Mitigation of effect of greenhouse gases though controlling slash and burn practices
Slash and Burn agriculture practice with long fallow period is considered as one of the sustainable farming practices. But with the growing population, scarcity of land, and most importantly, with short fallow period, the slash and burn agriculture system is considered as one of the worst and unsustainable farming practices in the world. The problem is even worst in Nepal due to its rugged terrain as soil erosion is severe in the barren and sloppy land.
In Makawanpur district, Central Nepal, slash and burn agriculture is still practiced by indegenous peoples-the Chepangs and Tamangs. The land used for the slash and burn agriculture, called as ?the Khoriya? in Nepali, is often the marginal land with steep slopes.The Chepangs and the Tamangs would cultivate maize after the burning the land just before the monsoon rain. The burning equally contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases and soil loss due to erosion. Thus, the project has proposed to initiate sustainable farming practice involving the marginalized Chepang and Tamang communities and gradually convert the unproductive Khoriya land to a more productive land. The prevention on vegetation burning in Khoriya land would help in carbon sequestration by reducing the emission of CO2 in the atmosphere.
In Makawanpur district, Central Nepal, slash and burn agriculture is still practiced by indegenous peoples-the Chepangs and Tamangs. The land used for the slash and burn agriculture, called as ?the Khoriya? in Nepali, is often the marginal land with steep slopes.The Chepangs and the Tamangs would cultivate maize after the burning the land just before the monsoon rain. The burning equally contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases and soil loss due to erosion. Thus, the project has proposed to initiate sustainable farming practice involving the marginalized Chepang and Tamang communities and gradually convert the unproductive Khoriya land to a more productive land. The prevention on vegetation burning in Khoriya land would help in carbon sequestration by reducing the emission of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Manahari Devleopment Institute Nepal
Country:
Nepal
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 49,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 157,289.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 22,991.00
Project Number:
NEP/03/11
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Capacity - Building Component
As various SALT technologies would be introduced, the capacity of community would be equipped with sustainable farming techniques.
Notable Community Participation
Community based organisation comprising 80% household would be formed as the platform to initiate the project activities. The community farmers would be involved in designing the various farming SALT techniques.
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Indicators
Biophysical
Tonnes of CO2 decreased or avoided by energy efficient and renewable energy technologies or applying environmentally sustainable transport practices introduced by SGP Project
8000
Biophysical
Hectares of land sustainably managed by project
400
Livehood
Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project
2000
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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