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| Leader name |
| Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Nepal |
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| Entity type |
| Government Organization |
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| Launching Date |
| 1 January 2011 |
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| Assessment initiative |
| Not assessed |
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| Initiative Type |
| Financial instruments and wildlife-related benefits |
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| Wildlife species |
| Asiatic black bear |
| Brown bear |
| Elephant |
| Giant panda |
| Rhinoceros |
| Sloth bear |
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| Issues |
| Crops |
| Human safety |
| Livestock |
| Property |
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| Intervention area |
| Nepal |
| Whole country |
Nepal achieved significant success in protecting wild animals and restoring forests areas. Consequently, there is a growing trend of Human Wildlife Conflicts throughout the country. With the aim of providing immediate cash relief to victim families and those that suffer wildlife damages, a monetary compensation scheme was introduced in 2011 by the Government.
The scheme provides cash relief of 1 million NRs (1 USD equivalent to NRs 115 in 2019) in case of human deaths to victim family. The cash relief also compensates for crop damages, property loss and livestock loss. The scheme includes 14 wildlife species namely Bear, Tiger, Rhino, Elephant, Clouded Leopard, Common Leopard, Snow Leopard, Wild Buffaloes, Wildboar, Gaur Bison, Magar Crocodile, Python, Wild dog and Wolf. A procedure has been established. The process initiates with the application by victim families, verification by a committee representing government and local users. The budget is contributed by the Government of Nepal allocating through annual budget.
The main aim of this scheme is to provide cash relief to the victim families for immediate support. It will help support livelihoods of the poor and disadvantages.
Immediate benefits to victim family, continuous procedural improvements and more species inclusion based on practical evidences.
IMPLEMENTATION
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| Workforce |
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| Workload |
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| Training |
| No specific training required |
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| Training duration |
| - |
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| Financial cost |
| 1500000 |
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| Currency financial cost |
| USD $ |
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Reporting of incidents to concerned government agency mentioning types of loss/damages and claimed amount
Verification by authority on ground and required documents
Recommendation by a committee represented by stakeholders including local community
Payment to victim/family by the authority to victim family
USE & MAINTENANCE
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| Workforce |
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| Workload |
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| Training |
| No specific training required |
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| Training duration |
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| Financial cost |
| 500000 |
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| Currency financial cost |
| - |
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| Annual period of use |
| All year |
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| Daily period of use |
| - |
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Contact | kpacharya1@hotmail.com | |
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Funding opportunities | Government of Nepal public funding |
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Documentations | |
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