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Building Capacity for Plant Biodiversity Inventory and Conservation in Nepal A Darwin Initiative Project (2003-2006)

Building Capacity for Plant Biodiversity Inventory and Conservation in Nepal A Darwin Initiative Project (2003-2006). Organized by Royal Nepal Academy of Science & Technology Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK in collaboration with Department of Plant Resources, Ministry of Forests

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Building Capacity for Plant Biodiversity Inventory and Conservation in Nepal A Darwin Initiative Project (2003-2006)

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  1. Building Capacity for Plant BiodiversityInventory and Conservation in NepalA Darwin Initiative Project (2003-2006) Organized by Royal Nepal Academy of Science & TechnologyRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK in collaboration with Department of Plant Resources, Ministry of Forests & Soil Conservation Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University

  2. Theme of the workshop Biodiversity data recording, plant collection and identification 18th March ~ 2nd April 2004 Kathmandu, Nepal

  3. BUILDING CAPACITY FOR PLANT BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY & CONSERVATION IN NEPAL RONAST 2003 - 2006

  4. Darwin Scholars • Mr Sunil Kumar Acharya, Asst. Scientific Officer, DPR, District Office Banke • Mr Bhaskar Adhikari, Freelance botanist (CDB/TU), Kathmandu • Ms. Anjana Giri, Asst. Scientific Officer, RONAST, Khumaltar • Mr Umesh Koirala, Lecturer, TU PG Campus, Biratnagar • Mr Kamal Maden, Teaching Asst. (part time), TU PG Campus, Biratnagar • Ms Vidya Keshari Manandhar, Asst. Research Officer, DPR, National Herbarium • Mr Lalit Narayan Mandar, Lecturer, TU PN Campus, Pokhara • Ms. Nirmala Pandey, Ass. Scientific Officer, DPR Head Office,Thapathali • Mr Ram Chandra Poudel, Freelance botanist (Consultant), Kathmandu • Ms. Sangeeta Rajbhandary, Lecturer, CDB-TU, Kirtipur • Dr Lokesh Ratna Shakya, Lecturer, ASCOL, Kathmandu • Dr Sangita Shrestha, Scientific Officer, RONAST, Khumaltar • Dr Mohan Siwakoti, Reader, Natural History Museu, TU, Swayambhu • *Mr Naresh Thapa, Asst. Scientific Officer, DPR, National Herbarium • Mr Rajesh Kumar Uprety, Asst. Scientific Officer, DPR, Thapathali • Ms Sheetal Vaidya, Lecturer, TU, Patan Campus. • * Ms. Sajan Dahal, Asst. Scientific Officer, DPR, National Herbarium

  5. Experts/Resource Persons Prof. Steve Blackmore (Regius Keeper, RBGE) Dr. Mark Watson (RBGE) Dr. Crinan Alexander (RBGE) Prof. Krishna K. Shrestha (CDB/TU) Dr. Keshab R. Rajbhandari (DPR)

  6. Guest Lecturers/ Experts • Prof. Hideaki Ohba (University of Tokyo) • Prof. David Boufford (Harvard University Herbaria) • Dr. Uday R. Sharma (Director-General, DPR) • Dr. Tirtha B. Shrestha (Academician, Royal Nepal Academy) • Prof. Ram P. Chaudhary (CDB/TU) • Dr. Puspa R. Shakya (President, NAHSON) • Dr. Mahesh K. Adhikari (Chief, National Herbarium) • Dr. Kayo Devi Yami (Program Coordinator, RONAST)

  7. 18th March 2004, Thursday Venue RONAST Auditorium, Khumaltar, Lalitpur Report of the First Training Workshop March ~ April 2004

  8. Inaugural Ceremony • Welcome Address: Prof. Krishna K. Shrestha (CDB, TU) • Introduction to the workshop: Prof. Stephen Blackmore (RBGE) • Workshop inauguration and Inaugural address by the Chief Guest: The Honorable State Minister of Science & Technology, Renu Kumari Yadav • Brief Remarks: • Mr Keith Bloomfield (UK Ambassador to Nepal) • Prof. Gita Bhakta Joshi (Registrar, Tribhuvan University) • Chairperson’s Remarks: Prof. D. Bajracharya (Vice-Chancellor, RONAST) • Vote of Thanks: Dr. Keshab Rajbhandari (DPR) • Program Moderator: Dr. Kayo D. Yami (RONAST).

