Dong, Shikui

Pariya, D.

Sharma, Eklabya

Shrestha, K. K.

Wen, L.

Yan, Zhaoli

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University of Kentucky UKnowledge International Grassland Congress Proceedings XXI International Grassland Congress / VIII International Rangeland Congress Strengthening Pastoral Organization and Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Rangeland Management in Nepal L. Wen Beijing Normal University, China Shikui Dong Beijing Normal University, China K. K. Shrestha Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal D. Pariya Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal Zhaoli Yan International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc  Part of the Plant Sciences Commons, and the Soil Science Commons This document is available at https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/21/18-1/45 The XXI International Grassland Congress / VIII International Rangeland Congress took place in Hohhot, China from June 29 through July 5, 2008. Proceedings edited by Organizing Committee of 2008 IGC/IRC Conference Published by Guangdong People's Publishing House This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Plant and Soil Sciences at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Grassland Congress Proceedings by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact UKnowledge@lsv.uky.edu. Presenter Information L. Wen, Shikui Dong, K. K. Shrestha, D. Pariya, Zhaoli Yan, and Eklabya Sharma This event is available at UKnowledge: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/21/18-1/45 　 Multifunctional Grasslands in a Changing World 　 Volume Ⅱ 　 瞯 ]941　 瞯Grasslands/Rangelands People and Policies——— Policy Issues for Grasslands/RangelandsStrengthening pastoral organization and indigenous knowledge for sustainable rangelandmanagement in NepalWen L .1 , Dong S . K .1 倡 ,Shrestha K . K .2 , Pariya D .3 , Y an Z . L .4 , Sharma E .41 School o f Env ironment , Bei j ing Normal University , Bei j ing , 100875 , China ; 2 A gricultural Research Station ( Pasture) ,NARC , Dhunche , Rasuwa , Nepal ; 3 Pasture and Fodder Div ision , NA RC , K humaltar , L alitpur , K athmandu , Nepal ;4Natrual Resource Management Program , ICIMOD , K humaltar , L alitpur , K athmandu , Nepal . 倡 E‐mail o f cor respondingauthor : dongshikui＠ sina .comKey words : Pastoral organization , indigenous rangeland management , northern NepalIntroduction Rangeland ecosystems and their biological resources play a critical role in the region摧s overall economic developmentand in people摧s well being in mountainous areas of Northern Nepal . However , sociological studies are scarce , and the lack ofunderstanding of social dimensions of rangeland resource use has limited the proper management and sustainable development ofrangeland ecosystems ( Chetri and Gurung , ２００４ ) . This case study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of indigenousrangeland management systems in mountainous areas of Nepal and to provide insights into the social dimensions of sustainablerangeland resource and ecosystem management that may be useful elsewhere in Nepal and neighboring areas across the HKHregion .Materials and methods This paper summarizes and documents the pastoral institutions and indigenous rangeland managementsystems in high altitude mountainous areas of Nepal through on‐the‐spot surveys on the farmers from three villages of the casestudy site , Rasuwa District ( latitude ２７°５７′３０″ to ２８°２３′３０″N , longitude ８５°７′００″ to ８５°４８′１５″) . People from ３５ householdswere surveyed with open‐ended and pre‐tested questionnaires , ２０ keypersons were interviewed with face‐to‐face conversation ,and ４７ participants were involved in participatory rural assessment ( PRA) .Results There are basically two sets of local organizations involved in rangeland management , community committees at thecommunity level and civil associations at the group level . A community committee is normally made of １１or １２ elected peopleand acts as the leader , decision‐maker and representative for the whole community . Civil associations ( having a ５‐６ person sub‐committee) are self‐identified groups of households with common interests or having the same resource pools . Together withindigenous knowledge , the local institution plays a very important role in sustainable rangeland resource and ecosystemmanagement : controlling and regulating access to pasturelands and fodder resources through enforcement of well defined andmutually agreed upon rights and rules ; enforcing primary rules and regulations concerning rangeland resource use andmitigating conflicts arising over rangeland use ; ensuring the integrated use of different resources related to rangelandmanagement ; transferring public services ( i .e . technical interventions) and national planning and state policies to local herders .Conclusion It can be concluded that pastoral organization and indigenous knowledge need to be strengthened to promote thesustainable rangeland development .ReferenceChetri M . and Gurung C . R . ２００４ . Vegetation composition , species performance and its relationship among the livestock andwildlife in the grassland of upper Mustang , Nepal . Yak Production in Central Asian Highlands . Proceeding of ４thInternational Yak Congress , Chengdu , China .

Strengthening Pastoral Organization and Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Rangeland Management in Nepal

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