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2 PROCEEDINGS PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON Prakriti ahwaan Local-level cross-border exchange for biodiversity management in the Kailash Sacred Landscape – India and Nepal

13–15 December 2019 Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India

Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative

CROSS-BORDER EXCHANGE FOR BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN THE KSL 1 Contents

SECTION 1 | PAGE 1 Day III

Background iHeritage training and field visit

SECTION 2 | PAGES 2–6 SECTION 3 | PAGE 6 Workshop highlights Concluding session Day I PAGES 7–9 Opening session Annexes Sharing experiences from KSL-India Annex 1: Programme schedule Illegal trade of biodiversity Annex 2: Participants

Day II

Natural resources management planning

Abbreviations and acronyms

ANCA Api Nampa Conservation Area MAP Medicinal and aromatic plant CHEA Central Himalayan Environment MoFE Ministry of Forests and Association Environment DFO Divisional Forest Office MoITFE Ministry of Industries, Tourism, DNPWC Department of National Parks and Forests and Environment Wildlife Conservation NRM Natural resource management GEF Global Environment Facility NTFP Non-timber forest product GBPNIHE GB Pant National Institute of SAWEN South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Himalayan Environment Network GESI Gender equality and social inclusion RM Rural municipality HIMAWANTI Himalayan Grassroots Women’s UKFD Uttarakhand Forest Department Natural Resource Management Association UNDP United Nations Development Programme KSL Kailash Sacred Landscape VP Van panchayat KSLCDI Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development WII Wildlife Institute of India Initiative

2 PROCEEDINGS SECTION 1 Background

The Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and In 2018, the KSLCDI conducted a ‘Cross-Border Development Initiative (KSLCDI) is a transboundary Sharing of Experiences on Biodiversity Management programme that applies the landscape conservation in Kailash Sacred Landscape – Nepal and India’ approach in a mutually delineated area shared by in Khalanga, Darchula district, Nepal. The China, India, and Nepal. Based on a consultative discussions, predominantly on issues related process with national partners in China, India, to yartsa gunbu, resulted in a community-level and Nepal, KSLCDI has invested in strategic agreement on sustainable management of yartsa interventions that integrate livelihoods programmes gunbu. Based on the priorities identified during with ecosystem services. this event, field research on yartsa gunbu was conducted in June 2019 in both KSL-India (Chiple Biodiversity is an important resource in the Kailash Kedar in Dharchula Block of Pithoragarh District) Sacred Landscape (KSL). It provides numerous and KSL-Nepal (Bajhang and Darchula districts). ecosystem services, ranging from the provision of Additionally, participants of the event had agreed to food, fuel, and shelter, to cultural services including continue the practice of exchange and dialogue set religious pilgrimage and tourism. The landscape up between the communities of the two countries. is habitat to numerous species of plants, including Hence, in December 2019, the programme was held many important medicinal plants and non-timber at Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, India. forest products (NTFPs), which are a major source of income for many people residing in the landscape. The landscape is also rich in faunal diversity with the snow leopard (Panthera uncia), blue sheep Objectives (Pseudois nayaur), wild yak (Bos mutus), Tibetan The cross-border forum brought together civil antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), and black-necked society and local administrative authorities to crane (Grus nigricollis) as flagship species. discuss challenges and identify solutions to critical The communities heavily depend on natural issues relating to biodiversity management, resources – particularly medicinal species such particularly of transboundary relevance, in the as yartsa gunbu (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) for their landscape. Technical support was provided by livelihoods – that are often exploited through district and state officials, subject specialists, unsustainable harvesting. Moreover, poaching and relevant organizations working in the field of and illegal trade of plants and wildlife pose severe biodiversity management. threats to biodiversity conservation in both KSL- The specific objectives of the workshop were to: India and Nepal. Wildlife products fetch very high prices in the international market. The high market • Revisit the 2018 Community Agreement and value, combined with other factors such as poverty, reaffirm actions for sustainable biodiversity high demand, and weak law enforcement, further management including addressing illegal trade contribute to illegal poaching and trade. To address of flora and fauna these issues, there are formal mechanisms (e.g., Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and sustainable • Share and validate findings from the 2019 yartsa NTFP harvesting policies) in place on both sides of gunbu field research the border. For these mechanisms to be effective • Cross-border learning through sharing of at the community level, the communities and local experiences from across the landscape governments in both India and Nepal have to be actively engaged. • Train citizen scientists on using a mobile app for monitoring the cultural heritage of the KSL

