Beyond Protected Areas: Assessing Management Effectiveness of a Ramsar Site in Nepal

Ramsar Sites, wetlands of international importance, are an category protected wetland areas recognized under the Convention on Wetlands. Protected around world not achieving conservation objectives for which they were established, often due to a lack in effective management practices. Hence, area effectiveness and its assessments crucial elements responsive pro-active management. Sites that as national park wildlife act Nepal ignored such receive little attention terms This study aimed fill this gap by assessing Jagadishpur Reservoir Site, falls into above category. The Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool was used assess effectiveness. Transformed global standard reporting format, overall 0.27 0 1 scale. score is considered be inadequate range, requiring significant intervention from government with support partners. first assessment Site outside comparison European regional-level provides benchmark future evaluation track progress In conclusion, formally neglected intermittent projects, ad hoc implementation small-scale activities seems improve