HARIYO BAN PROGRAM Semiannual Performance Report July 2018 – December 2018 (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 2019 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................... ix 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 ............................................................................................. 25 2.3. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion ............................................................................. 36 2.4. Governance ....................................................................................................................... 40 3. OVERARCHING THEMES AND ACTIVITIES................................................................... 44 3.1. Small Grants Program ..................................................................................................... 44 3.2. Communications ............................................................................................................... 45 3.3. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning ............................................................................. 46 4. MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 48 4.1. Coordination and Collaboration ...................................................................................... 48 4.2. Operating Environment including Risk and Mitigation Plan ......................................... 49 5. LESSONS LEARNED ............................................................................................................. 50 6. CHALLENGES AND ANTICIPATED FUTURE PROBLEMS............................................ 51 7. OPPORTUNITIES AND PROSPECTS FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD ..................... 52 7.1. Opportunities.................................................................................................................... 52 7.2. Prospects for next reporting period ................................................................................. 52 i 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 ....................................... 3 Table 3: Details of progress made in policy advocacy ............................................................................ 42 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Working areas reached in first half of Year 3, Hariyo Ban II ..................................................... 2 Figure 2: Blackbucks inside enclosure, Hirapur ....................................................................................... 6 Figure 3: CFUG member taking care of champ stand, Rumsi CF, Tanahun .............................................. 7 Figure 4: Illegal Wildlife transit, center and trade route: Source- Khadka, M. 2019 .................................. 8 Figure 5 : Picture taken during capacity building training for law enforcing agencies members in Bajhang ................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Figure 6: Blue sheep grazing inside plantation site of Ghami in Mustang ............................................... 12 Figure 7: Wetland management in Kopila CF in kailali .......................................................................... 13 Figure 8: Change photographs (2016-2018) of bio-engineering site in Adhikaridanda, Kaski ................. 15 Figure 9: Students taking weather data in Jagadamba School, Bardia ..................................................... 16 Figure 10: Local Bee farmer extracting honey from improved bee hives in Sirdibas-Gorkha .................. 19 Figure 11: Members of SKWG making Kanthamala, Tanahun ............................................................... 19 Figure 12: Chiuri Nursery establishment at Korak, Chitwan ................................................................... 20 Figure 13: Farmers during harvesting of Cardamom, Madi- Kaski ......................................................... 22 Figure 14: Broom grass plot in flowering season and product (broom bundle) collection for marketing, Tanahun ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Figure 15: Farmers in Kamdi, Banke harvesting fish .............................................................................. 23 Figure 16: Women participants in the training and piece of carpet made by participants ......................... 23 Figure 17: Set of Euro guard installed in Atithi Griha, Nawalparasi ....................................................... 25 Figure 18: Irrigation canal built in Kabilas, Chitwan .............................................................................. 28 Figure 19: Consultation with local elected representatives on PES pilot initiatives ................................. 32 Figure 20: GESI refresher ToT organized for frontline staff of NTNC.................................................... 37 Figure 21: Participants on follow up ICB of CAMC at Samagaun- MCA ............................................... 40 Figure 22: Turmeric saplings in CNP buffer zone and Certificate of Organic certification for Turmeric plantation in Buffer zone of CNP ........................................................................................................... 45 Figure 23: Story published on Molecular lab .......................................................................................... 45 Figure 24: Infographics on Zero-poaching published in USAID social media page................................. 46 Figure 25: Urmi playing inside the enclosure ......................................................................................... 93 Figure 26: Guleri Chaudhary, Aishwarya CF, Kailali ............................................................................. 94 Figure 27: Bhawani Bohora- A goat entrepreneur .................................................................................. 95 Figure 28: Cause way in Phusre Khola before and after the construction ................................................ 96 Figure 29: Bamboo and broom grass planatation in landslide site ........................................................... 96 Figure 30: Hitkumari Gurung, 68 Years- Kharibhanjyang CFUG ........................................................... 97 Figure 31: Yokala Sunar, 12 years, Kalika Sirudanda CFUG ................................................................. 97 Figure 32: Nirmaya Sunar, Secretary - Tunibhanjyang CF ..................................................................... 98 Figure 33: Keshav Bahadur Shahi, Chairperson, Aishwarya CFUG........................................................ 98 ii LIST OF ANNEXES Annex 1: Hariyo Ban II working areas covered during July - December 2018 Annex 2: List of ongoing and completed research, studies and assessments Annex 3: Progress of carried forward activities Annex 4: Overview of Policy Support Under Hariyo Ban Program Annex 5: Performance Indicator Tracking Table (PITT): July - December 2018, Year 3 Annex 6 a: List of GoN Grant Agreement under Small Grants – First lot Annex 6 b: List of GoN Grant Agreement under Small Grants – Second lot Annex 6 c: List of CSO Grant Agreement under Small Grants – First lot Annex 6 d: List of CSO Grant Agreement under Small Grants – Second Lot Annex 7: Major achievements of M&E Unit: July-December 2018 Annex 8: Success Stories iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACA Annapurna Conservation Area AFU Agriculture and Forest University AIMS Agriculture Management Information System AWP Annual Work Plan BCC Biodiversity Conservation Center BCT Brahmin, Chettri, Thakuri BNP Bardia National Park BSc Bachelor’s in Science BZCF Buffer Zone Community Forest BZCFUG Buffer Zone Community Forest Users Group BZMC Buffer Zone Management Council BZUC Buffer Zone Users Committees C A M C Conservation Area Management Committees CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere CBAPU Community-based Anti-Poaching Unit CCA Climate Change Adaptation CDES Central Department of Environment Science CDPA Central Department of Public Administration CDZ Central Department of Zoology CF Community Forest CFDG Community Forestry Development Guideline CFM Collaborative Forest