Pdf status of wildlife habitats in ramnagar forest division, terai. Terai arc landscape programmetal department of forests. As part of a research program to aid tiger management by identifying critical areas for conservation, we aimed to 1 identify the factors which affect the distribution of. Enthusiastic local volunteers now plant thousands of trees and patrol protected areas to reduce poaching. India and nepal, and remaining populations are highly fragmented and endangered. Designing sustainable rural energy solutions in the terai arc. The terai arc landscape tal is a transboundary conservation endeavour spread over 4. The terai arc landscape tal represents one region which has recently witnessed recovery of tiger populations following conservation efforts. Understanding the response of wild ungulate prey to livestock. The terai arc landscape, encompassing the shivalik hills and the terai flood plains, is one of the five landscapes identified for tiger conservation in india. Tal nepal encompassses 6 pas, pwr, cnp, banp, bnp, krishnasar conservation area krca, swr and four forest corridors. Regionalism in the division of a country into various regions on the basis of geography or population or both. Terai arc landscapenepal in addition to its large scale, the plan for the terai must manage very complicated issues. The terai arc landscape tal is an 810km stretch between the river yamuna in the west and the river bhagmati in the east, comprising the shivalik hills, the adjoining bhabhar areas and the terai flood plains.
A tiger conservation success story in a humandominated landscape the terai is one of the most fragmented and threatened ecosystems in asia. B encroached and cleared forest in the yellow circle a is enlarged to show details with the digital globe base map. We thank wwf india for their support and cooperation through the duration of the study. The terai arc landscape in india world wide fund for natureindia 172b, lodhi estate, new delhi tel. Scope and vision g spatial assessment for terrestrial ecoregions. Climatechange impacts on the biodiversity of the terai arc. The terai is a stretch of lowlands in the southernmost part of nepal. The root causes of biodiversity loss in the terai arc. Kilpurakhatimasurai wildlife corridor is an important linkage between national and transboundary wildlife habitats. The orange circle shows forest loss in the northern bottleneck that threatens to sever connectivity.
Terai arc landscape nepal in addition to its large scale, the plan for the terai must manage very complicated issues. Geography of nepal himalayas, hilly and terai region. The landscape is not only the most biologically rich part of nepal, but it is also home to a multicultural, multiethnic population of 6. Tigers of the transboundary terai arc landscape application pdf, 5. To establish and develop effective management systems for conservation and the sustainable use of biodiversity in the western part of nepals terai arc landscape.
The flowing forward approach divides the terai arc landscape into units and subunits. Pdf status of wildlife habitats in ramnagar forest division. Terai arc landscape team composition congo tridom landscape stakeholder analysis 1. In nepal, six bottlenecks were identified for restoration along potential tiger corridors. The first 10year tal strategy and implementation plan 20042014 provided a.
Forest carbon partnership facility fcpf carbon fund. The terai arc landscape tal program is wwf nepals largest landscape level initiative supporting the governments tal program and involves a large number of partner organisations, donor agencies, stakeholders, communitybased organisations and local people. The total area of the landscape is about 49,500 sq. The root causes of biodiversity loss in the terai arc landscape. The entire stretch of the terai arc landscape tal is spread over. The project was led by the development alternatives group. Scope and vision g spatial assessment for terrestrial ecoregions g spatial assessment for freshwater ecoregions g.
Analysis of these data in relation to natural ecological variables and human impacts are critical to tiger conservation because abundance of prey 1. The teraiarc landscape in the foothills of himalaya supports a mosaic of wildlife habitats that sustains an amazing biodiversity. Its surface configuration consists of mainly mountains, hills, plateaus, basins and valleys of varying altitude and magnitude. The terai arc landscape the terai arc landscape tal is the biggest and most ambitious conservation endeavor in nepal. Securing protected areas in the face of global change. Our case study, which was conducted in the terai arc landscape tal in southern nepal, includes interviews with several wildlife experts, biologists, and members of local and indigenous communities. Terai arc landscape tal is composed of 14 indian and nepalese transborder protected ecosystems of the terai sanskrit for lowlands and nearby foothills of the himalayas. Jan 12, 2006 the terai arc landscape project tal has helped thousands of rural poor to improve their lives in sustainable ways, and generated a tremendous support for conservation. The landscape is anchored by the corbettrajaji tiger reserve complex in india to the west and chitwan national park of nepal in the east inset. The terai arc landscape nepal talnepal extends over an area of 23,199 sq km figure 1. Jul 23, 2008 livelihoods outcomes in the terai arc landscape, nepal posted on 23 july 2008 the study shows how peoples livelihoods status is going through a change after being involved in managing and sustainably using the community forests in their areas. The terai arc landscape includes 12 protected areas of nepal and northwestern india. I opportunistically collected 770 scat samples from 4 protected areas and 5 hypothesized corridors across the terai arc landscape.
Understanding the response of wild ungulate prey to. Designing sustainable rural energy solutions in the terai. The terai was selected also because the er program can build on the foundation that the terai arc landscape tal program has laid, leverage additional finance and scale activities that have a proven track record. Terai arc landscape in northern india, covering the states of uttarakhand, uttar pradesh and bihar and the bordering areas of nepal, based on the distribution of tiger, elephant and rhinoceros. The reference level was established using lidarassisted multisource programme lamp, an innovative effort that utilizes existing national forest and survey data, field sampling. This is the area with the highest biodiversity in the country. Climate change impacts on the biodiversity of the terai.
