Forestry Nepal

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Pandit & Thapa (2003) have conducted a research on how inadequately defined property rights caused serious depletion of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in hills of Nepal. The study compared the management of NTFPs under government managed and community forests.

The Multi-Stakeholder Forestry Programme is the product of the first multistakeholder design process to be undertaken in Nepal’s forestry sector. The Programme will build on the achievements of over 20 years of forestry work of the Government of Nepal supported by the UK, Switzerland and Finland. The Programme is designed for 10 years and to be implemented in two phases.

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Forest governance encompasses topics related to how forests resources are managed ranging from how decisions about forest use are made and who is involved in the decision-making process, to the enforcement of laws and policy on the ground. The objective of this paper is to analyse and share a critique of forest sector governance in Nepal, particularly with forest law enforcement.

Established in 1992 and headquartered in Kathmandu, ANSAB (Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources) is a civil society organization working for the conservation of biodiversity and the improvement of livelihoods across South Asia.

Established in 1992 and headquartered in Kathmandu, ANSAB (Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources) is a civil society organization working for the conservation of biodiversity and the improvement of livelihoods across South Asia.

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We assessed the density, population size, habitat use and threats to the cheer pheasant Catreus wallichii in Dhorpatan Valley, Nepal, within Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve (DHR) and in the proposed buffer zone in 2003 and 2005.

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Development and humanitarian workers are frequently required to respond to disasters both natural and manmade, from floods to conflict. This training is a five day orientation in use of the EMMA toolkit. It will equip participants to understand, analyse and make better use of market systems in emergency situations. Emergencies often cause damage to market functions and trade networks.

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Stakeholder perspectives on patterns and causes of forest crimes in Community Forestry in Nepal, Chhetri, B. B. K., Larsen H. O., and Smith-Hall Carsten , Scandinavian Forest Economics, Volume 43, p.353-364, (2010)

Law Enforcement in Community Forestry: Consequences for the Poor, Chhetri, B. B. K., Larsen H. O., and Smith-Hall Carsten , Small-Scale Forestry, p.1-18, (2012)

The public finance potential of community forestry in Nepal, Chhetri, B. B. K., Lund Jens Friis, and Nielsen Øystein Juul , Ecological Economics, Volume 73, p.113-121, (2012)

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The study entitled “Assessing Governance in Community Forest User groups: A Case Study from Makwanpur district, Nepal”, was carried out as a partial fulfillment of Bsc forestry degree. The main purpose of the study was to assess and compare the governance of male and female headed Community Forest User Group (CFUG, hereafter).

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Climate change is considered as one of the most serious threats to natural resources, human health, people’s livelihood and sustainable development.

Utilization of plant resources among the Santal community of Eastern Nepal, Siwakoti, Seeta , South Asian Anthropologist, Volume 11, Number 1, New Delhi, p.37-43, (2011)

Community-Based Forest Management in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges, Gurung, Anup, Karki Rahul, and Bista Rajesh , Resources and Environment , Volume 1, Number 1, p.26-31, (2011)

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The present study aims to investigate the performance governance of Sansaremai community forest user group (CFUG) of Makanpur district. We considered only two elements to identify overall condition of good governance, which in overall represent governance condition. This study utilized the primary data collected through field visit and other secondary sources e.g.

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The study analyzes the role of the leasehold forestry (LHF) program in improving household welfare in Nepal. We estimate both the time saved in biomass collection and the addition to income through increases in biomass availability from LHF.

Resource Persons: Shree Prasad Dhaubdel and Shankar Prasad Lakhey
Note compiled by: Laxmi Raj Joshi, Student of M.Sc. Forestry (2010-2012), Office of the Dean, Pokhara

जुम्ला जिल्लाको परिचय: मध्यपश्चिाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्रको उत्तरमा अवस्थित कर्णाली अञ्चलमा पर्ने यो हिमाली जिल्ला हो । यो जिल्ला २५४७ वर्ग कि.मि क्षेत्रफलमा फैलिएको छ । यस जिल्लाको पूर्वमा डोल्पा , पश्चिममा कालिकोट ,उत्तरमा मुगु, र दक्षिणमा भेरी अञ्चलको जाजरकोट जिल्ला पर्दछ । पूर्व पश्चिम यसको अधिकतम् लम्वाई ६९ कि.मि र उत्तर दक्षिणको अधिकतम् चौडाई ५६ कि.मि.

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Synopsis: 

This compendium of ‘reflective essays’ is an outcome of research conducted by the editors and authors over a period of 10-30 years during their professional lives. The book advances the frontiers of adaptive learning and collaborative governance on two key fronts.

Illegal logging is having a devastating impact on the world's forests. Its effects include forest degradation, deforestation, the loss of biodiversity and fuelling climate change. Ancient forests have evolved over thousands of years into unique and vital habitats for millions of plant and animal species.

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