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    Ramongi Hill Forest in Kenya hosts diverse flora and fauna and provides fuel wood for 90% of residents. It faces threats from logging, settlement, unsustainable resource extraction, and charcoal making. To address this, local stakeholders and the International Forest Resources and Institutions collaborate on management. Traditionally, the Mijikenda people managed parts of the forest for spiritual/burial sites and medicine, but increasing land and resource demands have put pressure on these institutions. The case study finds that traditional local institutions better preserve forest resources through customary access and practices.

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    Ramongi Hill Forest in Kenya hosts diverse flora and fauna and provides fuel wood for 90% of residents. It faces threats from logging, settlement, unsustainable resource extraction, and charcoal making. To address this, local stakeholders and the International Forest Resources and Institutions collaborate on management. Traditionally, the Mijikenda people managed parts of the forest for spiritual/burial sites and medicine, but increasing land and resource demands have put pressure on these institutions. The case study finds that traditional local institutions better preserve forest resources through customary access and practices.

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    Ramongi Hill Forest in Kenya hosts diverse flora and fauna and provides fuel wood for 90% of residents. It faces threats from logging, settlement, unsustainable resource extraction, and charcoal making. To address this, local stakeholders and the International Forest Resources and Institutions collaborate on management. Traditionally, the Mijikenda people managed parts of the forest for spiritual/burial sites and medicine, but increasing land and resource demands have put pressure on these institutions. The case study finds that traditional local institutions better preserve forest resources through customary access and practices.

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    Ramongi Hill Forest in Kenya hosts diverse flora and fauna and provides fuel wood for 90% of residents. It faces threats from logging, settlement, unsustainable resource extraction, and charcoal making. To address this, local stakeholders and the International Forest Resources and Institutions collaborate on management. Traditionally, the Mijikenda people managed parts of the forest for spiritual/burial sites and medicine, but increasing land and resource demands have put pressure on these institutions. The case study finds that traditional local institutions better preserve forest resources through customary access and practices.

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    Case Study: Improved Forest Management in Kenya

    Ramongi Hill Forest is one of the forested areas in Kenya located in the Bondo District of Nanza
    Province. The forest hosts a diverse flora and fauna . Residents depend on the forest for numerous
    uses, including 90% dependence on the forest for fuel wood.
    The forest is under the threat of cross-sectoral impacts of human activity from logging of high quality
    timber, settlement and unsustainable commercial extraction of forest resources. The practice of
    charcoal making is also exerting pressure on forest resources and biodiversity. To address this
    problem, there is collaboration between local stakeholders and International Forest Resources and
    Institutions (IFRI).
    Historically, the forest is managed by the traditional norms, practices and, institutions of the
    Mijikenda people who used parts of the forest for spiritual purposes, burial and medicinal herb
    extraction. However, the recent increase in land demand for agriculture, demand for fire wood and
    construction of housing has put pressure on traditional institutions and norms that preserved the forest
    across generations.
    This case study looks at the impact of traditional local institutions on forests. It reveals that there is
    extensive use of forest products, exclusively for worship and ritual purposes. There is a better
    ecological functioning and regeneration in the forest protected by traditional institutions. This
    demonstrates the fact that local institutions and cultures can enhance the preservation of local
    resources through customary practices and managed access to forest resources even in the face of
    cross-sectoral pressures on the resource. This allowed the forest to be protected despite the growing
    pressure for forest resources for cooking, construction and agricultural purposes in the villages.
    Case Study: Asiatic cheetah- On the verge of extinction

    Asiatic cheetah is is also known as the Iranian cheetah, as the worlds last few individuals are known
    to surviving mostly in Iran. It is also known as Indian cheetah, but it is extinct in India.

    The Asiatic cheetah is a rare critically endangered subspecies. Once it was numerous and common in
    its entire former range in southwest Asia from Arabia to India including Afghanistan. In early
    nineteenth century its population started declining and soon it was driven to extinction in many
    places. Latest researches show that only 70 to 100 are surviving and most of them are in Iran.

    The fastest land animal in the world Cheetah prefers grasslands, savannahs, semi desert areas and the
    open habitats where prey is available. At present this subspecies is found in Kavir desert region of
    Iran and other fragmented parts. In Iran Asiatic cheetah preys mainly on Jebeer Gazelle(also called
    Chinkara), Wild goat, Wild sheep, Goitered Gazelle and Cape Hare. The subspecies range is restricted
    to the central Iranian plateau. The main threat to the species is due to poaching and grazing
    competition with domestic livestock. Habitat loss due to mining threatens their population in Iran.

    In India the cheetah was there till the first half of the 20th century. The last physical evidence of the
    Asiatic cheetah in India was three shot by the Maharajah of Surguja in 1947 in today’s Chattisgarh
    (formerly state of Madhya Pradesh)
    Case Study: Army To Help Save Hangul or Kashmir Stag
    The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) will be collaborating with the Jammu and Kashmir Forest
    Department to help save the Kashmiri Stag (also know as Red deer or Hangul) in the Dachigam National
    Park. The stag is known for its reddish coat and two antlers. The state’s conservation program has seen the
    population increase from 172 in 2010 to 218 this year. The JKLI will work with the forest department to
    work out the modalities. The JKLI will also adopt the Hangul as its mascot.

    The Hangul (Cervus Elaphus Hanglu), is the state animal of Jammu and Kashmir. Found mostly in the
    forest ridges of the Dachigam National Park and wildlife sanctuary and surrounding forest areas in
    Kashmir, the majestic animal is known for its reddish coat and antlers. The International Union for the
    Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) had put the Hangul in its Red List, as critically
    endangered in 1996. Hangul is also found in the list of Convention on International Trade in Endangered
    Species (CITES) of wild Flora and Fauna.

    Once found in high altitude regions of Northern India and Pakistan, the Kashmir Stag is now confined to
    only Dachigam National Park in Kashmir. It has been considered as one of rarest mammal int he
    subcontinent since 1950s.
    In 1957, a report published by E. P. Gee, considered Hangul as the most endangered species of India along
    with Asiatic Lion and One Horn Rhino. Unfortunately, it is in the worst conservation state compare to
    other two currently.
    Kashmir Stag is the only surviving asiatic member of the Red Deer family.
    Only the male Stags have antlers. Their antlers are very beautiful and can have upto 16 points in it.
    Hangul is the state animal of Jammu and Kashmir of India.
    The Dachigam National Park has been badly affected by terrorism and Hanguls are killed by terrorists just
    for meat.

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