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Tigers, Rhinos, Elephants and People in the Foothills of the Himalaya Ghana S. Gurung WWF Nepal 11 November 2009 TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE - NEPAL
CONTENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Terai Arc Landscape  Eastern Himalaya Ecoregion Complex
SOHELWA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY PILVIT FOREST DIVISION LAGGABAGGHA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE (TAL) CONSERVATION BEYOND BOUNDARIES  SOHAGI BARWA  WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
TAL Nepal ,[object Object]
CONSERVATION IN CONFLICT ,[object Object],April 2008: Constituent Assembly
Key Biological Features  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],75 percent of Terai forest
Socio-economic Features ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE (TAL) “ Conservation with Human Face”
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Turning the Vision into Reality
1. Common Vision ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],2. Institutions and its Mechanisms
3.1 Forest Restorations  THEN AND NOW:   Deuki CF, Lamahi - Restored corridors and bottlenecks - 27,000 hac critical corridor forests managed by community  2001 2007
LAMAHI Bottleneck IMAGE 2007 IMAGE 2001 3.2 Corridor Restoration Elephant Route 5900 7783 Degraded Forest 2005 (ha) 2001 (ha) Year
2006 Pugmark (2005) 2006 2005 2007 2007 3.3 Functioning Wildlife Condor  Resident tiger and rhino In Khata Corridor
3.4 Rhino Translocations
[object Object],[object Object],3.5 Sustainable Livelihoods for Conservation
[object Object],Wild fruit juice  Essential oil  3.6 Linking Conservation with Livelihoods
STRUGGLES: Challenges ahead
Wildlife Habitat Encroachments Basanta Corridor
Control Tiger and Rhino Poaching and Trade
LESSONS LEARNT: Source of Energy for Winning War
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Conservation outcomes through Integrated conservation and livelihood approach
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],People Centered and Process Oriented Conservation Efforts
OUTLOOK THE WAY FORWARD TAL NEXT PHASE
National Wildlife Authority with Local Institutions MOU with China and India, Regional Crime Control
Restoration and Management of Connectivity Voluntary Re-settlement No Go Zones
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],REDD Implementation
The next generation shall remember us for the opportunities we created for them – “a living plant”, not for what we destroyed.

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The Terai Arc Landscape Project: Rhinos, Tigers, Elephants, and People in the Foothills of the Himalaya by Dr. Ghana Gurung

Editor's Notes

  1. The TAL concept originated at a December 1999 regional biodiversity workshop, which recommended a landscape level conservation approach to conserve biodiversity — the new paradigm proposed by conservationists -- in the Terai region to benefit both wildlife and people. The vision of the TAL is to create “a globally unique landscape where biodiversity is conserved, ecological integrity is safeguarded, and sustainable livelihoods of its people are secured” The concept is to link existing protected areas with forested corridors — using forestry practices that will provide benefits to the local people, the national economy, while allowing biodiversity conservation.