  9. Keynote Address Biodiversity: key to a sustainable future By Prof. Stephen Blackmore (Regius Keeper, RBGE) Screening of the Darwin Initiative promotional film (from DVD)

  10. Afternoon Session • Background to the Darwin Initiative project [previous Darwin Initiative project (Plant Information for Nepal), the Flora of Nepal project, project formulation] - Steve Blackmore • Programme of work for the Darwin Initiative project [timetable, deliverables and the expectations from Darwin Scholars] – Mark Watson • Introduction to the work of RBGE – Crinan Alexander • Introduction to the work of DPR – Uday R. Sharma

  11. Second day of Workshop 19th March 2004, Friday Venue Kingdon Hall, British Embassy Lainchaur, Kathmandu

  12. Morning Session • Introduction to the work of CDB-TU (KK Shrestha) • Introduction to the work of RONAST (KD Yami) • Herbarium material stakeholder analysis [users of herbarium specimens]

  13. Afternoon session • Introduction to the Convention on Biological Diversity, COP, GSPC and GTI - Steve Blackmore • Towards a plant Red Data Book for Nepal, and an introduction to IUCN categories - TB Shrestha • Nepal’s Biodiversity Action Plan – RP Chaudhary • Experience Sharing: botanical exploration and management of herbaria in Nepal – PR Shakya

  14. Third day of Workshop 21st March 2004, Sunday Venue Kingdon Hall, British Embassy Lainchaur, Kathmandu

  15. Morning session • Field data: minimum standards and extended data recording [collector, collector number, date, locality, altitude, frequency, conservation status, habit, habitat, uses, vernacular names] • Theory and practice of recording locality data [GPS, map reading, dead reckoning, local names] • Theory and practice of recording altitude and aspect [barometric]

  16. Afternoon session • Equipment for fieldwork and plant collecting • Making a representative sample for a herbarium specimen • Herbarium specimen preparation [field pressing and drying techniques] • Nepal Biodiversity Lecture Series: The Flora of the Western Terai – KK Shrestha

  17. 22nd March 2004, MondayWorkshop Day 4 • Plant identification techniques [keys, illustrative guides, checklists, floras, herbarium and human resources] • Introduction to herbarium specimen mounting [labels, herbarium paper, capsules, glue/stitching] • Destructive sampling of herbarium material [rehydration and dissection] • Expeditions: participation and organisation [equipment, transport, regulations/permits, etc.]

  18. Afternoon session • Fieldwork health and safety [group and personal responsibilities, first aid, altitude sickness, exposure (sun, cold, etc.), emergency cover, insurance] • Photographic record [images to supplement herbarium specimens, illustrated guides, reports and presentations] • Fieldwork in SW China – David Boufford • The Mustang Flora (C. Nepal) – Hideaki Ohba

  19. March 23-27, 2004 4th National Conference of Science & Technology Organized by Royal Nepal Academy of Science & Technology (RONAST)

  20. Darwin Team presentations • Plant Biodiversity in the 21st Century (Steve Blackmore) • Herbaria: do they have any relevance in the 21st Century? (Mark Watson) • Reconstruction of database package for documentation of Flora and ethnobotany of Nepal (KK Shrestha) • Flora of Nepal: an overview (KR Rajbhandary)

  21. 28th March 2004, Sunday Workshop Day 5 • Visit of Darwin scholars (Group A) to the National Herbarium (KATH) • Introduction by Mahesh Adhikari (Chief, National Herbarium & Plant Laboratories) • Visit of Darwin scholars (Group B) to the Herbarium, CDB-TU (KATH) • Introduction by Krishna Shrestha (Curator, TUCH) • Remarks by Ram P. Chaudhary (Coordinator, Plant Taxonomy Division)

  22. 29th March 2004, Monday Workshop Day 6 • Visit of Darwin scholars (Group A) to the Herbarium, CDB-TU (KATH) • Introduction by Krishna Shrestha (Curator, TUCH) • Visit of Darwin scholars (Group B) to the National Herbarium (KATH) • Introduction by Mahesh Adhikari (Chief, National Herbarium & Plant Laboratories)

  23. Taxonomic Groups for Darwin Scholar Individual Projects • Acanthaceae: Strobilanthus [24 spp] - Sunil Acharya • Parnassiaceae [6 spp]; Hydrangaceae [10 spp]; Saxifragaceae: Chrysosplenium [9 spp] - Bhaskar Adikhari • Scrophulariaceae: Veronica [15 spp]; Scrophularia [8 spp] - Anjana Giri • Lamiaceae: Nepeta [6 spp]; Elscholtzia [10 spp]; Mentha [3 spp] - Umesh Koirala • Ericaceae: Vaccinium [7 spp]; Gaultheria [7 spp]; Agapetes [5 spp] - Kamal Maden • Aceraceae [13 spp] - Vidya Manandhar • Acanthaceae: Justica [6 spp], Hygrophila [4 spp], Barleria [2 spp], Thunbergia [4 spp] - Lalit Mandar • Amaranthaceae [23 spp] - Nirmala Pandey

