Short description of the best practice

1. Poverty elevation
2. Participation of Ultra- poor people in forest development
3. Control deforestation and forest degradation
4. Enhance soil fertility and productivity of degraded forest land  

Location

14050 hectors in 22 district

If the location has well defined boundaries, specify its extension in hectares:

14050 hectors in 22 district

Brief description of the natural environment within the specified location.

hill
Various  
o Climate:  Middle Hill

On the basis of which criteria and/or indicator(s) (not related to The Strategy) the proposed practice and corresponding technology has been considered as 'best'?

1 . Use of unused degraded forest land and increased productivity
2. Improve livelihood ultra-poor peoples through NTFP and agro forestry management
3. Reduce pressure on forest through leasehold forestry management

Main problems addressed by the best practice

1. Use of degraded forest land and increased productivity
2. Improve livelihood ultra-poor peoples
3. Reduce pressure on forest through leasehold forestry management

Outline specific land degradation problems addressed by the best practice

1. Poverty elevation
2. Participation of Ultra- poor people in forest development
3. Control deforestation and forest degradation
4. Enhance soil fertility and productivity of degraded forest land  

Specify the objectives of the best practice

1. Use of unused degraded forest land and increased productivity
2. Improve livelihood ultra-poor peoples through NTFP and agro forestry management
3. Reduce pressure on forest through leasehold forestry management

Brief description of main activities, by objective

1. Agro forestry and NTFP management practice
2. Tree plantation
3. Land development
4. Institutional and capacity development

Name and address of the institution developing the technology

• National – Government initiative  
• Program /projective based initiative
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Specify the framework within which the technology was promoted

• National initiative – government-led
• Programme/project-based initiative

Was the participation of local stakeholders, including CSOs, fostered in the development of the technology?

Yes

List local stakeholders involved:

Name of stakeholder Role
District based NGOs Social mobilization, Financial savings investment and mobilization and activity implementation
GOV Policy, technical and financial support
District line agencies Monitoring , planning
Network Institutional Advocacy

For the stakeholders listed above, specify their role in the design, introduction, use and maintenance of the technology, if any.

• Consultation
• Participatory approach

Was the population living in the location and/or nearby involved in the development of the technology?

Yes

By means of what?

• Consultation
• Participatory approaches

Describe on-site impacts (the major two impacts by category)

1. Degraded lands are rehabilitated.
1. Improved livelihood of the poor
2. Cohesiveness in community increased.
1 Increased Land Productivity
2. Improved livelihood of the poor
3. Rehabilitated very degraded land

Impact on biodiversity and climate change

Explain the reasons:

The most vulnerable people from CC is poor and ultra poor, due to the program, these groups are getting  economical and ecological benefits that is directly linked to adaptation.
Explain the reasons: As the project promotes forest and agriculture crops, it automatically addresses CC impacts especially mitigation and also adaptation|

Was the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?

Was the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?

Yes

Where?

started in three districts of Nepal and expanded to 22 districts including the Terai and also within the Community Forestry Program.   

Were incentives to facilitate the take up of the technology provided?

Were incentives to facilitate the take up of the technology provided?

Yes

Can you identify the three main conditions that led to the success of the presented best practice/technology?

1. peoples involvement in Leasehold forestry management
2. degraded forest land Management
3. improvement of land productivity and ecosystem
Linked with,
• Linked to the local context and thus cannot be replicated elsewhere
• Replicable elsewhere with some level of adaptation
• Replicable elsewhere with major adaptation

Replicability

In your opinion, the best practice/technology you have proposed can be replicated, although with some level of adaptation, elsewhere?

Yes

At which level?

• Local
• Sub-national
• National

Related to human resources

1. Users capacity developed for leasehold forestry management
2. Network developed for institutional setup and advocacy  
3. Below poverty level peoples participation in the leasehold forestry development
5. Use of improved variety  of grass/ fodder for livestock improvement
Related to Income:

Related to financial aspects

1. income generation from NTFP and agro product
2.   Income increased Rs20000 to 30000 per household from leasehold forestry activity

Related to technical aspects

1. Trees plantation with agroforestry practice
2. Trees with Non timber forest product
3. Degraded forest land development through peoples participation