Both male and female rangers will benefit from the project.
The project will create a healthy environment for both men
and women who visiting national park.
Informative leaflet will be printed and distributed to local
People and tourists.
The project will be monitored by DAIL and NEPA at provincial
and local level.
Inovative Financial Mechanisms
Solid waste management training will be conducted for park
rangers and cleaner. A local trainer will be capacitated to
implement the training. The studding materials related to the
project will be provided for national park office.
Capacity - Building Component
The park staff together with Band-e-Amir Community Council
(BACC) will receive the solid waste management training and
capacity building. The information paper on how to manage
the waste will be distributed to tourists and local people.
Project sustainability
The project will be adapted with national park staff and
therfore it will be a sustainable practice in the park.
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
The project will be implemented completely by local people
and 14 communities of BANP will be the direct beneficiaries.
Notable Community Participation
The young male and female rangers will be benefited from the
project capacity building. Thousand of tourists youth will be
inspired by clean and green environment of Band-e-Amir
National Park (BANP)
Replication of project activities
This project can be modeled for protected
areas or national parks but also for other
public recreational areas and small
communities.
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
With implementation of the project many poor local laborers
will be benefited from the project.
Project Results
Band-e-Amir is the first national park of Afghanistan which is being visited by thousands of national and international tourists each year. With the rapid growth of tourism, there was a serious problem of solid waste management in the facility and settlement zones. This problem was noted by Band-e-Amir Protected Area Committee (BAPAC) and Band-e-Amir Community Council (BACC). BACC with the technical support from Wildlife Conservation Society implemented the waste management in the area.
Around 25 park rangers which include 4 female rangers were educated on protected areas management, national park, ecotourism, biodiversity conservation and solid waste management.
The project established a sound waste management system in the area. A solid waste management dumping site constructed with local labor and skilled persons. A truck supported by this project is used by the park authority to collect wate from the different locations and transfer the waste to the dumping site. The park rangers and park cleaners managing the solid waste more effectively. The wastes are being collected by park rangers and cleaners and after segregation, it is disposed in the waste management site. The compost produced from the degradable wastes is used by the formers for forming purposes while other stuff like metals, bottles are being sold. The revenue generated is used for waste management by BACC.
The rangeland and grass land around the facility zone protected by communities and this positively affected various plant species. BACC also prohibited fishing in Band-e-Amir National Park.
The visitor?s awareness raised to take care of environment by installing about 26 stone signboards displaying environmental, biodiversity and conservation messages. Around 300 waste bins also placed in different areas.
