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Ramaroshan Lake Complex is an area comprised of 12 lakes and 18 meadows interconnected with each other, forming the complex, which provides multiple ecosystem services at local, national, and international levels. The study accessed potential of the area for piloting the PES initiative through social survey measures such as semi-structured household surveys, focal Group Discussion, key informant interviews, stakeholder consultations, and field observations. Shrinking of lakes, eutrophication and lake pollution, landslide, and flood are ecological challenges, while limited finance and budgeting are financial challenges for the area. Despite a low level of knowledge on PES, the majority are willing to participate in PES if implemented in the area. Among respondents, 82% are willing to change their resource consumption behavior through either cash (13.5%), or by kind labor (35.5%), or by participation (35.5%), or (16.5%) by none. The majority prefer local government as the lead agency and public funding mechanism for pilot PES if implemented in the area. Water is the most prioritized ecosystem service, Tourism and religious significance were other most valued ecosystem services.
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This research was funded by Renewable World Nepal. The authors express their sincere gratitude to Thakur Thapa, Manoj Prasad Ojha, Aarju Karki, Bhawana Dhungana, and the staff of the Kathmandu Office for their valuable support and cooperation throughout the study. We would also like to sincerely thank Mr. Manoj Ayer, Mr. Hari Bhadra Acharya, Mr. Manoj Ojha, and Mr. Binaya Jha for their supervision and support during the fieldwork. We are also deeply grateful to Warden Chandra Shekher Chaudhary and all the staff of SPNP, including the army personnel, for consistently ensuring our safety and well-being. Finally, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the entire KAFCOL family for their continued support.
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