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099 9 _aAIT Thesis no.NR-09-06
100 1 _aLohani, Sapana
245 1 0 _aAssessment of the socio-economic services and uses of watershed under traditional forest management & practices :
_ba study of Sikhu Khola catchment in Nepal
260 _aPathum Thani, Thailand :
_bAsian Institute of Technology,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource (109 p.) :
_bill.
490 1 _aThesis ;
_vno. NR-09-06
500 _aA 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
502 _aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2009
520 _aIntegrated 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.
650 0 _aWatershed management
_zNepal
_zSikhu Khola
700 1 _aShivakoti, Ganesh P.,
_eChairperson
700 1 _aSchmidt-Vogt, Dietrich,
_eExamination Committee
700 1 _aPerret, Sylvain Roger,
_eExamination Committee
710 2 _aNorway,
_eScholarship Donor
810 2 _aAsian Institute of Technology.
_tThesis ;
_vno. NR-09-06
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