Towards an innovative approach to integrated wetland management in Rupa Lake Area of Nepal

Abstract

The common property resource management would be tragedy of common or would lead to better management
dependent on the existence of institutions governing access, utilization, managements, exclusion, ownership and
transfer of ownership. However, recently the concept of integrated management and environment payment system
has emerged as a new paradigm in common property management. The civil society is now working towards
bridging gaps between have and have not. With this realization LI-BIRD in financial support of EGP Netherlands
applied the integrated wetland management model in managing the Rupa wetland and its watershed. Significant
progress has been made in ensuring communities leadership in management of natural resources. The conflicts in
resource management has been challenged with innovative ideas of distributing the benefits arising from the use to
the communities who are not only recipients but also the communities playing role in conservation and management
of ecosystems.