Community forestry in Nepal – current issues and way forward.
Community forestry in Nepal is considered an innovative policy that allows mountain communities to have access to natural resources, mainly forests. The evolution of this policy and the expansion of community forestry institutions over the past three decades, are rooted in Nepal’s unique political, economic and ecological contexts. This discussion note describes its evolutionary contexts to arrive at issues facing the present day community forestry, and identifies way forward for creating better livelihood impact….