviving of non-functioning SHGs of the area. In total 32 SHGs will be linked with this program.
Cooperative will be formed with individual membership to undertake activities of production and marketing.
Training of SHGs, Farmers in formation and running of co-operative. Linkage of SHGs with co-operative.
Setting up procedures of running of cooperative to undertake this activity.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
JANBHARATI NYAS, KOLHAPUR
Country:
India
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 2,031.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 7,216.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 6,182.00
Project Number:
IND/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/2009/42/MS31
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
The NGO involves an important participation of community in the decision making process with having pre- consultation with the village elders, panchyat members, youth groups & women groups. During the inplmentation of the project in the area the NGO also need support from the community in taking decisions and in the formation of the various comities such as Self help groups, forest conservation commity. These comities will also contribute in the activities like exposure visits, plantation programs.
Gender Focus
The project involves direct participation of women in its working comities. The project involves participation of nearly 350 women members in 22 SHGs Nyasboth men and women are interested in implementing such projects inn the area
SGP Country office contact
Mr Manish Kumar Pandey
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