Ecosystem Services Archive
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Assessment of Carbon Stock in the Chitwan Annapurna Landscape for REDD+
Posted on March 1, 2013 | No CommentsStarting Date: February 2013 Ending Date: July 2014 Location: Nepal Donor(s): USAID/ Hariyo Ban Implementation Partner(s): ICIMOD and UNIQUE Forestry and Land Use WWF Nepal with other partners, under the funding support from USAID, is implementing Hariyo Ban Program in the landscape. One of the objectives of the program was... -
REDD+ pilot project makes the second forest-carbon payment
Posted on July 18, 2012 | No CommentsOn July 18, 2012, three watersheds under the REDD+ pilot project in Nepal received a seed grant of US $95,000 as carbon payments for their contributions to sustainable conservation and management of forests. Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Mr. Resham... -
Expanding FSC Certification at Landscape-level through Incorporating Additional Eco-system Services
Posted on September 1, 2011 | 8 Comments© FSC Starting Date: August 2011 Ending Date: March 2017 Location: Global (Chile, Indonesia, Nepal, Vietnam). ANSAB is a partner for the Nepal portion. Donor(s): Global Environmental Facility, United Nations Environment Programme, Forest Stewardship Council (also Lead executor) Implementation Partner(s): CIFOR, RECOFTC, LEI, Pustanling-MOF ,WARSI, Tropical Forest Trust – in ... -
Initiation of Forest Carbon Trust Fund in Nepal
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 1 CommentA pioneering approach by Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB) along with two other partners International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and Federation of Community Forest Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) has resulted to the establishment of the first Forest Carbon Trust Fund (FCTF),... -
The first Forest Carbon Trust Fund in Nepal helps communities benefit from forest conservation and sustainable use
Posted on June 19, 2011 | 3 CommentsUnder the first-ever pilot Forest Carbon Trust Fund in Nepal, representatives from three watersheds in Dolakha, Gorkha, and Chitwan districts received a total sum of US$ 95,000 on behalf of community forest user groups at a ceremony organised at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain... -
Forest Carbon Stock in Community Forests in three watersheds (Ludikhola, Kayarkhola and Charnawati)
Posted on January 10, 2011 | No CommentsAuthor: ANSAB Publisher: ANSAB, ICIMOD, FECOFUN Language: English Date of Publication: January 2011 ISBN: NA Number of Pages: 41+8 Price: Free Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and Federation of Community Forest Users’ Nepal (FECOFUN) are jointly implementing the project “Design and setting... -
Examining the implications of REDD Payments on Livelihoods and Local Economic Development in Nepal
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsStarting Date: January 2011 Ending Date: June 2013 Location: Chitwan, Dolakha and Gorkha districts, Nepal Donor(s): South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) Implementation Partner(s): N/A This research study analysed the impact of the pilot REDD payment project that would be helpful in deciding whether the REDD program... -
Ecosystem Services of Forests in Nepal and Uttarakhand Himalayas
Posted on November 22, 2010 | 1 CommentDate: November 18, 2010 Venue: Shangrila Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal Organizer: BirdLife International, Bird Conservation Nepal, Darwin Initiative Language: English Number of Pages: 29 Price: Free Sudarshan Khanal presented a Case Study on Ecosystem Services of Forests in Nepal and Uttarakhand Himalayas at the BirdLife International’s Workshop on ‘Understanding, Assessing and Monitoring... -
Guidelines for measuring carbon stocks in community-managed forests
Posted on August 6, 2010 | 2 CommentsAuthor: Bhishma P. Subedi, Shiva Shankar Pandey, Ajay Pandey, Eak Bahadur Rana, Sanjeeb Bhattarai, Tibendra Raj Banskota, Shambhu Charmakar, Rijan Tamrakar Publisher: ANSAB, FECOFUN, ICIMOD, NORAD Language: English Date of Publication: July 2011 (Second edition) ISBN: 978-9937-2-2612-7 Number of Pages: 66+10 Price: Free ... -
Design and setting up of a governance and payment system for Nepal’s Community Forest Management under Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)
Posted on July 1, 2010 | 7 CommentsStarting Date: July 2009 Ending Date: May 2013 Location: Dolakha, Gorkha and Chitwan districts, Nepal Donor(s): Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) Implementation Partner(s): International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) The main goal of the project was to set up a...