Methodology for Planning Sustainable Management of Medicinal plants in India and Nepal Collaborators This presentation has been prepared jointly by: Harisharan.

Methodology for Planning Sustainable Management of Medicinal plants in India and

Nepal

CollaboratorsThis presentation has been prepared jointly by:

Harisharan Luintel, Giridhar Kinhal, Sarah Gillett, Anna Lawrence, J.H. Indresh, Kamal Bhandari, Hari

Raj Neupane, Krishna Paudelfrom:

ForestAction, FRLHT and ECI

About the research• Aim to develop a widely acceptable and specific

methodology for planning sustainable management of medicinal plants.

• Combine indigenous and scientific knowledge to understand the resource and the factors affecting it.

• Empower local communities to manage their resources more sustainable way.

Research sites

Site in Nepal

Site in India(need to insert a map of study site map of India-Indresh please insert)

Early findings (1 minute!)• Research Communication and its institutionalisation is essential

• System approach is needed

• Local knowledge enriches forestry science making it user friendly and accessible

• Local people are interested in scientific experimentation

• Management and use increase with knowledge, abundance and access to resources

• External trade of MP adversely affects traditional MP management

• Faith in medicinal plants declining, traditional knowledge lost

• Institutionalisation of research processes and empowerment of marginalized community members achieved through participatory action and learning.

Development Value• Use of medicinal plants for livelihood generation

and primary health care– Local use - local sale

• Building adaptive capacity of local communities respecting their innovations, values and knowledge for resource conservation– Inclusion of poor and marginalised

• Develop generic method of harvesting – Blending scientific and traditional knowledge on NTFPs

management– People’s empowerment and skill up gradation

Participatory research processWe have been working with differedt stakeholders from the beginning through:

•Planning stage (inception workshop)

•Regular updates (meetings with minister- in India ??????)

•Implementation of the project

•Reflection of the project processes and learning

So that:

•They feel involved, interested, consulted, valued

•The project is relevant

•They feel ownership of the ideas and process

This is the single most important thing to say about dissemination in a participation research project: we do not have research FOLLOWED BY dissemination, but consultation / research / uptake all happening simultaneously in a learning cycle. LINK it back in to the fundamental philosophy of ForestAction.

Dissemination strategies• Ideas for project promotion developed at the

Initiation Workshop, in consultation with a wide variety of stakeholders

Products

Micro Level

Meso Level

Macro Level

International Level

Processes

Dissemination strategies

Micro Level (communities, CFUG, JFM)

Micro Level (communities, CFUG, JFM)

Meso Level (DFO, NGO, FECOFUN, projects)

Meso Level (DFO, NGO, FECOFUN, projects)

Macro Level (MOFSC, DOF, academic institute, INGO, projects)

Macro Level (MOFSC, DOF, academic institute, INGO, projects)

Int'l Level (Academic institute, int'l devt. agencies)

Int'l Level (Academic institute, int'l devt. agencies)

Processes

Products

Forest maps

Brochures

Leaflets

Posters

Technical notes

Forest OP

FUG Constitution

Manuals

Reports

Experimental Plots

Brochures

Leaflets

Technical notes

Discussion note

Web Page

Articles

Manuals

Journals

Brochures

Policy briefs

Discussion note

Web Page

Articles

Manuals

Journals

Reports

Brochures

Web Page

Articles

Manuals

Training

Joint field visits

Consultation meetings

PRA

PAL

Meetings

Assemblies

Workshops

Trainings

Research team

NTFP committee

Study tour

Field visits

Experimentation

PAC

Mass media (Radio interview)

Workshop paper presentation

Sharing through emails with interested

Micro Level

Organisations Communities, CFUG, JFM

Processes PRA; PAL; Meetings; Assemblies; Workshops; Trainings; Research team; NTFP committee ; Study tourField visits ; Experimentation

Products Forest maps; Brochures; Leaflets; Posters; Technical notes; Forest OP; FUG; Constitution; Manuals; Reports; Experimental Plots

Meso LevelOrganisations DFO, NGO, FECOFUN, projects

Processes TrainingJoint field visitsConsultation meetings

Products Brochures, Leaflets, Technical notes, Discussion note, Web Page, Articles, Manuals, Journals

Macro LevelOrganisations MOFSC, DOF, academic institute, INGO,

projects

Processes PACMass media (Radio interview)Workshop paper presentation

Products Brochures, Policy briefs, Discussion note, Web Page, Articles, Manuals, Journals, Reports

International LevelOrganisations Academic institute, int'l devt. agencies

Processes Sharing through emails with interested

Products BrochuresWeb PageArticlesManuals

Micro level Meso level Macro level Internat’al level

Processes

Products

Sharing through

emails with interested

Meetings

Training

Field visits

Consultation

Workshop papers

presentations

Mass media

Brochures, handbooks,

Policy briefs

Discussion note

Web pages

Journal articles

Leaflets

technical notes

PostersMaps

OP

Plots

workshops

PRA / PAL

Study tour

Assemblies

Research team

experimentation

Challenges for dissemination

• Development of customized messages and products for each categories of audiences

• Demand different professional competencies for each types of products

• Impact of the message on the basis of the interest of the recipients

• Disseminating the process (product is easier)

Photographs (we will insert it later, please send the relevant

photo to put here) please refer to the CD full of photos that we left with you two weeks ago. It is best if you choose those you think will be good for the

presentation.

THANK YOU