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Education The dry Eichhornia sp could be used for making different products like caps, jackets, bags, as suggested by friend Piyush. So, study could be done whether it is feasible in that area and local people are ready to do or not (local people participation) Well separation of boundary of the wetland area Public participation in conservation Prepare and publish national database on wetland literature Strengthen literature on wetland in libraries Ecotourism through teaching/research in cooperation with national and international students Develop as a tourism site Actions to maintain water level Establish eco-clubs Plantation programs should conduct the buffer area of ghol Alternative source of water must be managed Development of Aquatic museum or display materials on aquatic plants and animals Recreation centres for tourists Promoting ecotourism in the areas Develop as an Ecotourism Centre Invite experts to the institute for delivering guest lectures and seminars Develop resource book, CDs, documentary films, flex prints and other educational materials on wetland ecology Organize field visits for students and teachers in wetland areas and research organizations Revise course curriculum to update the content of the course related to wetland Research Build capacity of faculties, students and

Suggested by Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol Anima Shahi

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Rampur Ghol Rampur Ghol

Kashi Chaudhary Kashi Chaudhary Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol Prof Dr Rejina Maskey

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Beeshazar lake Rampur Ghol Rampur Ghol Rampur Ghol Rampur Ghol Bishharar tal Bishharar tal Bishharar tal Bishhazar tal Wetland Wetland

Rija Manandhar Rija Manandhar Kashi Chaudhary Kashi Chaudhary Kashi Chaudhary Khem Prasal Oli Khem Prasal Oli Daya Bajracharya Piyush Dahal Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol Prof Dr Dharma Raj

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Wetland

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researchers to write and publish scientific papers and popular articles Write and publish scientific papers and popular articles Time to time interaction among students from IAAS/CDES and Small Earth Nepal Make the locals and policy makers aware and prepare them for the guideline formulation and implementation Community awareness program is needed to conserve the ghol highlighting on the facts drying up the ghol, loss in the biodiversity based on the research made so that human encroachment can be decreased Capacity building trainings like natural history museum, ecotourism, ethnobotany and sustainable use of wetlands to the community forest group, VDC/ municipality Awareness activities to the wetland dependent community for its wise use Make all people aware on the utilization of local resources in commercial and sustainable way Establish Network and links with universities and research organizations for collaboration and cooperation to advance wetland research and education Interaction with the consumers and conservation committee Link up between research institutes and local people In the involvement of local people call a meeting and interact to them Involve the local people for its conservation

Dangol Wetland Wetland Wetland Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol Prof Dr Rejina Maskey Dr Krishna Kumar Pant Bam Bahadur Oli

Wetland

Wetland

Khem Prasal Oli

Wetland Bishhazar tal

Khem Prasal Oli Piyush Dahal

Wetland

Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol

Beeshazar lake Rampur Ghol Bishhajari wetland Bishhajari wetland Wetland Wetland Wetland

Rija Manandhar Kashi Chaudhary Kashi Chaudhary

Kashi Chaudhary

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Local community participation/stakeholders involvement/VDC Capacity of faculties and students should be built on writing wetland research proposals. Develop collaborative research proposals and raise fund to advance education and development Organize events (seminars, symposium,

Daya Bajracharya Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol Prof Dr Dharma Raj

Wetland

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conferences, and workshop) on wetland to share experiences on educational innovations and research findings Participate by faculties and students in Wetland national and international events to share research findings with scientific communities Review of work of wetlands of Rampur and Bishhazar Regular monitoring on its shape, size and activities on its use Sustainable use of wetland and opportunity of further use Review available and related literatures Analyse knowledge gap Sort out action oriented proven technology to protect/develop wetlands Develop short-term and long-term research plan on issues identified as knowledge gap Prioritize focal areas for immediate research Conduct periodic symposium, workshops, conferences with related stakeholders and further identify researchable areas/focus areas Invite stakeholders for collaborative research: CDES, AFU, NHM, etc Continued efforts Continue productivity/quality time series data Study on socio-economic aspect of conservation/management Review the up to date studies carried out in Bishazar Tal by CDES at different scale Will provide gap and restart work to carry out Detailed inventory of flora and fauna should be made Local communities and their concerns should be discussed and analysed Researchers and local community should go together for integrated development and conservation on the wetlands

Dangol

Prof Dr Dharma Raj Dangol

Prof Dr Madhav Shrestha Prof Dr Madhav Shrestha Prof Dr Madhav Shrestha Prof Dr Naba Raj Devkota Prof Dr Naba Raj Devkota Prof Dr Naba Raj Devkota Prof Dr Naba Raj Devkota Prof Dr Naba Raj Devkota Prof Dr Naba Raj Devkota

R R R R R R R R R

Prof Dr Naba Raj Devkota Prof Dr Naba Raj Devkota Prof Dr Rejina Maskey Prof Dr Rejina Maskey Prof Dr Rejina Maskey Prof Dr Rejina Maskey Dr Krishna Kumar Pant Dr Krishna Kumar Pant Dr Krishna Kumar Pant

