Nestled at the foot of Himalayas, Chitwan National Park (CNP) is a world heritage site. Park contains endangered (Bengal tiger and Indian rhinoceros) and other critically endangered (Pangolin and whiterumped vulture etc.) and vulnerable (four-horned antelope etc.) species as listed by “IUCN red list of threatened species” including other. However, rapid deforestation taking place within this haven has posed greater threat to them. One reason behind this is use of firewood for cooking among majority of households living in close proximity of CNP, the only source of firewood. Since firewood has always been major energy source for them from time immemorial and will continue in future too, necessary step must be taken immediately to protect this habitat. In this limelight, this initiative has been designed to make people aware about the impacts of deforestation and promote M-ICS that have significant capacity to reduce firewood consumption, time for collecting it and health hazards of people (AEPC/MoEST, 2009). However, the work is limited to Madikalyanpur buffer zone community as majority of households (1,130 out of 1,705 according to CBS, 2014) use firewood mostly from park. In addition, this project will help in:

a) Preserving the existing forest and grassland habitat and also store carbon as a standing biomass,

b) Reducing the smoke emission and contribute for better health of the community people originating from indoor air pollution,

c) Improving quality of life for women by reducing the amount of firewood needed for cooking, thereby freeing up time for income generating activities such as agricultural tasks,

d) Making local climate vulnerable people more resilient to the likely impact of climate change.