COMMUNITY INCENTIVES TO REDUCE LAND USE CONFLICT AND CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY IN NEPAL. 31 March 2005

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1 Project Report COMMUNITY INCENTIVES TO REDUCE LAND USE CONFLICT AND CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY IN NEPAL Second Progress repor port 31 March 2005 Submitted to the Project Liaison Officer World Bank, Kathmandu Nepal

2 DM 2003 Project Implementation SECOND PROGRESS REPORT [3/31/2005] In order to ensure transparency, accountability, as well as to share lessons learned, we will post this Progress Report on the Development Marketplace website at However, if you would like to share any sensitive information with us, you can do so in section VI. The information provided in this part of the report will be handled as confidential; thereby it will not appear on the DM website. I. Background Information DM Project Number and Title Community incentives to reduce land use conflict and conserve biodiversity in Nepal Report Author s Name (if different from Team Leader) Total Award U$ 194,400 Amount Disbursed to Date U$ 106,920 II. Progress Against Milestones i) List the milestone objectives in the first column as expressed in the Project Agreement. The second column should indicate the current status of each milestone objective. In the third column, please provide quantitative data and qualitative information describing the status of the project against that particular milestone. Milestones achieved by end of Milestone Objectives (Copy from the Agreement) Execution of Agreement Provide grantee registration information Agree with WB on milestones and dates Provide a note clarifying safeguard issue of proposed project Sign grant agreement contract Study on constraints and opportunities for domestic cattle and buffaloes raising in Status (Completed/ In Progress) Completed Done Descriptive Information on the Status reported in Revised milestone dates proposed in June 2004 due to delays in contract finalization te was sent to DM and then to GEF. This is provided as Annex 2. This and the Analysis of fodder development opportunities below was done through a Additional Progress till March

3 Koshi Tappu Buffer Zone Analysis of fodder development opportunities completed Options for artificial insemination finalized Training local groups to set up on-farm agroforestry plots Setup of on-farm agroforestry demonstration Monitoring plan developed Submit a progress report of activities carried out during this period to the Project Liaison Submitted in sample survey of 305 households and group discussions in the study area. This was done through a sample survey of 305 households and group discussions in the study area. Establishment of two animal health centres and three sub-centres has been recommended. There is a higher demand for artificial insemination using improved buffalo variety. As for wild buffalo semen, the study recommends that it be extracted from captive male in the Central Zoo in Kathmandu. 34 leader farmers were given 3 days training as well as seeds and other materials for home nursery establishment. Of the 34 leader farmers trained, 23 have established home nurseries. Several of the leader farmers have trained their neighbours and 96 additional farmers have established home nurseries. The total seedlings being grown are more than A Logframe has been developed as well as a monitoring plan. This is the progress report as described in the milestone. Two follow up training have been conducted. Please see separate report. More than 69,000 fodder seedlings are being produced in 212 home nurseries. These additional home nurseries have been as a result of leader farmers training others within their communities 2

4 New milestones March 2005 Milestone Objectives (Copy from the Agreement) Animal health training provided to local communities Submit a progress report of activities carried out during this period to the Project Liaison Status (Completed/ In Progress) In progress Completed and submitted Descriptive Information on the Status A 35 day long training for community veterinary workers commenced on 28 March 2005 with ten trainees. See separate report for more details. This is the progress report due to DM ii) If you did not achieve some of your stated milestone objectives, please explain the reasons. Animal health training provided to local communities was delayed due to a two week long transport strike that paralysed much of Nepal from mid to end of February 2005 (called by the Maoist insurgents). This delayed participant selection and in obtaining approval from the relevant government agency on the proposed training curriculum. iii) Has your project s overall accomplishments to date exceeded the original plan? If, describe your achievements: 212 home nurseries have been established, with more than seedlings (average of around 830 seedlings per nursery) Two agroforestry follow up training have been completed A community consultation was organised. See separate report on this. A project steering committee meeting was organised Several new objectives have been added (see III.ii below) 3