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The resource available in the wetlands should be utilized sustainably to uplift the economic status on the community (so that they feel ownership) More indepth research should be conducted and the findings should be well communicated among the concerned stakeholders Keep going with the changes, never stop Make the checklist of what have already done on different wetlands of Chitwan or focus areas: Thesis research, Field reports, Workshop, Articles and review papers, Documentary (audio and video) Revise the inventory of flora and fauna in the wetland areas Ethnobotanical uses and ecotourism on focused program should be launched so that nearby people could be helped Listing of all the plants (terrestrial and aquatic) for identification The regular monitoring of water quality and its connection to macrophytes (research) The gap can be found after reviewing the studies done by CDES and do research on that field The bathymetric map can be done to know the depth The status of crocodile in Beeshazar can be studied The workshop can be done along with local people and researcher so that gaps can be found for further development Strength in the protection of ghol for sustainable use to student in academic purpose; to local people in livelihood The management of ghol from inlet to the outlet in terms of water level (hydrological study) Study on ecosystem services provided by Rampur Ghol (DES) Regular monitoring on water quality status done by any researcher for example Birendra or Bam, to find out any trend analysis

Dr Krishna Kumar Pant

Dr Krishna Kumar Pant

Dr Krishna Kumar Pant Ananta Prakash Subedi

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Ananta Subedi Ananta Subedi Beeshazar Tal

Prakash Prakash

R R R

Anima Shahi Anima Shahi Anima Shahi

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Anima Shahi Anima Shahi Anima Shahi

Rampur Ghol

Anima Shahi

Rampur Ghol

Anima Shahi

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Rampur Ghol Rampur Ghol

Anima Shahi Anima Shahi

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Listing of all the plants (macrophytes) and animals (macro-invertebrates, fish) Research on nutrient input from the forest areas (continuation) Waste resource utilization (research to training to actual practice) Formation of team of different fields and respective research on the lake If possible, regular (yearly or seasonally) similar assessment from group of students Research centre Research on the service provided by the ghol Research on carrying capacity Identification of problems related to the wetland degradation Develop a wetland conservation project

Rampur Ghol Beeshazar lake Beeshazar lake Beeshazar lake Beeshazar lake Beeshazar lake Rampur Ghol Rampur Ghol Bishhajari wetland Bishhajari wetland

Anima Shahi Rija Manandhar Rija Manandhar Rija Manandhar Rija Manandhar Rija Manandhar Rija Manandhar Rija Manandhar Kashi Chaudhary

Kashi Chaudhary

R R R

R R R R R R

Protein supply by the SIF (small indigenous fish of ghol) Intervention for the research and development/conservation of Bishazari lake Stakeholders meetings/workshop on identification of problems or issues of Bishzari lake Research on production of biofertilizer (manure) by using water hyacinth and its nutrient evaluation Research on inventory or list of biodiversity (animal and plants) Research on socio-economic impact on use of community and lake Ecological services of Bishazari lake Problem based research required Research and development should go hand to hand Conservation and management of wetlands in productive sense (biofertilizers production from Eichhonia or biogas production Plant species succession and extinction trend relating to climate change can be studied)

Bam Bahadur Oli Khem Prasal Oli Khem Prasal Oli

Khem Prasal Oli

Khem Prasal Oli Khem Prasal Oli Khem Prasal Oli Daya Bajracharya Daya Bajracharya Daya Bajracharya

Daya Bajracharya

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Hydrological study of wetlands Biodiversity study and preparation of database Socio-economic impact study Encouraging students for regular involvement in research Being one of the Ramsar sites, Beeshazar lake area should be developed a research site for natural components, economic activities; few points are as follows: Detailed hydrological study (inflow, outflow, seasonal variation, bathymetric map) Regular monitoring or biological, chemical, physical and socioeconomic parameters Sustainable management of the water hyacinth (composting) Agro-ecotourism development (community benefit) Joint collaboration of IAAS, AFU, CDES and SEN More intensive research in all sector: Hydrology, Biodiversity, wise use, Good management, Chitwan (Wetland Study Center in AFU/IAAS, and separate division with resources in wetland including human resources More study on the aspect of hydrology, if some wetlands are drying then why? take local people as a stakeholder Make local resources and in income generation of local people Regular monitoring on biodiversity for understanding the status and trend Use as resource site for conservation and development

Daya Bajracharya Daya Bajracharya Daya Bajracharya Daya Bajracharya Jeeban Panthi

Rampur Ghol

Piyush Dahal

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Bishhazar tal Bishhazar tal Bishhazar tal Bishhazar tal

Piyush Dahal Piyush Dahal Piyush Dahal Piyush Dahal Prof Dr Shrestha Madhav