CROSS-BORDER EXCHANGE FOR BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN THE KSL 1 SECTION 2 Workshop highlights

Day I KSL-India. The aim was to share knowledge and experiences gathered from different initiatives in the landscape. Day I also included an important session Opening session on wildlife trade by South Asia Wildlife Enforcement The inaugural session of the cross-border forum Network (SAWEN), a regional network for curbing commenced with opening remarks from the illegal wildlife trade in South Asia. representatives of each of the partner institutions and rural municipalities. Chanda Gurung- SECURE HIMALAYA – SECURING LIVELIHOODS, Goodrich, Senior Gender Specialist, ICIMOD, CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE USE, AND RESTORATION provided a brief introduction of ICIMOD and stated OF HIGH RANGE HIMALAYAN ECOSYSTEMS that cross-border discussions were important as Bhaskar Joshi, Project Associate, Secure Himalaya communities across borders usually face similar social and environmental issues and challenges. Secure Himalaya is a project initiated by the Yasodha Tinkari, Chair, Byasi Shauka Samaj, Nepal, Government of India and the United Nations acknowledged the importance of such a forum, Development Programme (UNDP), with support especially for transboundary communities such from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), as the Rung community. Janak Padhya, Ministry which is implementing a new programme in the of Industries, Tourism, Forests and Environment Indian Himalayan region. The geographical area (MoITFE), Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal, stated of work within the KSL includes Darma, Byas, that despite the rich biological and cultural diversity and Chaudas valleys. The main objective of the and high tourism potential of KSL-Nepal, the region initiative is to ensure conservation of locally and faces many developmental challenges including globally significant biodiversity, land, and forest illegal activities taking place within and across the resources in the high Himalayan ecosystem while border. Hence, such interactions were necessary enhancing the livelihoods of local communities. for cross-learning and planning. Hansraj Bhatta, In the session, Joshi highlighted the work being Mayor, Mahakali Municipality, Nepal, noted that done under this project, which included habitat economic benefits derived from the collection connectivity and conservation of the snow leopard, and trade of high-value medicinal plants and its prey species, and other endangered species and NTFPs, such as yartsa gunbu, are visible. However, their habitats; improving livestock rearing and the adverse social impacts such as changes in work on sea-buckthorn for sustainable livelihood traditional agricultural practices, livelihood options; enhancing enforcement, local monitoring, options and environmental implications are usually and transboundary cooperation to reduce wildlife overlooked. Hence, emphasis must also be placed crime and related threats; and efforts to establish on the social impacts of collecting and trading such knowledge, advocacy, communication and products. Vinay Bhargav, Divisional Forest Officer information systems, and to identify and promote (DFO), Pithoragarh, India, stressed the importance unique conservation models. of high mountains in the KSL, especially in providing income-generating options for the local communities. Various social and environmental BIRD TOURISM-BASED GROWTH CENTRE AND COMMUNITY ECO PARK, MUNSYARI factors threaten the high-value products in the region and the problem needs to be discussed Vinay Bhargav, Divisional Forest Officer, Pithoragarh properly at the event, he said. The presentation provided an overview of various participatory approaches in conservation efforts in Sharing experiences from KSL-India Pithoragarh with an emphasis on the bird tourism- based growth centre and community eco park in As part of cross-learning and sharing of Munsyari. Over a period of three years, the Forest information, Day I consisted of presentations Department has initiated a number of community- of various activities by different institutions in led initiatives, including a biodiversity heritage site

2 PROCEEDINGS at Thal Kedar, a community-led tourism bio-cultural species being illegally traded across the globe conservation initiative, and a first-of-its-kind and within South Asia, with emphasis on species ‘community reserve’ in Bon Gaun. The highlights of being traded within or from India. Additionally, the community-led tourism model include its rich information was provided on how animal parts are biodiversity, especially in birds, and various related transported from one country to another, and on activities including bird watching and adventure how wildlife parts or substances derived from them tourism. The community derives income from are usually not recognized by customs and related various activities with minimal support from the authorities. Challenges in curbing wildlife trade government in order to ensure its sustainability. include limited capacity of officials for identifying Bhargav concluded by emphasising the need to animal parts, growing online trade, inadequately manage the environment sustainably given the equipped porous borders, and lack of forensic increasing number of visitors in the area. facilities. The session concluded with a brief overview of SAWEN.