  24. Taxonomic Groups for Darwin Scholar Individual Projects • Lamiaceae: Leucas [7 spp]; Scutellaria [7 spp]; Phlomis [6 spp] - Ram C Poudel • Verbenaceae: Callicarpa [ 4 spp]; Caryopsis [4 spp]; Clerodendron [10 spp] - Sangeeta Rajbhandary • Orchidaceae: Habenaria [15 spp] - Lokesh Shakya • Papaveraceae: Meconopsis [15 spp] - Sangita Shrestha • Boragninceae: Cynoglossum [4 spp]; Heliotropium [3 spp]; Maharanga [5 spp]; Onosma [4 spp]; Trigonotis [5 spp] - Mohan Siwakoti • Selaginellaceae: Selaginella [23 spp] - Naresh Thapa • Geraniaceae [15 spp] - Rajesh Uprety • Lamiaceae: Salvia [13 spp]; Ocimum [4 spp] - Sheetal Vaidya

  25. 31st March 2004, Wednesday Workshop Day 7 • Fieldwork training on Phulchoki hill, Godavari • All Darwin scholars and Experts visited the hill up to 2100 m. • In total 30 collections in sets of six specimens were collected.

  26. 1st April 2004, Thursday Workshop Day 8 • Herbarium management training at KATH • Visit to Royal Botanical Garden, Godavari • Biodiversity Lecture Series: Cryptogams of Nepal – Mahesh Adhikari

  27. 2nd April 2004, Friday Workshop Day 9 Closing Ceremony • Chaired by Krishna Manandhar (Secretary, RONAST), and attended by Darwin Participants, the Organising Committee, Resource Persons and guests. • Speeches were made by Krishna Manandhar, KK Shrestha, Mark Watson, Crinan Alexander, Tirtha Shrestha, Umesh Koirala, and Nirmala Pandey. • Darwin Scholars were presented with Certificates of Attendance for the first Darwin Initiative Workshop.

  28. Fieldwork Training Team

  29. Mark Watson Tony Miller Keshab Rajbhandari David Knott First Expedition (E. Nepal, mid-hills)April 2004 Bhaskar Adhikari Vidya Manandhar Kamal Maden Rajesh Uprety

  30. Colin Pendry Tony Miller Martin Pullan Krishna Shrestha Second Expedition (C. Nepal, lowlands)November 200418th Nov – I December Anjana Giri Sajan Dahal Nirmala Pandey Lokesh Shakya Sangeeta Shrestha Mohan Siwakoti

  31. Itinerary of Second Fieldwork(November 18- December 1, 2004) Thursday 18th November Kathmandu (8:00) – Chitwan/ Sauraha (16:00) Friday 19th November RCNP (Royal Chitwan National Park)/ Sauraha Saturday 20th November Sauraha Sunday 21st November RCNP / Kasahara Monday 22nd November Kasahara Tuesday 23rd November Eastern part of RCNP Wednesday 24th November Sauraha (8:00) – Narayangarh – Hetauda (17:00) Thursday 25th November Parsa wildlife Reserve Friday 26th November Parsa wildlife Reserve Saturday 27th November Parsa wildlife Reserve and adjoining regions Sunday 28th November Hetauda Brindavan Forest Monday 29th November Hetauda (8:00) – Daman (14:00) Tuesday 30th November Daman Wednesday 1st December Daman (12: 00) to Kathmandu (18:00)

  32. Umesh Koirala Lalit Mandar Ram C. Poudel Sangeeta Rajbhandary Sheetal Vaidya Steve Blackmore (?) Mark Watson Colin Pendry Keshab Rajbhandari Krishna Shrestha Third Expedition (E. Nepal, high hills)September 2005

  33. Training workshops in the UK • Two-week long training program at Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh (E) • Short visit to the Natural History Museum London (BM) and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K).

  34. Visit of First Group of Darwin Scholars(January 2005) Team Leader • Dr. KR Rajbhandari (DPR) Team A • Ms. Vidya Manandhar (DPR) • Ms. Nirmala Panday (DPR) • Dr. Lokesh R Shakya (TU) • Mr. Rajesh Upreti (DPR) Team B • Mr. Bhaskar Adhikari (TU) • Ms Anjana Giri (RONAST) • Mr. Kamal Maden (TU) • Ms. Sangita Shrestha (RONAST)

  35. Visit of Second Group of Darwin Scholars(January 2006) Team Leader • Prof. Krishna Shrestha (CDB-TU) Team A • Mr. Sunil Acharya (DPR) • Ms. Sajan Dahal (DPR) • Mr. Umesh Koirala (TU) • Dr. Mohan Siwakoti (NHM/TU) • Team B • Mr. Ram Chandra Poudel (Consultant Botanist) • Ms. Sangeeta Rajbhandary (TU) • Ms. Sheetal Vaidya (TU) • Mr. Lalit Mandar (TU)

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