For Environment, Democracy and Livelihoods
Sustainable forest management is crucial to generate ecological, economic, as well as social benefits. Such management practices have existed for some time in community forests of Nepal, yet there are gaps in regards to developing common understanding on the technical competence and benefits of sustainable management of forests. With this intent, EnLiFT2 successfully concluded a ‘Modular Training on Forest Management for Community Users’ in Chautara municipality, Sindhupalchowk (29-30 August 2023) and Bhumlu rural municipality, Kavre (3-4 September 2023) on 4 September 2023. The training was intended to develop better understanding on the concept of sustainable forest management among the community forest user groups. The partakers (14 males and 14 females in Chautara; 17 males and 10 females in Chaubas) of the training, which also involved representatives of local government in both sites (3 from each palikas) undertook both theoretical as well as sessions on practical application of sustainable forest management. The training sessions and field activities were facilitated and guided by researchers of the EnLiFT2 project.
The sessions delivered during the training involved the following:
Session 1: Concept of SFM
Sessio2: Prospects and challenges of SFM in Nepal
Session 3: Community rights and responsibilities in SFM
Session 4: Forest management system and rotation age according to the species present in the area
Session 5: Policies related to SFM
Session 6: Preparation and implementation of sustainable forest management operational plans in the current situation