TRANSHUMANCE AND AGRO-PASTORALISM IN THE DARMA VALLEY KEY MESSAGES FROM DAY I Udita Garbyal, Researcher, Wildlife Institute of • Human-wildlife conflict is a major issue in India both India and Nepal. Policy aspects relating to compensation and relief, crop and livestock Udita Garbyal shared the preliminary findings insurance, and public awareness are of of research on the transhumance and agro- importance in the landscape. pastoralism system in Darma Valley. Rearing livestock is an important livelihood option for • Cross-border trade and transportation of yartsa people in the mountains. However, in recent gunbu and other medicinal plants needs further years the number of households continuing this discussion at both national and transboundary traditional lifestyle has declined as it is difficult and levels. time consuming. • There is an opportunity to revive cross-border trade of livestock as was commonly done in the LICHENS – A POSSIBLE LIVELIHOOD OPTION FOR PEOPLE past. IN THE MOUNTAINS Kapil Bisht, GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan • Illegal trade of wildlife and wildlife parts, along Environment with other natural resources, including NTFPs and medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), is a The presentation highlighted some of the findings threat to biodiversity in the landscape. from Bisht’s current research on lichens in KSL- India. This was a relatively new topic for most of the • There is not enough information regarding participants and provided a brief introduction to lesser known NTFPs and MAPs in the landscape. lichens, their diversity, and usage. Over the years, Conducting research and sharing the findings is the collection and sale of lichens for different uses important for ensuring their sustainable use and has increased within the landscape. The research management. will carry on and seek to promote lichens as an • Changes in socioeconomic status, migration, alternative livelihood option for people in the and improved accessibility have resulted in the landscape, with potential use in the pharmaceutical decline of traditional livelihood practices such as sector. livestock rearing. Strategies to make traditional livelihoods and agriculture more attractive must be developed, especially to retain youth in Illegal trade of biodiversity villages.

COMBATING WILDLIFE CRIME IN SOUTH ASIA Pradeep Bhattarai, Senior Environment Officer, South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network

Wildlife crime and illegal trade of wildlife and its products is a relatively big issue across the Mahakali. The presentation highlighted major

CROSS-BORDER EXCHANGE FOR BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN THE KSL 3 Day II planning and to share the experiences of GESI- inclusive natural resource management (NRM) planning at the local level in KSLNepal. Natural resources management planning A game (Box 1) was organized to sensitize participants GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION IN NATURAL RESOURCE on the importance of gender and social inclusion. PLANNING After participating in the dot game, they shared their Chanda Gurung-Goodrich, ICIMOD, and Kanti experience and key messages as follows: Rajbhandari, Himalayan Grassroots Women’s Natural Resource Management Association (HIMAWANTI)-Nepal

Inclusive planning is an important aspect of Box 1: Dot game natural resource management. Natural resources management planning often fails to be participatory The facilitators explained the rules of the or inclusive. This session aimed to sensitize the game and requested participants to stand participants on the importance of gender and social in a large circle and close their eyes. Then inclusion (GESI) in natural resource management the facilitators placed a tika on the forehead of each participant. These tikas were of four colours – red tikas were put on 50% of the participants, green tikas on 30%, pink tikas on 15%, and a blue tika on only one participant. After the tikas were placed, the participants were allowed to open their eyes. “ I saw other participants with Next, those who had tikas of the same colour three different coloured stickers on their foreheads were asked to group together. As each participant could see but I did not know mine. I also the tika of other participants but not their expected my tika to match with own, they were allowed to communicate only through gestures – speaking was not the others, so I tried to join their permitted. groups, but they kept signalling me to get out of their groups. I felt ostracized by the other groups ” Taking action for biodiversity management Janak Padhya (He was the only individual with the blue tika) Binaya Pasakhala and Pradyumna JB Rana, ICIMOD

