What lessons do the first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) formulation process and implementation outcome provide to the enhanced/updated NDC? A reality check from Nepal

Laudari, Hari Krishna; Aryal, Kishor; Bhusal, Shreejana; Maraseni, Tek

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143509

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“…The replication of the hills model for CF, however, was not successful in Tarai due to the issue of distant users and conflict over benefit-sharing accrued from high value timber [25,42,43]. Production oriented forest management was piloted in 19 districts in Central Tarai through the development of the Operational Forest Management Plan (OFMP) [19]. This decade showed exponential growth of population [28]; thus, the Tarai region experienced more encroachment and forest degradation to provide food and shelter for growing population.…”

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“…Nepal as such has not formally committed to participate in forest restoration commitments such as the Bonn challenge [14]. However, the country has initiated forest restoration through several community-based forest management modalities since the 1970s [19]. Moreover, it has also implemented landscape programs such as Tarai Arc Landscape (TAL), Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI), Kangchenjunga Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KLCDI), and Chitwan Annapurna Landscape (CHAL) in line with its SDG 15 commitment [20].…”

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Strategic Pathways to Scale up Forest and Landscape Restoration: Insights from Nepal’s Tarai

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Deforestation and forest degradation mostly caused by human interventions affect the capacity of the forest ecosystem to provide ecosystem services and livelihood benefits. Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) is an emerging concept that focuses on the improvement of the ecosystem as well as the livelihood of the people at the landscape level. Nepal has successfully recovered degraded forest land mainly from the hilly region through forest restoration initiatives, especially community-based forestry. However, the Tarai region is still experiencing deforestation and forest degradation. This study navigated the gaps related to forest restoration in the existing policies and practices and revealed that the persistence of deforestation and forest degradation in Tarai is a result of a complex socioeconomic structure, the limitations of the government in implementing appropriate management modality, unplanned infrastructure, and urban development. We suggest that forest restoration should focus on ecological and social wellbeing pathways at the landscape level to reverse the trend of deforestation and forest degradation in the Tarai regions of Nepal. The study provides critical insight to the policymakers and practitioners of Nepal and other countries (with similar context) who are engaged in forest/ecosystem restoration enterprise.

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Strategic Pathways to Scale up Forest and Landscape Restoration: Insights from Nepal’s Tarai

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“…But the replication of the CF model from the hills did not get successful in Terai due to the issue of distant users and benefit-sharing accrued from high value timber [23,39,40]. Production oriented forest management was piloted in 19 districts in central Terai through the development of the Operational Forest Management Plan (OFMP) [19]. This decade showed exponential growth of population [26] thus experienced encroachment and forest degradation to meet shelter and food requirement for growing population.…”

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“…The decadal analysis and review of policy and practice reveal that the forest land of effects to forest restoration outcomes [19,45]. This pathway thus has to be linked with other pathways for effective restoration results [14].…”

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“…Nepal as such has not formally committed to participate in forest restoration commitments such as the Bonn challenge [18]. However, the country has initiated forest restoration through several community based forest management modalities since 1970s [19]. As a result, there is a reverse trend in D & FD in Nepal, mid-hill in particular and the forest cover has increased from 39.6% in 1994 to 44.74% in 2014 [20].…”

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Strategic Pathways to Scale Up Forest and Landscape Restoration: Insights From Nepal’s Terai

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Deforestation and forest degradation mostly caused by human interventions affects the capacity of forest ecosystem to provide ecosystem services and livelihood benefits. Forest Land Restoration (FLR) is an emerging concept which focuses on the improvement of ecosystem as well as livelihood of the people at the landscape level. Nepal has successfully recovered degraded forest land mainly from the hilly region through forest restoration initiatives especially community based forestry. However, the Terai region is still experiencing deforestation and forest degradation. This study navigated the gaps related to forest restoration in the existing policies and practices and revealed that the persistence of deforestation and forest degradation in Terai is a result of a complex socio-economic structure, limitation of government to implement appropriate management modality, unplanned infrastructure, and urban development. We suggest that forest restoration should focus on ecological and social wellbeing pathways at the landscape level, to reverse the trend of deforestation and forest degradation in the Terai regions of Nepal. The study provides a critical insight to the policy makers and practitioners of Nepal and other countries (with similar context) who are engaged in forest/ecosystem restoration enterprise.

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Achieving Water, Energy, and Food Security in Nepal Through Nexus Approach to Planning and Development

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What lessons do the first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) formulation process and implementation outcome provide to the enhanced/updated NDC? A reality check from Nepal

Cited by 27 publications

References 56 publications

Strategic Pathways to Scale up Forest and Landscape Restoration: Insights from Nepal’s Tarai

Strategic Pathways to Scale up Forest and Landscape Restoration: Insights from Nepal’s Tarai

Strategic Pathways to Scale Up Forest and Landscape Restoration: Insights From Nepal’s Terai

Achieving Water, Energy, and Food Security in Nepal Through Nexus Approach to Planning and Development

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