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FOSTERING COMMUNITY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
IN NAGALAND, INDIA
The Energy and Resources Institute,
New Delhi
5th February, 2014
Introduction
This project is collaboration between State Government of
Nagaland, TERI and IORA for developing REDD+ pilot project in
Nagaland State
The project will demonstrate the formulation of REDD+ project
using the Voluntary Carbon Market mechanism
Plan Vivo methodology was selected for the project, as the
methodology focuses on the forest conservation and management
practices
The project will incentivize the local communities to conserve the
forests and biodiversity and continue carbon sequestration and
accrue benefits out of it.
Key information about the project
Project title - Fostering Community Forest Management in
Nagaland
Project location - Phenstunyu (P) Khenyu (K) Rumesinyu (R)
Villages, Tsemenyu Forest Range, Kohima Forest Division,
Nagaland State, India
Project coordinator - Mr. John Semy, President, PKR Community
Reserve, Nagaland
Standard selected for the project development &
implementation - Plan Vivo Standards
Project Objectives
To restore the degraded forest land and conserve the
existing native forest area in the PKR Community Reserve
region through:
Community resource micro planning to ensure reducing
pressure on forests.
Local institution building to enable community based NRM.
Capacity building of local communities on conservation and
sustainable management of forests in PKR Community Reserve
Description of the proposed project area
The PKR Community Reserve is located about 60 km from Kohima (capital city
of the state of Nagaland), situated at Tseminyu Range in Kohima Forest
Division
The proposed project area is a part of the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot
The project area is approximately 649.35 hectares, and well demarcated by
natural boundaries such as gullies, ridges and rivers etc.
The area is dominated by five primary land covers - Shifting Cultivation (SC),
Secondary Forest (SF), Open Forest (OF), Dense Forest (DF) and
Moderate Dense Forest (MDF)
Soil Type: The two major types are clay loam and sandy Loam
Terrain: Hilly terrain with high hilly slopes
Climate: The region experiences mild summer (16°C to 25°C) with chilly
winter (08°C to 22°C)
Rainfall: The area experience heavy rainfall and long periods of precipitation
prevailing throughout the Southwest and Northeast monsoon
Map of PKR Community Reserve
Forest cover change map of PKR Community
Reserve
Overall land use change of proposed project
area between 1999 and 2013
Sr. No Land Use Classes 1999 2013 Change
1 Shifting Cultivation (ha) 42.93 27.63 -15.3
2 Secondary Forest (ha) 66.42 124.56 58.14
3 Open Forest (ha) 27.99 55.44 27.45
4 Dense Forest (ha) 297.72 238.95 -58.77
5 Moderate Dense Forest
(ha)
214.29 202.77 -11.52
Drivers of deforestation in the proposed
project area
Jhum cultivation
Invasion by wild banana,
lantana and various other
invasive species
Wild hunting
Fuel wood collection and
Timber harvesting
PKR community reserve
Socio-economic status of PKR Community
Reserve
All the tribes in the community belong to low income level (average
annual income is between Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 30,000)
The main occupation of the villagers is shifting cultivation
The state has unique system of land ownership, which is governed
by tribe-specific customary laws and traditions
Land and its resources, including water and biodiversity, are
controlled by individuals, family or communities under this traditional
system
Land tenure and ownership of carbon rights
The project area is governed by tribe-specific customary laws and
traditions
The PKR Community Reserve Councils hold the land-tenure rights of
the project area
In case of the project implementation, the PKR Community Reserve
has a clear mandate to receive carbon credits on behalf of each of
the village and further distribute the benefits in consultation with the
Village Councils
Organizations involved in project implementation
Applicant Organization
Three Village Councils i.e. Phenstunyu (P), Khenyu (K) and Rumesinyu
(R) villages, Tseminyu Range of Kohima District, Nagaland, India
External Support Services
Nagaland Forest Department - will be providing significant financial
and technical support for preparing the Project Design Documents
(PDD) and validation process
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi and IORA
Ecological Solutions, New Delhi, are providing external technical
support for implementation of the project
Proposed project activities
Profiling of PKR Community Reserve
Proper documentation of all the three villages including geographical location,
population, agriculture status and micro plans etc.
Addressing Jhum Cultivation
o Village Councils can help communities to do intensified terrace farming, instead of
Jhum cultivation
o The current Jhum lands can be reforested through ANR activities
Addressing Fuelwood collection
Identify and promote alternative sources of fuelwood eg. improved biogas stoves
Awareness and promotion of farm forestry activities and plantation of fuel wood
species.
Address shortage of supply of LPG gas cylinders etc
Control over wild banana, Lantana and weeds
Site specific ANR practices, de weeding and other local techniques.
Horticulture activities
Promotion, awareness and market linkages of horticulture crops
Proposed project activities
Animal husbandry / Piggeries
Promotion of piggeries and animal husbandry as an alternative livelihood activities
Herbs and medicinal plant cultivation
The PKR Community Reserve is endowed with diverse herbal and medicinal plants
Medicinal tree are threatened by shifting cultivation and invasive species
Financial assistance would be explored from National Medicinal Plant Board for
plantation and conservation of medicinal tree species
Ecotourism
The PKR Community reserve comprised of beautiful mountain view, trekking routes
and abundant small water bodies.
The inherent eco tourism potential would be explored to rehabilitate the shifting
cultivators.
Home stay facilities would be developed to attract for foreign tourists
Complete ban on hunting
The PKR community reserve provides shelter to a number of migratory birds
including Amur Falcons.
The union will conduct awareness activities to enforce the ban on hunting all over
the region
Fuelwood collection and Jhum cultivation in
PKR Community reserve
Fuelwood lot in project area Area under Jhum cultivation
Organogram
TERI & IORA Nagaland Forest
Department
Carbon buyers
in Voluntary
Carbon
Markets
Technical Help
Plan Vivo
Project
Implementation
Identify PPP
partners and
donors
Financial + Technical
Assistance
REDD+
Project
Interventions
PKR Community
Benefit
Distributions
Monitoring
PKR Union (Program
Coordinator)
What is Plan Vivo?
It is a certification framework for projects that are supporting rural
livelihood and local communities through different land use management
practices
With a view to generating climate, livelihood and ecosystem benefits
It quantify and monitor climate services in terms of CO2eq, and generate funding for
livelihood activities and biodiversity conservation
It can build funding through voluntary market or through PES
Who should use plan vivo?
Organization who plan to work with the local smallholders and community groups to
protect, restore and enhance ecosystems or reduce GHGs through best land
management practices.
Who are the Participants?
Participants are rural small land holders and communities dependent on natural
resources for livelihoods.
Stages for project registration under Plan Vivo
PIN Technical review of the PIN
PDD Validation
and project registration
Reporting and
issuance of PV
certificates
Periodic third party verification
For the details - http://www.planvivo.org
