Transcript action plan for revision of the management plan of rmnp in bhutan

ACTION PLAN FOR REVISION OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN
OF RMNP IN BHUTAN
THINLEY DORJI
INTRODUCTION
Royal Manas National Park, Gelephu is the most southern central
part in Bhutan and ecologically diverse protected natural area
covering the total area of 1023 km2 comprising of three
provinces/Dzongkhags with total population more than 7500 plus in
the core and buffer zones areas specifying the indigenous people
living generation to generations. The management Plan of this
national park has been expired by 2000, and it is high time to revise
for updating biodiversity and socio-economic data's with the
stakeholder of within the political jurisdiction of three Dzongkhags
namely Sarpang, Zhemgang and Samdrup Jhongkhar.
Contd.
Goal
• To conserve, protect and maintain the viability of
specific ecosystem for animals and plants
communities in a way that will allow natural
processes of succession.
• Protect cultural, historical and religious sites.
• Contribute to the socio-economic development
of park residents and local in habitats through
sustainable use of park natural resources.
• To develop access of visitor use-zones.
• To strengthen the institutional structure of the
park.
• To identify and mitigate immediate threats to
endangered species.
• Build up a scientific database on both social
aspect as well as biodiversity.
• To increase participation of communities
resident within the park and its buffer zones.
Contd.
Barriers/constraint
• Lack of respect and sympathy for
conservation goals.
• Low Technical capacity building on
protected area management to perform
their duties.
• Inadequate basic equipment for carry out
research activities.
Contd.
• Lack of institutional support from
neighboring country in Trans-boundary
issues.
• PA boundary are not clearly demarcated in
the field.
• Lack of communities facilities within PA
such as road.
• Impact of wildlife on the livelihoods of the
park residents.
Benefit
• Increase biodiversity of important habitats
and protected plants and animal species.
• Increase the number of visitors to the park.
• Increase the employment local people.
• Communities benefits from eco-tourism.
Activities Table/Matrix
Activities
Indicators of
success
Resources
Needed
1. Repeat RBS for
updating Management
Plan
•Revise the Mgt. Plan
•Technical support by
SCREAM NCD,RN-RRC
and fund support WWF
2.Study of background
•Generate the Govt. revenue from
of cultural, historical site park entry fee
to develop tourist
access
•DoT, ABTO & NCD
3. Research on
•Protect endangered species
ecological distribution of
selected species
•Tech. support SCREAM
NCD, RN-RRC and fund
WWF
Activities
Indicators of
success
Resources
Needed
4.Capacity building of park
staff
•Enhance knowledge for PA
Mgt.
•Training in NRTI & BFI
5.Institutional support of
trans-boundary
•Collaboration with counter
part
•MoU
6. Inadequate of basic
equipment
•Facility the research work
•Fund WWF
7. Improve socio-economic
status
•sanity
•Fund WWF
Key Stakeholders
• WWF,BTFEC,GEF & UNDP
Potential Partners
• RSPN
Positively Impacted
Positively impacted
How impacted
Staff of PA
Park staff will get more time to do their job
and build capacity
Visitors/Tourists
Visitors will enjoy the beauty of PA
ecosystems
Conservation partners
Donors will make fund allocate fund for
further development, if it is transparency
exist.
Communities
Communities will get job and training
opportunities.
Negatively Impacted
Poachers
Deter poachers from
carrying out illegal
activities
Farmers
Chances of occupying
Govt. land reduced
Monitoring
Continual monitoring is necessary to check whether the applied forms of
management having desired effects by NCD, DoF, MoA and Dzongkhags.
Evaluation
The progress of management will evaluate by the NCD, DoF, MoA, Dzongkhags,
Donors, NGOs and local leaders.