03846nas a2200409 a 4500 20260817163714.0 100510s2009 th uu|m rtt 0| a1eng d .b12077008 AIT Thesis no.NR-09-06 Lohani, Sapana Assessment of the socio-economic services and uses of watershed under traditional forest management & practices : a study of Sikhu Khola catchment in Nepal Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2009 1 online resource (109 p.) : ill. Thesis ; no. NR-09-06 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Natural Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2009 Integrated management of water and its watershed areas is an important agenda for efficient management of water resources. This has been already accepted by the global society. Forest and its management is one of the major components of watershed sustenance. Traditional and local ecological knowledge learned over years of experiences by the farmers play an effective role in management of such watershed areas. This knowledge learnt by one generation worth much for the upcoming generations to make an alert move earlier than needed. However, such knowledge and experiences are lost while being transferred over generations. This study is about such traditional and local ecological knowledge of forest management and deals with their role in watershed management. For the study, Sikhu khola catchment (1936 hectare) was selected from the upper hilly region of Nepal. Semi-structured questionnaire survey accompanied by focus group discussions and different formal as well as informal interviews were the major methodologies used for the study. This study has identified different socio-economic services and uses provided by the watershed area, then listed the traditional or local ecological knowledge of forest management that are important in securing watershed services and estimated their role in maintaining these watershed services. This study concludes that this knowledge has positive socio-economic role in securing watershed services and uses. It might not be individually capable to hold the pressure of ecosystem-based resilience but its supplementary and strongly supportive role needs documentation. Keywords: watershed services, watershed uses, forest management, local ecological knowledge, traditional ecological knowledge. Watershed management Nepal Sikhu Khola Shivakoti, Ganesh P., Chairperson Schmidt-Vogt, Dietrich, Examination Committee Perret, Sylvain Roger, Examination Committee Norway, Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. NR-09-06 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B03499 .b12077008 mnait u 240329 0 100510 m a u 0 mnait mnait mnarc 20 40 Barcode : 30050120822928 CREATED : 2010-10-05 RECORD # : i12634281 LPATRON : 1030403 LCHKIN : 2020-07-17 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 1 TOT CHKOUT : 5 TOT RENEW : 2 Barcode : 30050120822902 CREATED : 2010-10-05 RECORD # : i12634293 LPATRON : 1030403 LCHKIN : 2020-10-15 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 2 TOT CHKOUT : 6 TOT RENEW : 3 Barcode : 30050160007331 CREATED : 2016-03-21 RECORD # : i12900801 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 9499 9499 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.NR-09-06 30050120822928 2026-08-17 16:37:14 1 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.NR-09-06 30050120822902 2026-08-17 16:37:14 2 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no.NR-09-06 30050160007331 2026-08-17 16:37:14 1 2026-08-17 40