Community-based conservation and sustainable utilization of potential medicinal plants in Rasuwa, Nepal Himalaya

ESON conducted a project on community based in situ conservation of medicinal plants in the Rasuwa district of Nepal Himalaya. This project is entirely a Community Participatory Action oriented program. For better effectiveness of the project activities, ESON selected two local organizations MSN and FECOFUN having tendency to work with the remote communities and strong community favour, relationships and sound prestige among local people.

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Plant Biodiversity Inventory, Identification of Hotspots and Conservation Strategies for Threatened Species and Habitats in Kanchenjunga-Singalila Ridge, Eastern Nepal

Inception workshops and participatory resource mapping were done on 18th March 2007. Two social mobilizers, one from each collaborating organization were recruited for field level work during inception. Two pre and post monsoon expeditions (pre four weeks long and post seven weeks long) were carried out respectively in June and August-September, 2007.

On average, about 1430 plant specimens of flowering plants were collected and managed. Since the field spot identification, identification at ESON office and identification in National Herbarium (KATH), Godawari and Tribhuvan University Central Herbarium (TUCH), 786 specimens were identified. Further taxonomic identification process is going on in Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, UK. To date, ten species of Rubus, six species of Berberis, six species of Begonia and five species of Michelia and Magnolia were identified. Endemic species Ericoulon trisectiodes, Heracleum lallii, Tripterospermum nigrobaccatum,etc.; threatened species: Paris polyphylla, Rheum nobile, etc were also identified. Of total specimens collected, 560 specimens have been submitted to KATH, Godawari, Nepal, 550 specimens to RBGE, UK and 400 specimens to TUCH, Tribhuvan University.

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