The winning project will receive $20,000 grant from Shell while two runners-up will receive $10,000 each to help develop their initiatives. The SCF lies in the Khata corridor — a stretch of forest connecting the Bardia National Park in Nepal with Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in India.
Majority of the user groups of the SCF are ethnic Tharus. However, the locals have had to put up with crop destruction by rhinos and elephants. The situation has now changed as they have found a non-lethal way to keep rhinos away from farms — planting chamomile and mint. They pioneered the concept of cultivating mint and chamomile as a deterrent to human-wildlife conflict and also providing alternate sources of income for the community. Rhinos hate the smell of these pungent plants. “It is a matter of great happiness and pride for us to be nominated as one of the 12 finalists. Ours is a small community and to know that we are being viewed by millions of people around the world is something we had never imagined,” said Mangal Man Tharu, chairperson of the SCF. Votes can be cast online at www.theworldchallenge.co.uk until November 11, 20011 when voting closes. Please take a few minutes to vote. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in The Netherlands, which will be aired on BBC World News on December 3.
Majority of the user groups of the SCF are ethnic Tharus. However, the locals have had to put up with crop destruction by rhinos and elephants. The situation has now changed as they have found a non-lethal way to keep rhinos away from farms — planting chamomile and mint. They pioneered the concept of cultivating mint and chamomile as a deterrent to human-wildlife conflict and also providing alternate sources of income for the community. Rhinos hate the smell of these pungent plants. “It is a matter of great happiness and pride for us to be nominated as one of the 12 finalists. Ours is a small community and to know that we are being viewed by millions of people around the world is something we had never imagined,” said Mangal Man Tharu, chairperson of the SCF. Votes can be cast online at www.theworldchallenge.co.uk until November 11, 20011 when voting closes. Please take a few minutes to vote. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in The Netherlands, which will be aired on BBC World News on December 3.
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