Promoting Community Managed Wetland to Uplift the livlihood of Rural Farmers and Biodiversity Conservation
Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha, is holy site for both the Buddhists and the Hindus. The site is equally significant for ecosystem conservation. It harbors a number of permanent wetlands and numerous temporary wetlands which are the homes for globally endangered birds like White Rumped and Slender billed Vulture and threatened bird Sarus Crane. The main objective of the project is to conserve these critical wetlands along with the endangered species through community initiated activities. The project has planned to lease three wetlands to the community focusing on poor and single women and demonstrate that wetlands are truly beneficial and productive. Thus the successful implementation of the project not only helps to curb the vanishing wetland from siltation and encroachment but also support in conserving endangered avian fauna.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Lumbini Crane Conservation Centre
Country:
Nepal
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 23,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 41,322.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 2,342.00
Project Number:
NEP/03/08
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
As the management of wetland would be bestowed to the community, their participation would be essential. Likewise, the community would also monitor the flag ship species such as sarus, storks and vulture.
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Lumbini is holy site for both Hindus and Boudhist and it is also a World Heritage site (Cultural site) declared by UNESCO. Thus both Hindus and Boudhist along with a large number of tourist visited Lumbini every year. The project has also aimed to aired their conservation initiatives through FM, which is a popular media for local people. Thus the project site would be very good for information dissemination and outreach on global environment.
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SGP Country office contact
Mr. Vivek Dhar Sharma
Phone:
00977-1-5550119
Fax:
00977-1-5530269
Email:
Address
UNDP, P.O. Box 107
Kathmandu
Kathmandu
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