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

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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.