Nepal - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Nepal - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Nepal - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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Other partners include the Department of Nati<strong>on</strong>al Parks and Wildlife C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> who are informed<br />
of all activities through periodic meetings and exchange of emails. There is very little coordinati<strong>on</strong> with<br />
Department of Irrigati<strong>on</strong> who manage the lake and through this project we would like to bring them and<br />
associated organisati<strong>on</strong>s for more active role in managing lake for birds and biodiversity.<br />
Dan<strong>on</strong>e-Evian Support through <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> and Field Activities<br />
Most of our field activities are coordinated by local SSG. We have made significant process <strong>on</strong> finalising<br />
the by laws of the cooperative which was earlier <strong>on</strong>ly a micro-credit set up. A cooperative is recognised by<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Nepal</str<strong>on</strong>g> government, has str<strong>on</strong>ger mechanism to m<strong>on</strong>itor activities and from the experience elsewhere in the<br />
country has flourished hugely.<br />
Educati<strong>on</strong> and awareness activities and percepti<strong>on</strong> survey for better understanding how local’s value<br />
wetlands are underway. This is primarilty being carried out by Dan<strong>on</strong>e-Evian volunteer Cecile Chenu who<br />
reached the site in September. She has been helped by BCN local staff Meena. A simple presentati<strong>on</strong> has<br />
been made by Cecile and has<br />
been tested twice to see its<br />
effectiveness. The final versi<strong>on</strong><br />
will be used for visiting schools<br />
and campuses as well as village<br />
elders. There is also a plan to<br />
translate the presentati<strong>on</strong> in<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Nepal</str<strong>on</strong>g>i language so that BCN<br />
field staff can c<strong>on</strong>tinue <strong>on</strong>ce<br />
the volunteer would have left<br />
the area.<br />
Bird watching in the lake area<br />
A local newspaper has<br />
published interview of Dan<strong>on</strong>e<br />
volunteer Cecile Chenu.<br />
Recently, local photo journalists<br />
are sending<br />
different photos related with lake to nati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
dailies and these have been published too. There<br />
is a plan for Al Jazeera Televisi<strong>on</strong> to do a short<br />
documentary for the area this winter.<br />
Work <strong>on</strong> making a visitor centre is underway. A<br />
number of bird illustrati<strong>on</strong>s has been completed.<br />
For other animals we will borror some paintings<br />
and use photographs so that we have enough<br />
materials for designing the visitor centre. On the<br />
site, we are looking for possibilities of changing<br />
an incomplete cemented structure into the visitor<br />
centre. A permissi<strong>on</strong> for this is needed from the<br />
Department of Irrigati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong>al workshop to discuss wetland<br />
c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> issues<br />
As part of our programme to promote tourism, we have started collecting informati<strong>on</strong> of the various<br />
places related with Lord Buddha’s life. So far informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> nearly 10 cultural places and 2 sites for<br />
natural beauty have been collected. The informati<strong>on</strong> will be published in English and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Nepal</str<strong>on</strong>g>i both in small<br />
brochures. These activities will be carried out with local instituti<strong>on</strong>s and people so that c<strong>on</strong>siderable benefits<br />
are shared to locals.