Shrestha, B. (2008). Community Forest Management Practices in Far-Western Lowlands of Nepal. Banko Janakari 18(2):25-34. Kathmandu, Nepal: Department of Forest Survey and Research.
Wider discussions are held as to the contribution of community forestry program in Nepal to improve the forest condition and meeting the forest product requirements. This paper presents findings from a study of six Community Forest User Groups in far-western lowlands of Kailali and Kanchanpur in Nepal. The groups with natural and plantation forests have varied experiences in forest conservation and distribution of products. Some groups are resourceful in terms of availability of forest products from the natural forests. Others with plantation forests are product scarce from their own and depend on government managed forest and other sources to meet their demands. The role of concerned government authorities and federation of groups would be instrumental to analyse demand and supply, and make provisions for distribution of forest products within and outside groups and district.
My Brief Biography
- BASAN SHRESTHA
- I am Basan Shrestha from Kathmandu, Nepal. I am a development professional with expertise in socio-economic research, monitoring and documentation. I hold 3 master degrees 1) MSc in Regional and Rural Development Planning, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2002; 2) MSc in Statistics, Tribhuvan University (TU), Kathmandu, Nepal, 1995; and 3) MA in Sociology, TU, 1997. I have gained professional experience for more than 10 years in socio-economic research, monitoring and documentation on agricultural and natural resource management. I had worked in Lumle Agricultural Research Centre, western Nepal from 1997 to 2000; CARE Nepal (SAGUN Program), mid-western Nepal from 2003 to 2006 and Western Terai Landscape Complex Project in far-western Nepal from 2006 onwards. I have published some articles to my credit. With my sound academic background and professional experience, I am much encouraged to undertake PhD to explore equity in Community Forest Management analysing both procedural and distributional aspects. Your kind cooperation, if any, to link with the concerned personnel and authorities would be instrumental and appreciated.
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