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Pine Briquetting was introduced as an experimental endeavor with the intent of reducing the drudgery of the womenfolk of Himalayan villages in the project area and also to address the perpetual problem of “Forest fires” caused by pine needles. Sustainable Land, Water and Biodiversity Conservation and Management for Improved Livelihoods …

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Under the livelihood activities of UNDP project in the Sidhi Forest Division, MP, identified poor households for preparation of bamboo sticks for Agarbatti making. A large area of degraded bamboo forest exists nearby villages of poor families. The family members are involved in rehabilitation of bamboo forest of an area …

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The origin of the Community Managed Bio-industrial Watersheds Prof. J.S. Bali who called it “Agro-industrial Watershed Management”. The project works on the premise that watershed could go beyond natural resources management, where processing, storage and marketing is integrated with land use system. Thus, the approach builds on the conventional system …

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Assisted/Aided Natural Regeneration (ANR) forms the major strategy of treating degraded forest in India under different programs. Unlike its name, largely it is implemented as a plantation model and doesn’t accommodate the current forest policy thrust on community participation, livelihoods improvement and biodiversity conservation. Policy envisaged adoption and sustainability of …

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Participatory Climate Monitoring (PCM) refers to a set of activities carried out by farmers, with initial support of experts, to monitor climate parameters. It involves recording of viz., rainfall, humidity, temperature, evaporation, wind velocity, wind direction and sunshine hours. PCM is a tool that is intended to trigger discussion on …

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Sustainable Ground Water Management through reducing pumping of the ground water to the extent of recharge. was integral part of the cropping system. The net effect of natural groundwater recharge conditions and demand side management of groundwater was visualized through static water level in the monitoring wells. Changing cropping patterns …

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Water harvesting in nallah through series of gabion and check dams ensured availability of surface water till December and perched water in shallow dug wells throughout the year. Water availability led to regular cultivation of crops, increased fodder availability and brought prosperity to the farmers. Regular awakening of farmer to …

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Soil amendments, plantation along the ridges, slopes, soil moisture conservation and water harvesting were undertaken in the completely degraded and barren patch land (mostly fly ash in place of soil) for the formation of Green Belt. Pit ash treated with surface soil, FYM, Vermicompost, Rice husk, Neem oil cake, DAP, …

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The village has a lot of degraded area and also follows the practice of annual burning of grazing lands for maintenance. In this initiative, the community members have been trained to remove the young saplings (mostly of Rhododendron arboreum) first and collect the seeds before fire is set. These saplings …

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Holistic treatment of the catchment area based on watershed approach. Participatory micro-planning and Site specific Drainage line treatment measures. Linkages of water harvesting structures with the user groups to strengthen their livelihood conditions. Promotion of production activities and IGAs through formation and strengthening of Self Help Groups with more focus …

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