A. Species
Scientific name: Nardostachys grandiflora
Common name(s): Jatamasi
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Nepal
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: Humla District
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2019
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild
Lethal or non-lethal: Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: Only parts or products of the organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Medicine and hygiene
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Traditional/Cultural/Spiritual
Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, Non-local Internal, National / local government and National / local private sector
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Authors state: "The project area, Humla is the second largest district of the country. Jatamasi is widely distributed in the area. As per the calculation, about 154468 Ha land of the district is found to be appropriate for the harvesting of Jatamasi. About 425 tons dry Jatamasi will be harvested from the project area and collected in the DFO, the proponent of the project. With proper monitoring and implementation of mitigation measures, the project will have many beneficial impacts to the locals of project site. Therefore, sustainable harvesting of the Jatamasi project is feasible for the project area for the development of locals as well as the district as a whole."
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The collection of Jatamasi has become the one of the income generating field for the locals of the area. Collection of Jatamasi will help to boost the economic standard of the locals of Humla which will help to alienate the poverty prevailed in the area. With proper monitoring and implementation of mitigation measures, the project will have many beneficial impacts to the locals of project site. Therefore, sustainable harvesting of the Jatamasi project is feasible for the project area for the development of locals as well as the district as a whole.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: People in Humla people mainly depend on collection of NTFPs. Literacy amongst the local population is only 47% and most food has to be brought into the region and bought by the locals. NTFP-income from Jatamasi harvest will help combat poverty and associated crime/ conflict
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
Verify compliance with the stated mitigation/performance targets Verify compliance with relevant environmental legislation Ensure minimum human exposure to environmental risk Advice on environmental improvements Liaise closely with the parties involved in the monitoring process and initiate a counterpart program for the audit to ensure institutionally memory; Review the overall success of the project in relation to its environmental goals and suggest where improvements in procedure could be made in the future
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2018-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2023-09-14