HARIYO BAN PROGRAM Semiannual Performance Report July 2019 – December 2019 (Cooperative Agreement No: AID-367-A-16-00008) Submitted to: THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEPAL MISSION Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Submitted by: WWF in partnership with CARE, FECOFUN and NTNC P.O. Box 7660, Kathmandu, Nepal Submitted on: 01 February 2020 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................................viii 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Goal and Objectives ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Overview of Beneficiaries and Stakeholders ..................................................................... 1 1.3. Working Areas ................................................................................................................... 2 2. SEMI-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE .......................................................................................... 4 2.1. Biodiversity Conservation .................................................................................................. 4 2.2. Climate Change Adaptation ............................................................................................. 20 2.3. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion ............................................................................. 29 2.4. Governance ....................................................................................................................... 34 3. OVERARCHING THEMES AND ACTIVITIES................................................................... 37 3.1. Small Grants Program ..................................................................................................... 37 3.2. Communications ............................................................................................................... 38 3.3. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning ............................................................................. 39 3.4. Sustainability and Legacy ................................................................................................ 42 4. MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 44 4.1. Coordination and Collaboration ...................................................................................... 44 4.2. Operating Environment including Risk and Mitigation Plan ......................................... 45 5. LESSONS LEARNED ............................................................................................................. 46 6. CHALLENGES AND ANTICIPATED FUTURE PROBLEMS............................................ 47 7. OPPORTUNITIES AND PROSPECTS FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD ..................... 48 7.1. Opportunities.................................................................................................................... 48 7.2. Prospects for next reporting period ................................................................................. 48 Annexes ................................................................................................................................................ 50 i LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Hariyo Ban Program II Working Areas during July-December 2019 ......................................... 3 Figure 2: Snow Leopard captured at Nuren danda in Tsum Valley at an altitude of 4,411 m ..................... 5 Figure 3: Photo of Amolops sp. taken during the study ............................................................................ 6 Figure 4: Picture collage of translocation performance indicators: Habitat enrichment, soft enclosure maintenance, population monitoring along the Arna Soft Enclosure site in CNP ...................................... 7 Figure 5: Screenshot of Bijaysal documentary ......................................................................................... 8 Figure 6: Screenshot of leaflet produced of Model CF ........................................................................... 11 Figure 7: Collage highlighting grassland management research and preliminary results.......................... 12 Figure 8: Landslide stabilization through bio-engineering techniques in upstream of Gunde, Kaski ........ 13 Figure 9: Pictures captured by camera trap show the use of canopy bridge by arboreal species ............... 14 Figure 10: Vegetable cultivated by farmer in Kanchanpur ...................................................................... 15 Figure 11:Figure 2: Chandra (left) and Shrikant (right) engaged in respective business, Dadeldhura....... 15 Figure 12: Cardamom harvested by farmer in Madi, Kaski..................................................................... 16 Figure 13: Forest Minister- Province 3 observing carpet making process after inaugurating the carpet weaving training .................................................................................................................................... 18 Figure 14: (left) Group photo taken during ISWM Planning training; (right) Participants during field visit for practical session ............................................................................................................................... 21 Figure 15: Mayor of Lamkichuha Municipality inaugurating the roadside plantation initiative, Kailali ... 22 Figure 16: Irrigation canal in Bajhangi Jaala, Naula micro-catchment built in Pantura, Dadeldhura ........ 23 Figure 17: Communities in Bedkot taking part in practical session on light search and rescue during CCA DRR training ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Figure 18: Meeting with SERVIR HKH and Hariyo Ban Program ......................................................... 28 Figure 19: Gender (left) & Caste/Ethnicity (right) wise representation of beneficiary in Program (July- December 2019) .................................................................................................................................... 30 Figure 21: Group photo taken during Orientation on GBV and sexual harassment in NRM sector, Chitwan .............................................................................................................................................................. 32 Figure 20: NTNC staff attending orientation on GBV and Sexual harassment at workplace organized in Kathmandu ............................................................................................................................................ 32 Figure 22: Participants during orientation organized in CHAL ............................................................... 35 Figure 23: Institutional Capacity Reassessment of Indreni CFUG, Chitwan ........................................... 35 Figure 24: Screenshot of social media series conducted by USAID on green enterprise .......................... 38 Figure 25: Stickers published and disseminated to sensitize people on CWT .......................................... 39 Figure 26: Participants during group work in M&E refresher training .................................................... 40 Figure 27: Interaction with CF and CBAPU members during thematic visit in Narainapur, Banke ......... 41 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Major activities in Hariyo Ban Priority Conservation Complexes in TAL ................................... 3 Table 2: Major activities implemented in three focus sub-river basins in CHAL ....................................... 4 ii Table 3: Remarks from the head of local governments and government line agencies during Jaladhaar Sarokar .................................................................................................................................................. 24 LIST OF ANNEXES Annex 1: Hariyo Ban II working areas covered during July - December 2019 Annex 2: Summary of progress of activities – AWP Year 4 (July 2019-December 2019) Annex 3: List of peer review papers from genetic lab Annex 4: Profile of Model CFs as of December 2019 Annex 5: List of Government Agencies Grant (4th Year) Annex 6: Performance Indicator Tracking Table (PITT): July 2019 – December 2019, Year 4 Annex 7: List of documentation works that aim to capture key outcomes and knowledge from Hariyo Ban interventions Annex 8: Success Stories iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACA Annapurna Conservation Area ACAP ACA Project AHT Anti-Human Trafficking AWP Annual Work Plan BAFER Nepal Balchaur Forest and Environment Resources Nepal BaNP Banke National Park BCC Biodiversity Conservation Center BCRWME Building Climate Resilience of Watersheds in Mountain Eco-Regions BCT Brahmin Chettri Thakuri BD Biodiversity BMC Basin Management Centre BZCFUG Buffer Zone Community Forest Users Group BZUC Buffer Zone Users Committee C A M C Conservation Area Management Committee CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere CBAPU Community Based Anti-Poaching Unit CBO Community Based Organization CCA Climate Change Adaptation CDES Central Department of Environmental Science CF Community Forest CFOP Community forest Operational Plan CFUG Community Forest Users Group CHAL Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape CLA Collaborating Learning and Adapting CLAC Community Learning and Action Center CS Child Safeguard CSO Civil