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ACTION PLAN FOR REVISION OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN OF RMNP IN BHUTAN. THINLEY DORJI. INTRODUCTION
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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.
Key Stakeholders • WWF,BTFEC,GEF & UNDP Potential Partners • RSPN
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.