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Methodology for Planning Sustainable Management of Medicinal plants in India and

Nepal

Collaborators

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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.

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Research sites

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Site in Nepal

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

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Early findings• Research Communication and its

institutionalisation is essential to involve or at least inform entire village so that community interest, participation and acceptance is high, and experiments are not disrupted.

• System approach is needed for medicinal plant research (this cannot be researched in a reductive experimental way). Many stakeholders have involved in MP sector with different interests such as commercial, basic livelihood, primary healthcare, environmental etc.

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Contd…..

• Local knowledge enriches forestry science making it user friendly and accessible (eg. control plot).

• Local people are interested on scientific experimentation of forest resources management (users have planned to experiment on other spp).

• Local people manage and use locally available medicinal herbs as its knowledge, abundance and access increased.

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Contd….• External trade of MP adversely affect the

traditional knowledge based MP management.

• Reduction in the faith of traditional medicine has led to the erosion of traditional knowledge of MP management which further triggered unsustainable harvesting.

• It is possible to institutionalize the research processes and empower marginalized section of the community through participatory action and learning.

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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

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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

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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

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

photo to put here)

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THANK YOU