Working paper
The genus Eria Lindl. is one of the larger polymorphic genera of the family Orchidaceae. It has about 404 species in the world (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2003) which are divided into 13 to 17 sections according to the nature of pseudobulbs and leaf characters.
Eria concolor Par. & Rchb.f. and Eria obesa Lindl. are newly recorded from Nepal Himalaya. Detailed description and...
The authors undertook a quantitative investigation of aquatic macrophytes in Beeshazar Tal (Beeshazar Lake) in summer and winter of 2002 and spring of 2003. They found a distinct seasonal variation in the distribution of macrophytes: based on importance value index, Leersia hexandra Sw., Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, Ceratophyllum demursum L. and Trapa quadrispinosa Roxb. were dominant...
The study was carried out in the Paundi Khola watershed, Lamjung district, with the objective of evaluating the indigenous knowledge of terrace management. Various biophysical practices and land husbandry practices were recorded through field observation. A questionnaire survey and group discussions were also undertaken to acquire relevant information. It was found that terrace width and riser...
Comparative study of vegetation structure and composition of two forests at Tamafok (TF) and Madimulkharka (MM) villages in the Piluwa micro-watershed was undertaken. A total of 20 tree species were reported, with more species in the non-degraded TF forest than in the degraded MM forest. Rhododendron arboreum and Goldfussia penstemonoides were the dominant species in the TF...
Adoption of improved beekeeping practices was compared between the mobilised (Pragatinagar VDC) and non-mobilised (Makar VDC) farmers’ groups (n = 14 in each VDC) of Nawalparasi district using semi-structured questionnaire survey after introducing improved beekeeping practices during 2002/2003. Majority of the households (82.4%) from mobilised group practiced beekeeping enterprise of...
The world, and most of all, its poor people, desperately needs a fair and safe climate deal to be agreed at the UN talks in Copenhagen in December 2009. Climate change is already affecting the lives of people in the developing world. Increased floods and droughts; rising sea levels; changing patterns of rainfall; and falling crop yields are making it harder and harder for poor people to...
User fees for health care are a life or death issue for millions of people in poor countries. Too poor to pay, women and children are paying with their lives. For those who do pay, over 100 million are pushed into poverty each year. This month will witness a global opportunity for world leaders to really make a difference to poor people by backing the expansion of free health care in a number...
Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South Africa. In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change. This research uses a "bottom-up...
This manual provides a guide for assessing and monitoring forest degration and carbon sequestration. It gives details on data collection - selecting trainees and training, getting started with mobile GIS, training on measurement of forest stock, and main steps for carbon assessment. The guide then provides details on analysis of data - for trees, non-tree vegetation, litter and...
This working paper suggests that degradation is a form of (unsustainable) forest management and that measures to counter degradation, in particular Community Forest Management (CFM) lead not only to reduction in degradation but to forest enhancement as well. While reduced degradation is to be credited and rewarded under a Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in...
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