Course Content
Concept of natural resources
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Introduction
Dimensions of resources
Types of Resources
FOREST RESOURCES AND DEFORESTATION
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Forest and Rangeland Management
Status of Forest and Rangeland Resources
Forest Management
Action Plan for Forest Rangeland Management
Water, Mineral and climatic, and Livestock resources
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Water Resource Management
Why water policy?
Action Plan for Water Resource Management
Development status of irrigation
Present status of irrigation development
Terai surface irrigation
Economics of Irrigation in Nepal
Forms of irrigation
Estimation of water demand
Mineral Resources
Climate
Livestock Resources
INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT CYCLE AND ITS USE OF MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
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Project cycle
Different aspect of project preparation
PROJECT APPRAISAL CRITERIA
Sensitivity  Analysis of a project
Watershed degradation, Soil erosion and pollution
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Watershed Degradation
Soil erosion and pollution
Pollution
Species extinction and degradation of bio-diversity
0/4
Introduction
Status of biodiversity in Nepal
Economic and other benefits from biodiversity conservation
Strategies for the Conservation of Biodiversity
Inland fisheries
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Fish culture
Importance of Fisheries
Natural and agricultural resource conservation strategies
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Action Plan for Land Management
Environmental economic policies and action plan in Nepal
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Introduction
Evolution of Environmental Policies in International Level
Evolution of Environmental policies of Nepal
Environment and population related policy, Plan and Programme Preparation and Implemented
Need for Environment Policy
Environmental Protection Council
G/N’s Environmental Policy
Nepal Environmental Policy and Action Plan (NEPAP)
International Context
National legislation on protecting resources
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Introduction
Decentralization and Participation in Resource Management
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
World Wildlife fund for Nature (WWF)
Institutions involved in resource management
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Introduction
Natural Resource Management
Challenges in the Management of Specific Resources
Environmental amenities on valuation of non-traded goods
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Introduction
Environmental Aspect in Project Analysis
Types of Externality
Incorporating Externalities in the Cash Flow
Measurement of Externalities
Use of limited farm resources for economic management
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Introduction
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Why water policy?

  • Reducing sediment loads
  • Regulating the timing of water flows (wet and dry seasons)
  • Increasing the volume of water
  • Improving the quality of available water for domestic use
  • Enhancing eco-tourism
  • Generating power supply
  • Using a means of transport
  • Using for irrigation
  • Using for industrial use

 

Water in food production

  • In this world, agriculture uses 69% of water resources, 23% by industr and 8% by households.
  • In developing countries, the water for agriculture accounts for 90%.
  • Globally, 90% of the increased food production in the next 25 years is expected to cone from already utilized area.
  • The main challenge of the future is to achieve “more crop per drop” by raising water productivity and avoiding mismanagement. In arid regions water can be imported as virtual water.

 

 

Watershed Protection

  • Environmental problems that contribute to watershed degradation include inappropriate farming practices and massive deforestation.
  • Appropriate strategies for upland areas require greater emphasis on generating the site specific recommendations which should focus on low cost methods of soil and moisture conservation.
  • Adoption of vegetables and cultural techniques for soil conservation is rather than river training in sustainable measures of watershed protection.
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