During this session, the preliminary findings of the ‘socio-ecological research on yartsa gunbu’ Like the others, I did not know conducted in June–July 2019 were shared. The “ study was conducted at three sites – Raidhungi the colour of my tika. Using of Saipal Rural Municipality (RM), Bajhang and facial expressions, I helped Kuntison of Byas RM, Darchula in Nepal, and Chipla Kedar of Dharchula, Pithoragarh, India. others to find their groups All three sites consisted of varied management and they helped me. It was a systems which are either formally or informally implemented. Information shared in the session bit difficult to find my group included preliminary findings on environment because only a few of us had the same coloured tika. We felt intimidated seeing the other larger groups ” Bishan Budhathoki

4 PROCEEDINGS Priority area Actions Stakeholders Time frame

Yartsa gunbu Setting rules for collection: Local government 1–2 years and other - Time period ANCA NTFPs - Permit system – including who is/is not eligible by age, Van panchayat physical condition DFO - Campsite management, including fuelwood and waste Collectors management - Collection site management Awareness raising on life cycle of yartsa gunbu and its Research institute 1–2 years medicinal values Government line agencies Assess the process to achieve cross-border trade of yartsa Traders 1–2 years gunbu and other NTFPs Research institute government lines agencies Promote cultivation of high-value NTFPs and MAPs Local government 1–2 years Forest division Civil society groups

Rangeland [Nepal] Include issues of rangeland/pasture management ANCA Immediately management in the ANCA Management Plan currently under preparation Local government (1 year) (including Civil society groups livestock) Develop livestock fodder production systems Local government 1–2 years Forest & agriculture divisions Research institute Develop, diversify and link livestock products with markets Private sector 1–3 years Agriculture and Livestock division Rural municipality Improving livestock production system such as introducing Private sector 1–3 years high yield livestock breeds Agriculture and Livestock division Rural municipality

Human- Control wildlife crime: SAWEN 1–3 years wildlife Conduct awareness raising programmes Wildlife divisions conflict Build capacity of local communities and frontline Local government management government line agencies Civil society organizations National NGOs Mitigate wildlife damage: Local government 1–3 years Conduct awareness raising programmes Civil society organizations Pilot a compensation and insurance mechanism Private sector Pilot planting of wildlife-resistant cash crops and trees Research institute

(fuelwood consumption and generation of waste Group work – preparation and presentation in the collection sites), and on sociological aspects of action points on key issues (social norms, conflicts, gambling, selling of alcohol in the collection sites, and life insurance). The session was devoted to consolidating issues In 2019, ANCA and ANCA Council introduced a life discussed over the two days and identifying insurance scheme for yartsa gunbu collectors who pertinent issues and relevant action points to had purchased the collection permit from ANCA. address them. After long and thorough discussions The session ended with a discussion on the findings and group presentations, three main priority areas (issues) and some actions to resolve them. were identified and a set of actions proposed for each area.

CROSS-BORDER EXCHANGE FOR BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN THE KSL 5 Day III SECTION 3 Concluding session iHeritage training and field visit

iHERITAGE – ENGAGING CITIZENS IN MAPPING CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES Deepak Kumar Shah, ICIMOD Conclusion

iHeritage is a citizen science app that engages Prakriti Ahwaan provided a platform for local community members in mapping their cultural representatives, government officials, partner heritage in the Kailash Sacred Landscape. The institutions, and local communities to share issues half-day session briefly introduced the concept of concern in the KSL. While in 2018, the focus of iHeritage, and its use and its application. The was on better management of yartsa gunbu, 2019 purpose of this app is to document heritage for brought forth broader topics related to biodiversity posterity, to promote conservation of cultural conservation including wildlife crime and inclusive heritage, to help with resource and tourism NRM planning. In addition, sharing of the activities planning, and to serve as a tool for research and and research in the KSL-India landscape provided a education. The session was followed by a half-day good opportunity for cross learning. Based on issues visit to cultural sites around Pithoragarh during that emerged during the discussions, a roadmap which participants could practice using the app with actions was successfully prepared. This to document cultural sites. Following the visit, roadmap will be implemented by the participants the participants shared their experience and and followed up during the next Prakriti Ahwaan suggestions on improving the app. event in 2020.

