ACTION PLAN FOR REVISION OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN OF RMNP IN BHUTAN

THINLEY DORJI

INTRODUCTIONRoyal 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.

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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.

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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.

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• 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.

Activities Table/Matrix

Activities Indicators of success

Resources Needed

1. Repeat RBS for updating Management Plan

•Revise the Mgt. Plan •Technical support by SCREAM NCD,RN-RRC and fund support WWF

2.Study of background of cultural, historical site to develop tourist access

•Generate the Govt. revenue from park entry fee

•DoT, ABTO & NCD

3. Research on ecological distribution of selected species

•Protect endangered species •Tech. support SCREAM NCD, RN-RRC and fund WWF

Activities Indicators of success

Resources Needed

4.Capacity building of park staff

•Enhance knowledge for PA Mgt.

•Training in NRTI & BFI

5.Institutional support of trans-boundary

•Collaboration with counter part

•MoU

6. Inadequate of basic equipment

•Facility the research work •Fund WWF

7. Improve socio-economic status

•sanity •Fund WWF

Key Stakeholders

• WWF,BTFEC,GEF & UNDP

Potential Partners

• RSPN

Positively Impacted

Positively impacted How impacted

Staff of PA Park staff will get more time to do their job and build capacity

Visitors/Tourists Visitors will enjoy the beauty of PA ecosystems

Conservation partners Donors will make fund allocate fund for further development, if it is transparency exist.

Communities Communities will get job and training opportunities.

Negatively Impacted

Poachers Deter poachers from carrying out illegal activities

Farmers Chances of occupying Govt. land reduced

MonitoringContinual monitoring is necessary to check whether the applied forms of

management having desired effects by NCD, DoF, MoA and Dzongkhags.

EvaluationThe progress of management will evaluate by the NCD, DoF, MoA, Dzongkhags, Donors, NGOs and local leaders.