5 III. Overall Project Progress i) What have been the main challenges of your project to date? What, if any, adjustments have you made to your original business plan in order to overcome the challenges and meet your objectives? Challenges: Ongoing insurgency has affected the Saptari district (Western ) side of the Buffer Zone of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (see Map in Annex 2), with heightened threats to staff Transportation stoppage in the project area under a Maoist ban on vehicle movement affected project area and several parts of Nepal in February and March 2005 Adjustments: Planned activities in Saptari side of the Buffer Zone of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve have been suspended. Trainee selection for animal health training was delayed with consequent delay in the start of the training. ii) Have any of your objectives changed or have you added new objectives since you signed your Project Agreement? If, explain the changes. The following new milestones have been added Leader farmers cross visit to learn about agroforestry and community managed animal health centre work: Eleven leader farmers visited to Dhanusha, Shaktikhor, and the Royal Chitwan National Park s buffer zone to observe community agroforestry work and a community managed animal health centre from 24 to 28 vember, Please see attached report for details. Support community plantations for fodder development: A community nursery has been established at a community forest. Currently seedlings are being produced and, cuttings of Napier grass, lemon grass, citronella, NB-21 grass and mulberry have been planted as demonstration. Additionally, three demonstration plots of grasses have been sown in three Community Forests; including at least 2000 citronella, 1000 lemon grass and 5000 NB-21 slips. About 2000 seedlings of fodder trees and bamboo were also provided for plantation on community managed lands. Support construction of community ponds for marginalised communities A wealth ranking exercise was conducted in three community forests to identify the poorest of the poor. They have been formed into a group and a part of bare community forest land has been allocated for these poorest farmers to establish fish ponds for income generation. A fish pond construction has already commenced, and construction of two more ponds are expected to start soon. 4

6 Improved breed artificial insemination For the improvement of genetic quality in local breeds of cattle and buffalo Artificial Insemination (AI) service was provided to the communities with the partnership support from District Livestock Services Office (DLSO) Sunsari and Saptari. 39 AI has been done in Sunsari, in which more than 40% animals have conceived. This service was initiated so that local farmers understand better the techniques of artificial insemination. This service will later be provided by community managed animal health centre. iii) Do you have any concerns about meeting your next milestone objectives? If, what are the concerns and how do you plan on addressing those challenges? iv) Although this is an interim report, are there any development outcomes or results of your activities to date that you would like to call attention to?. v) Reminder: In accordance with Paragraph of the Project Agreement, each project team is required to submit a statement of account showing the use of the funds within three months after the last disbursement. As a part of periodical expenditure review exercise, please provide an Annex 1 with un-audited summary of expenses during this reporting period. IV. Ancillary Achievements i) Have you or has your organization received any awards/recognitions or media attention as a result of your DM-funded project during this period? If, please specify the sources and identify the names. Local: National: International: Award /Recognition Media e.g. International: BBC News on Dec. 3-4, 2003 Local: National: various Newspapers and websites International: 5

7 Explain the Award/Recognition or the Media content: Attach web links/news clips, if available: There have been three types of news on the project: information on the winning of DM award, one critical look at the project and news on some events organized by the project. National newspaper: The Himalayan Times al&folder=anpataiaoanaaal&name=national&dtsitedate= &simagefilename National Radio: Naso programme on Radio Nepal Local Radio: Sapta Koshi FM has broadcast several news items on the DM project ii) Has your organization made any new partnerships as a result of this project during this reporting period? If, specify type of the organization from the list below and describe nature of the partnership: Local Government: National Government: NGO: Bilateral Development Agency: Multilateral Development Agency: Private Corporations: Other: iii) Sustainability and scalability after completion of the DM fund are top of the DM Team s priorities. Has your organization leveraged new funding or secured future funding during this reporting period? If, provide the following information. Funding Sources: Names of the Organizations Amounts Funded/Committed: US$ 000,000 V. Requests to the DM i) Do you have any comments on the overall process and support provided by the DM Team or Project Liaison? There was some delay in the disbursement of the last instalment of funds. 6

8 ii) If your contact information has changed, please provide us with the new information. Mr. Sameer Karki is the project contact person. Contact Name: Sameer Karki Title: Programme Coordinator, Ecosystems and Sustainable Livelihoods Unite II Organization: IUCN Primary Address: Secondary Address: Organization's Website Phone: and Fax: Address: P. O. Box 3923, Kathmandu, Nepal Postal Code: VI. Confidential Report Please provide, if any, sensitive comments or requests in the box below. Information provided in this section will be handled as confidential and will not be publicly posted on the DM website. VII. Next Steps Send this Progress Report to your Project Liaison via cc to the DM team The Project Liaison will review the Report and will either a) approve the Report and authorize disbursement via with cc to ; or b) does not approve (or does not authorize disbursement) but responds with comments, questions, requests for team to address with cc to (in this case, the team would address PLs concern to move to approval) Once approved, team send signed Request for Payment to DM Team via fax or scanned document via to Upon receipt of the following, the DM Team can process disbursement: a) Progress Report & Expense Addendum in Annex I b) Signed Request for Payment c) Project Liaison s approval of report and authorization of payment 7

9 Annex I. Project Expenses by the end of reporting Period (ending March, 2005) in US Dollars 1 Personnel 45, Materials and Equipment 6, Training 4, Travel 7, Other 6, Evaluation/Information Dissemination General Administration/Overhead 8, Total 79, Progress Report Number For Internal Use Only Approved by Project Liaison Received by DM Team Date Date 8

10 Annex 2: Map of Project Area highlighting distribution of activities and areas 9