Way forward • Share the workshop report with participants. Prepare a two-page summary of the report in Hindi and Nepali for wider circulation and follow-up by participants.

• Identify cross-border mechanisms where these action points can be formally shared, including cross-border district level meetings conducted by the respective governments.

• Ensure that relevant action points are featured in institutional plans, including the ANCA Management Plan, DFO annual plans, and RM periodic and annual work plans, among others.

6 PROCEEDINGS Annexes

Annex 1: Programme schedule

DAY I – 13 DECEMBER 2019

Time Programme Remarks

10.00-10.30 Registration Ujala Rajbhandari and Deepak Shah 10.30-11.30 Inaugural session Hosted by Binaya Pasakhala - Opening remarks - Chanda Gurung-Goodrich, ICIMOD - Yasodha Tinkari, Chair, Byasi Sauka Samaj - Janak Padhya, MoITFE – Sudurpaschim Province, GoN - Hansraj Bhatta, Mayor, Mahakali Municipality - Vinay Bhargav, DFO, Pithoragarh 11.30-12.00 Photo session and tea break Technical session: 12.00-13.30 Pradyumna JB Rana Workshop objectives and expected outputs Participants’ self-introduction All participants

12:15-12:45 Secure Himalaya: An introduction Bhaskar Joshi

12:45-13:30 Community-based ecotourism in Munsyari Vinay Bhargav

13.30-14.30 Lunch Biodiversity and livelihoods: presentations and discussion Udita Garbyal and Rishabh Srikar 14:30-15:30 - Transhumance in Darma Valley, India Kapil Bisht - Lichens in Uttarakhand 15.30-16.00 Tea break Illegal wildlife trade in South Asia: Issues & challenges 16.00-17.00 Pradeep Bhattarai Discussion

DAY II – 14 DECEMBER 2019

Recap of day 1 10.00-10.15 Day 2 programme overview Chanda Gurung-Goodrich and 10.15-11.30 Social inclusion in Natural Resources Management Planning Kanti Rajbhandari 11.30-12.00 Tea break Taking action for biodiversity management - Revisiting 2018 community agreement Pradyumna JB Rana and 12.00-13.30 - Sharing 2019 yartsa gunbu research findings Binaya Pasakhala - Discussion - Roadmap for biodiversity management (group work) 13.30-14.30 Lunch

14.30-16.00 Complete and present roadmap

16.00-16.15 Briefing for Day 3

DAY III– 15 DECEMBER 2019

iHeritage - Engaging citizens in mapping cultural ecosystem 10:00-12:00 Deepak Shah services 12:00-17:00 Field visit – field testing of the iHerItage app All participants

CROSS-BORDER EXCHANGE FOR BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN THE KSL 7 Annex 2: Participants

INDIA

1 Vinay Bhargav 2 Ritesh Singh Garbyal ‘Divisional Forest Officer Member Pithoragarh Rung Kalyan Sansthan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ph.no: 91 (9627362968, 9410503638) Ph. no.: 91 (9458622435) 3 Jaspal Singh Manyal 4 Jeet Singh Maniyal Member Member BSS Darchula BSS Darchula Rung Kalyan Sansthan Rung Kalyan Sansthan Ph. no.: 91 (9458587394) Ph. no.: 91 (9458622435) 5 Kuldeep Gunjiyal 6 Praveen Singh Member Member SBJRSM Gunji Rung Kalyan Sansthan Rung Kalyan Sansthan Ph. no.: 91 (9456193973) Ph. no.: 91 (9458306651) 7 Rajendra Singh 8 Ganesh Singh Dugtal Member Member Rung Kalyan Sansthan Rung Kalyan Sansthan Ph. no.: 91 (866071907) Ph. no.: 91 (9411109980) 9 Jayendra Firmal 10 Kapil Bisht Member Researcher Rung Kalyan Sansthan GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment Ph. no.: 91 (7247537672) (NIHE), Almora Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 91 (9627694404) 11 Bhawana Dangwal 12 Naveen Bisht Researcher Researcher GB Pant NIHE Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA) [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 91 (9627511892) Ph. no.: 91 (9410933855) 13 Udita Garbyal 14 Rishabh Srikar Researcher Researcher Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Institute of India Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 91 (9456534572) Ph. no.: 91 (7579068979) 15 Gopal Giri 16 D.K Pandu DDO Van Panchayat Rural Development Department, Uttarakhand Ph. no.: 91 (9456750355) Ph. no.: 91 (9412925575) 17 P.S Mehta 18 Bhaskar Joshi Van Panchayat UNDP (SECURE Himalaya) Ph. no.: 91 (9719943153) Ph. no.: 91 (9410933835)

