One of the important aspects of effective community-led forest fire management is to ensure an efficient cluster-level coordination mechanism . It is critical for effective forest fire management, especially in contexts like Nepal where forests , communities, and institutions  are closely interconnected. In this backdrop, cluster-level workshops were conducted from 2nd April to 7th April 2026 at the ward level in Shailung Rural Municipality, Dolakha district, and Chautara Sanghachowkgadhi Municipality, Sindhupalchowk district.

The cluster-level mechanism is a ward-level group of representatives from adjacent community forest user groups , formed with an objective to ensure a concerted effort to monitor and coordinate forest fire management activities  within a certain landscape . The workshops primarily aimed  at having clarity on roles, responsibilities, and coordinated action across all phases of forest fire management and.