In this issue of the Journal of Forest and Livelihood, we introduce research articles around community forestry that focuses on landscape restoration, ecological resilience, and livelihood improvement and shed light on how they may lead to sustainable resource management.

Editorial

Staddon, S. 2025. The Politics of Care in Coping Well with Change: Conceptualising and Questioning Care to Move beyond ‘Resilience’ in Rural Nepal. Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 25(1): 1-20

Feiersinger, S. J.P.D., Stilma, A.A. and Chapagain, A. 2025. Impact of Operational Plans on Forest Cover Area: A Comparative Study of Community Forests in Nepal. Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 25(1): 21-33

Dahal, G.R. 2025. Significance of Community Based Forestry for Effective Forest Landscape Restoration. Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 25(1): 34-41

Khanal, K.P., Khatri, T.B., Nepal, S.M., Poudel, B.S., Sapkota, R., Thapa, B., Dahal, D.S. and Dhakal, B. 2025. Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Increased Water Availability: A Case Study from the Hills and Mountains of Nepal. Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 25(1): 42-54

Rajbhandari, S., Yadav, Y., Shrestha, P., Dahal, D., Sharma, G., Poudel, S. and Basnet, R. 2025. Role of NTFP-based Micro-enterprises in Livelihood Improvement of Forest User Group: A Case of a Sishnoo- based Micro-enterprise in the Mid-hills of Nepal. Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 25(1): 55-65

Shrestha, P., Mandal, R.A., Kandel, P., Rajbhandari, S., Sharma, G., Mahat, N., Poudel, S., Dahal, D., Budhathoki, A. and Basnet, R. 2025. Effects of Invasive Alien Plant Species (IAPS) on Native Plant Species in Three Different Altitudinal Range: A Case Study of Five Community Forests of Jajarkot District. Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 25(1): 66-77

Adhikari, J., Shrestha, M. and Gautam, A. 2025. Understanding local perception on NTFP availability in the Himalayan landscape of Nepal. Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 25(1): 78-92