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MAPs-Net (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Network) Nepal
It has been estimated that the Himalayan region harbors about 8000
species of medicinal and aromatic plants, supporting the livelihood
of about 600 million people living in the area. The medicinal plants
of the Himalayas are a major source of income for communities in the
region; they provide basic healthcare for millions of citizens and
possess immense cultural value. This resource base in terms of the
plants themselves and the knowledge of their use is being eroded at
an alarming rate. Ensuring a sustainable future for this resource is
a national imperative.
Information on Medicinal and aromatic plants are scattered and not
easily available in public domain. Networking among the different
stakeholders (institutions, experts, researchers, traders, farmers,
and policy makers) is seriously lacking. In this context, it has
been realized to develop a consortium or forum for the national
networking of medicinal and aromatic plants in Nepal. To fulfill
this need MAPs-Net Nepal has been planned and developed. The main
purpose is to compile information on different issues of MAPs in the
database in its own website and make the data accessible to all
interested stakeholders.
In the first phase 36 potential medicinal and aromatic plants has
been selected for database.
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The International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development, ICIMOD, is a regional knowledge development and
learning centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu
Kush-Himalayas – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal,
and Pakistan – and based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Globalisation and climate change
have an increasing influence on the stability of fragile mountain ecosystems and
the livelihoods of mountain people. ICIMOD aims to assist mountain people to
understand these changes, adapt to them, and make the most of new
opportunities, while addressing upstream-downstream issues.
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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Programme in Asia (MAPPA)
Devolution Project
MAPPA
devolution project applies a
holistic approach to the MAP
sub-sector so as to address the
different aspects in the sector; it
also concentrates on generating,
applying and sharing knowledge &
information between countries for
mutual benefit and sustainable
development. The MAPPA Network
developed under the concept of a
“network without a boundary” and
work as an extensive network of
government, non-government and
community-based institutions,
private sector and research
organizations in different parts of
South Asia.
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Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal
(ESON) is a government registered, action oriented,
non-political, non-religious, non-profit making, and non governmental
organization, committed to safeguard traditional knowledge regarding
plant use, conservation and sustainable utilization through the
co-ordination, promotion, and research activities.
<more about ESON>
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ESON Projects
Development of Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants Network (MAPs-Net) Nepal
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Community-based conservation and sustainable utilization of
potential medicinal plants in Rasuwa, Nepal Himalaya - 2
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Community-based conservation and sustainable utilization of
potential medicinal plants in Rasuwa, Nepal Himalaya
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Plant Biodiversity Inventory, Identification of Hotspots and
Conservation Strategies for Threatened Species and Habitats in
Kanchanjunga-Singalila Ridge, Eastern Nepal
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