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वन र डढेलो हालैका दशकमा वन डढेलोको बारेमा निकै नै चर्चा हुने गरेको छ । अमेरिका, क्यानडा, युरोप र अष्ट्रेलियामा सुक्खा मौसममा लाग्ने वन डढेलोको खबर विश्वभरिकै सञ्चारमाध्यमहरुमा प्रकाशित हुने गरेको छ । केही समयदेखी अमेजनको जंगलमा निरन्तर लागिरहेको वन डढेलोको अन्तराष्ट्रिय चर्चा चुलिएपछी फेरी वन डढेलोको वातावरणीय असरहरु सम्बन्धी छलफल बाक्लिएको छ । सामाजिक सञ्जालमा त अमेजनको लागी प्रार्थना गरौँ भन्ने जस्ता ह्यासट्यागहरुले राम्रै स्थान पाइरहेका छन् । तत्कालीक रुपमा वातावरण र पारिस्थिकिय प्रणालीमा नकारात्मक असर गर्ने भएता पनि वनबिज्ञहरुले वन डढेलोलाइ वनको पारिस्थितिकिय प्रणालीकै एक अवस्थाको रुपमा व्याख्या गर्ने गरेका छन् । वन तथा पारिस्थितिकिय प्रणालीहरुको व्यवस्थापनको विभिन्न चरणहरुमा नियन्त्रित डढेलोलाइ नै यौटा ‌औजारको रुपमा नै विश्वभरि प्रयोग गर्ने प्रचलन रहेको हुँदा वन बिज्ञानमा यसलाइ असल नोकर र खराब मालिक (Fire is a good servant but a bad master) भनेर पनि व्याख्या गर्ने गरिएको छ । कतिपय पारिस्थितिकिय प्रणालीको स्वस्थ विकासको लागी निश्चित समयमा वन डढेलो लाग्नु वा लगाउनु फाइदाजनक हुन...

The SERVIR-Himalaya system has been launched on 5 th October 2010, by Mr. Charles F. Bolden Jr., NASA Administrator, and Mr. Michael Yates, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator of USAID in Kathmandu. The launch had been held on the occasion of the international symposium, 'Benefiting from Earth Observation: Bridging the Data Gap for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region' , which started on 4 th October. SERVIR is an earth observation, monitoring, and visualisation system that integrates satellite and other geospatial data as a contribution to improved scientific knowledge to support decision-making by managers, researchers, students, and the general public. Initiated by NASA and USAID, SERVIR has been recognised by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), as an early achiever of the GEO vision.

The first international workshop on community forestry held in Pokhara, Nepal from September 15-18, 2009 concluded with eight-point declaration. About 200 representatives of diverse stakeholders from communities, governments, civil society and other development partners from over 30 countries participated in the workshop. Pokhara Declaration Recognizing that local communities and indigenous peoples have demonstrated the capacity to organize and act towards sustainable management, utilization and democratic governance of forests; and their legitimate claims for the recognition of their land and forest rights worldwide. Recognizing the wide range of institutional, entrepreneurial and governance innovations by communities and their partners; Recognizing the emergence of grassroots networks, federations and associations influencing governance at different scales, and advocating for the rights of local, indigenous, poor and socially marginalized communities; Recognizing the positive steps ...