MainDBDraft: Trees and Bees, Nepal
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Trees and Bees, Nepal
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11/01/2021
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Website : https://www.recoftc.org/
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RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests
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Floods
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Bishnupur women community forest user group (CFUG) as the lead RECOFTC – facilitation and capacity development of community forest user groups in designing and implementing adaptation interventions
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Nepal (Hariwan Municipality of Province 2 of Nepal)
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The project has following lessons learned : ● The Bishnupur CFUG is women-led, which demonstrates that women can play an effective role in natural resource management as well as fighting climate change. ● A CFUG is a legally recognized community based organization (CBO). Implementing climate change adaptation activities through them would be an appropriate strategy for the sustainability of the project. ● As a CBO, CFUG coordinated with local authorities and integrated climate change adaptation into local development plans and programs. This ensured the sustainability of the adaptation project. ● Communities select the adaptation measures based on their traditional knowledge and available resources such as native species (Dalbergia sissoo and Acacia catechu) plantation in the river bank with controlled grazing and fire. The measures of their interest also increase their participation. Nature-based solutions, blended with traditional practices, are socially, ecologically and economically sustainable. ● Restoration of degraded land can be linked with income generating activities without harvesting forest products; beekeeping is one such example. This can provide an immediate return to the community while restoring degraded areas. ● The CFUG has their own monitoring mechanism, and has promoted participatory monitoring activities such as public auditing. This helps to ensure transparency as well as improve the program and participation of vulnerable groups.
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Since 2014, Bishnupur community forest user group (CFUG) in Sarlahi district of Nepal has been implementing strategies to improve their resilience to climate change and natural disasters. These strategies aim to increase household income and reduce vulnerability through nature-based solutions that tackle flooding and river bank cutting. The community assessed the sources of climate vulnerability, possible nature-based solutions and alternative livelihood options. They collectively identified and implemented nature-based adaptation interventions and livelihood activities that were most appropriate for their needs. The community chose to promote the exp[ansion of tree cover both in and outside forests to protect and restore the environment. Along with this, the community focuses on cultivating bees hives and collecting honey, as a way to support forest biodiversity and generate income, particularly for women.
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The effectiveness can be described through four broad indicators. Enhanced adaptive capacity: The adaptive capacity of the forest and local communities has been enhanced. Forest management based on CF operational plans and the rehabilitation of degraded land and river banks with native species has improved the forest condition; bioengineering measures have protected agriculture land from floods, sustaining and improving productivity, and have also rehabilitated degraded land. Households are diversifying their income sources from beekeeping and agroforestry; and they are also enjoying the reduced impacts of river cutting. Empowerment to local community: The local community, including women and the extremely poor, have a greater understanding of climate impacts, sources of vulnerability and nature-based adaptation strategies. This means that they can continue working by themselves and support their neighbors as they identify sources of vulnerability and appropriate adaptation measures. Institutionalization and sustainability: The implementation of adaptation measures through community based organizations such as CFUGs has institutionalized this adaptation project, allowing activities to continue after the discontinuation of the external support. The CFUGs have continued to engage with local governments, relevant government agencies and other development organizations to access technical and financial support and design and implement adaptation strategies. Scale out: The approach has influenced many larger donor-funded projects, including Green Climate Fund (GCF) Chure Rehabilitation Project. This project has replicated the Trees and Bees approach in a number of areas in the foothills of Chure, including in the nearby Pragatishil community forest. The Bishnupur CFUG is also sharing knowledge with other CFUGs to facilitate replication.
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