TL;DR

This project helps in resolving the global issue of Carbon Emission and Climate Change by rehabilitating the land affected by forest fire, which is also the major stakeholder in Carbon Emission. Although it is carried out in Nepal, its positive impact will be worldwide as atmosphere has no any boundary.

Vision

To reduce carbon footprint by reducing Forest Fire and rehabilitating the burnt area of Nepal’s Forest.

Goal

• To restore the ecosystem and biodiversity of burnt area of forest.
• To minimize forest fire and its effect by empowering locals and CFUGs (Community Forest User Groups).

Brief Explanation of the Process.

First step is identification of burned (burnt) areas due to forest fire which is done by analyzing satellite images (like Sentinel 2) by the help of GIS tools. Once the fire affected area is identified we classify those areas according to districts and prepare a map of it. Then we will contact respective District Forest Offices (DFO) and locals for facilitation and with coordination of DFOs, Community Forest User Group (CFUGs) we survey those areas and start rehabilitation activities based on Burn Severity Level. Activities includes:

• Ground Truthing (survey)
• Seed sowing / Afforestation,
• Preparation, Distribution and Protection of Seedlings and Saplings,
• Establishment of Forest Line and Controlled Burning,
• Training Community on how to tackle forest fire at early stage,
• Forest Inventory and Management Activities,
• Conduct awareness program to reduce human-wildlife conflicts (to minimize human induced forest fire as a retaliation to wildlife)

Framework

As our mission is to reduce carbon emissions by restoring the vegetation that is destroyed by fire which not only increases carbon stock, flourishes biodiversity, and enhances greenery but also empowers the locals. So, it requires proper planning and resources which is the reason we divided the whole process into 4 various phases which are:

Phase I

Preparation of forest fire Map of Chure Region and ground truthing of obtained result. Chure Area, also known as newer himalaya is the most fragile landscape of Nepal. This region consists of 37 districts.

Phase II

Rehabilitation of burnt areas by planting high value species with coordination and cooperation of Government, and Locals; inducing Progressive Succession in case of forest land whereas retrogressive succession in case of grassland.

Phase III

Measurement of increment in carbon stock using IPCC guidelines (allometric equation) and converting it into monetary value. Publication of reports and presenting it over different national and international forums.

Phase IV

Implementation of processes all over the country.

Who are the Stakeholders?

Locals (prioritizing Disadvantaged and Marginalized Groups for empowerment and capacity building)

• CFUGs
• Locals
• Anyone who is interested can support the projects by any means as we are combating the global issue.

Funding

Funding is required for execution of Phase II. Further breakdown of cost:

1. GPS Devices, Binocular = $1300
2. Nursery (including seeds/plants of Teak, Eucalyptus and others, polybags, protective wire cage, labour and other miscellaneous cost) = $3000
3. Seminars/Training (for 1-2 Community Forest User Groups) : $2000

Total Funding Require: $6300 (about 2.5 ETH)

Address: 0x11eC695260C85D3F3836D982ab1C1B63a3614f8F

Conclusion

To sum up, everyone of us are dependent upon forest for its resources and services directly or indirectly, therefore it is our duty to preserve it.