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Community based natural forest management in the Himalaya (ComForM)

Project Name : Community based natural forest management in the Himalaya (ComForM)

Duration : 3 phases , 11 years (Sep 2003 – Sep 2014)

Project Goal: Improve forest and natural resource management based on local participation in Nepal. Objectives are to establish long-term applied biophysical, socio-economic and institutional research & build research capacity

Major Activities: Long term study of people-forest interactions, climate change (adaptation) and livelihood;  Strategic studies on nationally important forestry issues; Short-term studies of high academic quality; Action research on locally relevant forestry-related topics; PhD studies in project’s theme

Funded by: Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA)

Budget:  DKK 8 million in each phase

Collaborators: IFRO-UoC, IOF-TU, DFRS-MFSC

IOF Coordinator: Dr. SantoshRayamajhi(srayamajhi2002@gmail.com)

Website:  http://www.ifro.ku.dk/english

 

 

ComForM Long-Term Research Data Base

Socio-economic household survey

  • Total income data for 836 HHs
  • Panel data (2006, 2009, 2012)
  • Labourallocation
  • Health
  • Governance

Biophysical survey

  • 241 permanent sample plots
  • Measured 2006, 2009, 2013
  • Spatial extraction (2012-13)
  • Farm trees (2009)
  • Herbs and shrubs (2007)
  • Dendrochronology(four species)

Institutional study

  • This gives contextual information to allow better interpretation of the long-term data sets
Community based natural forest management in the Himalaya (ComForM) Science and Power in Participatory Forestry (SCIFOR) Sustainable natural resource management for climate change adaptation in the Himalayan region (SUNREM-Himalaya, NORHED South driven project) Towards Responsive Governance in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Enhancing livelihoods and food security from agro-forestry and community forestry in Nepal (ACIAR) Geospatial Modeling for Fire Hazard Mapping and Management (GIS) Potentials of Livelihood Improvement through promotion of Moringa oleifera (LAM.) in the private and community land in the Terai of Nepal Education, Research and Training for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Himalayan Watersheds Natural Resource Conservation Leaders Memorial Centre of Excellence (MemCoE) Spring Assessment and Revival Project (SARP) Water Security Issues and Assessment Tools in the Himalayan Region

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स्नातकोत्तर तह (M.Sc.) २०८२-०८४ काे भर्ना तेस्रो सूची प्रकाशन गरिएको । B.Sc. 4th year 1st sem. Regular & all Make-up Examination Result Published (2082/08/15) स्नातकोत्तर तह (M.Sc.) २०८२-०८४ काे भर्ना दोस्रो सूची प्रकाशन गरिएको । स्नातकोत्तर तह (M.Sc.) को मिति २०८२/०८/१३ गतेको प्रवेश परीक्षाको नतिजा प्रकाशन गरिएको । स्नातकोत्तर (M.Sc.) तहको प्रवेश परीक्षा 2082 छात्रवृत्ति सम्वन्धी स्पष्ट पारिएको ।
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Quick Links:

Tribhuvan University IOF Pokhara Campus Ministry of Forest and Environment Dept. of Forest and Soil Conservation Dept. of National Park and Wildlife Conservation NAST ICIMOD WWF Nepal National Trust for Nature Conservation

Our Programs:

Ph.D. at TU, IOF Master of Science in FOR/NRMRD/WM/ WMBC/CF/ ME&DS Bachelor of Science in Forestry

Contact Detail:

Institute of Forestry

Tribhuvan University, Balkhu, Kathmandu

Phone :+977-1-4333927, +977-61-430467(Liaison office Pokhara
Email : info@iof.tu.edu.np || dean@iof.tu.edu.np
Website : www.iof.edu.np

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