It links 11 trans boundary protected areas table 1, from parsa wildlife reserve in nepal to rajaji national park in india. Tigers of the transboundary terai arc landscape immense support for the program. In this study, we develop a spatially explicit tiger occupancy model with survey data from 200910 based on a priori knowledge of tiger biology and specific issues plaguing the western tal 6,979 km 2. Tal encompasses 11 pas and forest corridors stretching along the indonepal border from annual progress.
A basanta corridor showing forest loss red between 2001 and 2014. The terai arc landscape tal program was initiated in 2004. Community attitude and religious bonding in humanwildlife. Terai arc landscape here after referred as terai arc is a linear terrestrial landscape that spreads along the foothills of the himalayas forming a network of 16 protected areas 5 in nepal and 11 in india with high dominance of terrestrial ecosystems, and varying degrees of connectivity between the geographically segregated protected areas. This gef project focus is the government of nepals priority landscape, the terai arc landscape tal, and with an onground intervention focus in the bardibanke national park complex. Estimation of carbon stock under different management. The terai was selected also because the er program can build on the foundation that the terai arc landscape tal program has laid, leverage additional finance. As part of the nepal tiger genome project, we studied landscape change, genetic variation. In this study, we develop a spatially explicit tiger occupancy model with survey data from 200910 based on a priori knowledge of tiger biology and specific issues plaguing the western tal 6,979 km2. With a human population density of 500 people km2 the national average is 300 people km2.
The physical build of nepal is of extreme diversity. In order to realize this vision for the terai arc landscape, wwf and partners are in the process of developing a strategy in order to address the threats and capitalize on opportunities at work in this region. The high human pressure coupled with developmental activities, not only degrade wildlife habitats but restrict the. The present study was conducted to understand the people attitude toward wildlife conservation through structured questionnaire survey of households in terai arc landscape. The teraiduar savannas and grasslands are also a global 200 ecoregion. Connecting habitat corridors for tigers in panna landscape. Strategy and action plan 20152025, terai arc landscape, nepal. Approximately 49% of the total area covered by this landscape lies in nepal referred to as talnepal where it covers an area of 23,199 sq.
Western terai landscape conservation project project. Map andor detailed spatial assessment if appropriate. The terai arc landscape tal has been identified as priority landscape by the wwf tiger action plan1 and the wwf areas2 programs. Influence of connectivity, wild prey and disturbance on. Findings indicate that the increasing militarisation and centralisation of protected area management, and the lack of universal access to the. Resource tenure assessment for proposed emission reductions program in the terai arc landscape tenure and global climate change tgcc program. Terai arc landscape and the chitwanannapurna landscape. The terai duar savannas and grasslands are also a global 200 ecoregion. Livelihoods outcomes in the terai arc landscape, nepal posted on 23 july 2008 the study shows how peoples livelihoods status is going through a change after being involved in managing and sustainably using the community forests in their areas. The terai arc landscape was based on the concept of. Tigers of the transboundary terai arc landscape olive. The resource profile 2003 estimated the area of the reserve to be 558. Assessing habitat suitability for tiger in the fragmented. Estimation of carbon stock under different management regimes.
This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scrub savannah, sal forests and clay rich swamps. Assessment of genetic diversity, population structure, and. Tigers of the transboundary terai arc landscape world wildlife. Pdf status of wildlife habitats in ramnagar forest. The terai arc landscape in the foothills of himalaya supports a mosaic of wildlife habitats that sustains an amazing biodiversity. The terai arc landscape tal is a conservation landscape that stretches from the bagmati river in nepal to the yamuna river in india. The terai arc landscape project tal has helped thousands of rural poor to improve their lives in sustainable ways, and generated a tremendous support for conservation. Western terai landscape complex project conservation. The terai arc landscape bengal tigers in the himalayas shadow pdf. Designing sustainable rural energy solutions in the terai arc landscape p a g e i i acknowledgements this study is based on a research project funded by wwf india. As part of a research program to aid tiger management by identifying critical areas for conservation, we aimed to 1 identify the factors which affect the distribution of tigers in the tal. Pas of terai arc landscape, nepal including corridors and bottlenecks.
The entire stretch of the terai arc landscape tal is spread over approximately 49,500sq. Terai arc landscape tal, documents the movement of tigers between forests in. Eric wikramanayake and shubash lohani from wwf us are thanked for their instrumental role in building the program, and guiding its progress. These data provide a baseline with which to evaluate management activities undertaken as part of tal. With fewer than 200 tigers panthera tigris tigris left in nepal, that are generally confined to five protected areas across the terai arc landscape, genetic studies are needed to provide crucial information on diversity and connectivity for devising an effective countrywide tiger conservation strategy. Nov 15, 2015 the terai arc landscape tal is a transboundary conservation endeavour spread over 4. The gef project integrated landscape management to.
Rautahat, bara, parsa, chitwan, nawalparasi, rupandehi, kapilvastu. Wwfs report assesses the expected impacts of climate change on forest vegetation in nepal, with a focus on the terai arc landscape tal and the chitwanannapurna landscape chal, to help guide conservation planning. This study details the status of tiger and ungulate prey species populations in around 5300 km2 transboundary terai arc landscape tal. In northern india, the terai spreads from the yamuna river. Terai arc landscape tal is composed of 14 indian and nepalese transborder protected. Tiger conservation and priority areas for ecological. The reference level was established using lidarassisted multisource programme lamp, an innovative effort that. The teraiarc landscape, encompassing the shivalik hills and the terai flood plains, is one of the five landscapes identified for tiger conservation in india. Historical landuse change in the terai arc was extracted from anthrome data sets to relate landuse change to potential barriers and subsequent hypothesized bottleneck events in the landscape. Tiger panthera tigris populations have declined dramatically in the terai arc landscape tal.
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