NEPAL

15 Hans Raj Bhatt 16 Bhuwan Joshi Chairperson Secretary Mahakali Municipality, Darchula Mahakali Municipality, Darchula Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9850751055) Ph. no.: 977 (9848896630) 17 Dharmananda Singh Manyal 18 Rukmati Thagunna Chairperson Member Api Himal Rural Municipality, Darchula Api Himal Rural Municipality, Darchula Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9869365960) Ph. no.: 977 (9751031515) 19 Dilip Singh Budhathoki 20 Mangal Singh Dhami Chairperson Ward Chairperson Byans Rural Municipality, Darchula Byans Rural Municipality , Darchula Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9797507405) Ph. no.: 977 (9743503500)

8 PROCEEDINGS 21 Pulendra Karki 22 Dambar Singh Bohara Chairperson Member Duhu Rural Municipality, Darchula Duhu Rural Municipality, Darchula Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9749542524) 23 Jaman Singh Dhami 24 Prem Dhami Chairperson Chairperson Marma Rural Municipality, Darchula Naugad Rural Municipality, Darchula Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9848709176) 25 Pema Tamang 26 Pasang Lama Vice-Chairperson Local Representative (Teacher) Namkha Rural Municipality, Humla Namkha Rural Municipality, Humla Ph. no.: 977 (9858390363) Ph. no.: 977 (9848309670) 27 Rajendra Dhami 28 Jungbir Bohara Chairperson, Saipal Rural Municipality, Bajhang Ward Chairperson Email: [email protected] Saipal Rural Municipality, Bajhang Ph. no.: 977 (9868588050) Ph. no.: 977 (9865894115) 29 Janak Padhya 30 Sushma Dhakal Under Secretary Assistant Forest Officer Ministry of Industry Tourism, Forest and Divisional Forest Office, Baitadi Environment, Sudurpaschim Province Ph. no.: 977 (9847210438) Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9851151302) 31 Bishow Raj Pandit 32 Amar Singh Dhami Assistant Forest Officer Assistant Forest Officer Divisional Forest Office, Bajhang Divisional Forest Office, Darchula Ph. no.: 977 (9845287268) Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9843626891) 33 Bishnu Thapaliya 34 Binaya Mishra Assistant Conservation Officer Assistant Conservation Officer Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Api Nampa Conservation Area, Darchula Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9865401998) Ph. no.: 977 (9851162475) 35 Chakra Singh Hyanki 36 Bhakta Singh Thekare Bohara Chairperson Api Nampa Conservation Area, Darchula Api Nampa Conservation Area Management Council Ph. no.: 977 (9868014567) Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9749604444) 37 Mahadev Singh Dadal 38 Kanti Rajbhandari Marma Rural Municipality Chairperson, HIMAWANTI Nepal Ph. no.: 977 (9848709176) Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9851221702) 39 Yashoda Tinkari 40 Manju Yasso Budhathoki Chairperson, Byansi Shauka Society, Darchula Member Email: [email protected] Byansi Shauka Society, Darchula Ph. no.: 977 (9867868478) Ph. no.: 977 (9868735593) 41 Pradeep Bhattarai 42 Bishan Singh Budhathoki Senior Environment Officer, SAWEN, Kathmandu Byashi Sauka Samaj Email: [email protected] Ph. no.: 977 (9749523193) Ph. no.: 977 (9851058772)

ICIMOD

42 Binaya Pasakhala 43 Chanda Gurung Goodrich Governance and Institutions Analyst Senior Gender Specialist - Gender lead Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 44 Deepak Kumar Shah 45 Janita Gurung Geospatial Application Development Associate Programme Coordinator – KSLCDI Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 46 Pradyumna JB Rana 47 Sushmita Kunwar Climate Change Governance and Adaptation Analyst Knowledge Management and Communication Associate Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 48 Ujala Rajbhandari Programme Associate Email: [email protected]

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