Preparing for shivpuri field

Please do some back ground research on shivpuri as follows:

1. Read on Shivpuri np basics from Ukesh Bhuju book
2. Update this info by visiting DPNPWC webpage on shivpur np
3. do a google search of shivpuri np and bufferzone and read up the material
4, do a google earth remote sensing view of shivpuri np: from balaju nagarjun forest to sundarijal,see the landscape, the forest types, the elevations, aspects, area, view it from different angles and directions, zoom in on shivpuri np gate north of budhanilkantha, locate nagi gumba on image, practice making copies of google earth images and google maps of the area
5. find out the contacts phone, emails of the administrators of shivpur from DPNWC, contact them thru email and introduce yourself and interest, see if you can contact them thru office or mobile phones for future contact for buffer zone field study, also do google backbround search of their names to find out their education,and their history of posting.
6. all of these steps are practice for ur second individual project for PA

amulya sir

Preparing for Project Works and Marks!!!

This Dasain holidays will be the opportunity to earn most of your internal evaluation marks and learn a lot by doing two project works, see lesson plan. You can start slow and steady by doing the following:

1. Read ALL of the Bhuju book
2. Read ALL of the Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation webpage on ALL protected areas
3. Read Aug 2010 issue of Wildlife Times for Species Approach and Landscape Approach, real life examples and details ( I will try to post or email this)
4. Read pdf doc on Buffer Zones article
5. Bangladesh scholars should think of protected areas in their country and read All the info to decide which to choose.
6. Practice Google Earth and use the protected areas zip file to look into the protected areas of Nepal from remote sensing platform. Get Started.

Sept 13 assignments

September 13 ASSIGNMENTS

CONSERVATION HISTORY OF NEPAL

SEPT 13, 2010

ART

Students are expected to do the assignments as outlined in the pages below and present a 5 minute talk (no slides, whiteboard) summarizing the gist of the assignment and how it is related to the objectives of the course.

Where relevant, there will be a 5 min discussion by teacher and class per topic. Some topics will have more than one student assigned. You are required to visit the place assigned, look through the digital library of folders I gave or do an internet Search to prepare.

TIME LINE OF NEPAL CONSERVATION HISTORY

1. Pre-Modern Era:

Before 1950’s Conservation during the Rana Regime;

Visit Hanuman Dhoka Museum of Hunting Trophies; Roll # 1

Visit Central Zoo, established in Rana time. Roll # 2

2. Start of Modern Era:

Early 1950s on: How much biodiversity in Nepal? Answering continuing.

Visit Natural History Museum for records of Animal biodiversity specimens; Roll # 3

Visit Godavari Herbarium for dead plant specimens; Roll # 4 and

Godavari Botanical Garden for live plant specimens. Roll # 5

3. First systematic effort:

1973 National Park and Wildlife Conservation Act, Roll # 6, subsequent amendments, Roll # 7; National parks and protected areas systems, Roll # 8

Buffer zones, Roll # 9 and

Ramsar sites. Roll # 10

4. First World Level conservation work: World Conservation Strategy 1980, Roll # 11; its influence in Nepal National Conservation Strategy 1988, Roll # 12 and other international conservation policy adaptations in Nepal like Convention on Biodiversity Conservation, 1992 Roll # 13; viz Nepal Strategy on Biodiversity Conservation 2002 Roll # 14; and updated to 4rth Report 2009. Roll # 15

5. Emerging New Concepts:

Expanding conservation beyond Protected Areas by reducing park people conflict:

Buffer zone Management Concept, Conservation Area project; Roll # 16

Community Management of conservation.

6. Emerging new concepts: Conservation beyond Protected Areas: Landscape Approach viz Terai Arc Landscape Project (WWF) Roll # 17; Western Terai Arc Landscape Project (UNDP); Sacred Himalayan Landscape Project, Kailash Himalayan Landscape Project, Transboundary Conservation in Eastern Himalayas (ICIMOD).

7. Emerging New Concepts: Making Conservation nation wide and sustainable: Payment for Environmental Services from Biodiversity Conservation (ICIMOD) Roll # 18.

8. Emerging New Concepts: Climate Change Effects on Biod Conservation in coming century: Biodiversity and REDD project (ICIMOD, Forest Ministry, NAPA) Roll # 19.

September 13 ASSIGNMENTS

Students are expected to do the assignments as outlined in the pages below and present a 5 minute talk (no slides, whiteboard) summarizing the gist of the assignment and how it is related to the objectives of the course.

Where relevant, there will be a 5 min discussion by teacher and class per topic. Some topics will have more than one student assigned. You are required to visit the place assigned, look through the digital library of folders I gave or do an internet Search to prepare.
CONSERVATION HISTORY OF NEPAL

SEPT 13, 2010

ART

TIME LINE OF NEPAL CONSERVATION HISTORY

1. Pre-Modern Era:

Before 1950’s Conservation during the Rana Regime;

Visit Hanuman Dhoka Museum of Hunting Trophies; Roll # 1

Visit Central Zoo, established in Rana time. Roll # 2

TIME LINE OF NEPAL CONSERVATION HISTORY

2. Start of Modern Era:

Early 1950s on: How much biodiversity in Nepal? Answering continuing.

Visit Natural History Museum for records of Animal biodiversity specimens; Roll # 3

Visit Godavari Herbarium for dead plant specimens; Roll # 4 and

Godavari Botanical Garden for live plant specimens. Roll # 5

TIME LINE OF NEPAL CONSERVATION HISTORY

3. First systematic effort:

1973 National Park and Wildlife Conservation Act, Roll # 6, subsequent amendments, Roll # 7; National parks and protected areas systems, Roll # 8

Buffer zones, Roll # 9 and

Ramsar sites. Roll # 10

TIME LINE OF NEPAL CONSERVATION HISTORY

4. First World Level conservation work: World Conservation Strategy 1980, Roll # 11; its influence in Nepal National Conservation Strategy 1988, Roll # 12 and other international conservation policy adaptations in Nepal like Convention on Biodiversity Conservation, 1992 Roll # 13; viz Nepal Strategy on Biodiversity Conservation 2002 Roll # 14; and updated to 4rth Report 2009. Roll # 15

TIME LINE OF NEPAL CONSERVATION HISTORY

5. Emerging New Concepts:

Expanding conservation beyond Protected Areas by reducing park people conflict:

Buffer zone Management Concept, Conservation Area project; Roll # 16

Community Management of conservation.

TIME LINE OF NEPAL CONSERVATION HISTORY

6. Emerging new concepts: Conservation beyond Protected Areas: Landscape Approach viz Terai Arc Landscape Project (WWF) Roll # 17; Western Terai Arc Landscape Project (UNDP); Sacred Himalayan Landscape Project, Kailash Himalayan Landscape Project, Transboundary Conservation in Eastern Himalayas (ICIMOD).

TIME LINE OF NEPAL CONSERVATION HISTORY

7. Emerging New Concepts: Making Conservation nation wide and sustainable: Payment for Environmental Services from Biodiversity Conservation (ICIMOD) Roll # 18.

TIME LINE OF NEPAL CONSERVATION HISTORY

8. Emerging New Concepts: Climate Change Effects on Biod Conservation in coming century: Biodiversity and REDD project (ICIMOD, Forest Ministry, NAPA) Roll # 19.