Integrated Landscape Management to Secure Nepal’s Protected Areas and Critical Corridors

The project aims to promote integrated landscape management (ILM) to conserve globally significant forests and wildlife in Nepal's Terai Arc Landscape (TAL). It addresses barriers such as inadequate cross-sectoral coordination, lack of technical capacity for forest and land management, and increasing human-wildlife conflict. The strategy involves four components: strengthening national and state-level coordination, improving participatory planning for buffer zones and corridors, implementing sustainable forest management and HWC mitigation in the Banke-Bardia complex, and establishing knowledge management and monitoring systems. The project targets the restoration of 4,050 hectares of land and the mitigation of 1,270,919 metric tons of CO2e.

• The Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) of Nepal covers 24,710 km2 and is critical for biodiversity, supporting species such as the Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, and greater one-horned rhinoceros.
• The TAL's forest cover is 54% of its land area, but only 25% of this forest is located within the six protected areas, making buffer zones and corridors essential for conservation.
• Key environmental threats in the TAL include unregulated grazing, forest fires, large infrastructure development, encroachment, and human-wildlife conflict (HWC).
• Infrastructure projects, such as the East-West Highway and the proposed Mechi-Mahakali Railway, fragment habitats and cause wildlife mortality; for example, 133 wild animals were killed in road accidents in the fiscal year 2016/17.
• Human-wildlife conflict is increasing due to rising wildlife populations and human encroachment; in 2016/17, 1,332 incidents were recorded in Chitwan, Bardia, and Shuklaphanta National Parks, resulting in 23 human deaths.
• The project's total cost is US $49,922,653, with a GEF grant of US $6,697,248 and co-financing of US $42,622,653.
• The project aims to restore 4,050 hectares of land, including 2,900 ha of forest and forest land, 1,000 ha of natural grass and shrublands, and 150 ha of degraded agricultural land.
• The project expects to mitigate 1,270,919 metric tons of CO2 equivalent through improved community-based forest management and other land-use practices.
• The project will specifically target the Banke-Bardia complex, including the Kamdi and Karnali corridors, for on-ground interventions such as sustainable forest management and HWC mitigation.
• A gender and social assessment revealed that men have higher access and control over natural resources, and women's roles in decision-making are often limited to tokenism.

APA

WWF International (2018). Integrated Landscape Management to Secure Nepal’s Protected Areas and Critical Corridors. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/989/2fwc4mcpgq_Agencyprojectdocument_WWF_GEF_9437_G0012_Nepal_ILM4TAL_Prodoc.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. Integrated Landscape Management to Secure Nepal’s Protected Areas and Critical Corridors. 2018. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/989/2fwc4mcpgq_Agencyprojectdocument_WWF_GEF_9437_G0012_Nepal_ILM4TAL_Prodoc.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2018integrated, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Integrated Landscape Management to Secure Nepal’s Protected Areas and Critical Corridors}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2018}, month = nov, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/989/2fwc4mcpgq_Agencyprojectdocument_WWF_GEF_9437_G0012_Nepal_ILM4TAL_Prodoc.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }