Leveraging REDD+ for the Promotion of Medicinal, Aromatic Plants and Essential Oils Industry in Nepal

S. Aryal; S. Basnet; A. J. Shrestha; K. Windhorst

doi:10.36808/if/2019/v145i9/148680

Leveraging REDD+ for the Promotion of Medicinal, Aromatic Plants and Essential Oils Industry in Nepal

Authors

S. Aryal International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) GPO Box. 3226. Kathmandu
S. Basnet International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) GPO Box. 3226. Kathmandu
A. J. Shrestha International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) GPO Box. 3226. Kathmandu
K. Windhorst Deutsche GesellschaftfÃ¼r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i9/148680

Keywords:

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Essential Oil, Community Forestry, REDD .

Abstract

The Hindu Kush Himalayan region has abundant herbal and medicinal plants and the essential oils from these plants are mountain niche products. The essential oil industry has high potential to cater the growing demand of medicine and aromatic industries at national and international level. However, Nepal has not been able to harness its full potential due to various challenges in efficient cultivation, harvest, processing and marketing of these highly demanded plants and products. This paper highlighted community forestry and a thriving medicinal and aromatic plants and essential oil industry could be integrated with REDD+ policy so that finance could be leveraged for expansion of medicinal and aromatic plants and essential oil industry.

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