RECOFTC has released the proceedings of the International Conference on Managing Forests for Poverty Reduction: Capturing Opportunities in Forest Harvesting and Wood Processing for the Benefit of the Poor, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in October 3-6, 2006. The proceedings document experiences from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, based on practical accounts from the field that provide inspiration and ideas for future action.

Oberndorf, R., P. Durst, S. Mahanty, K. Burslem and R. Suzuki, 2007. A Cut for the Poor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Managing Forests for Poverty Reduction: Capturing Opportunities in Forest Harvesting and Wood Processing for the Benefit of the Poor. Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 3-6 October 2006, FAO RAP publication number and RECOFTC Report No. 19, FAO and RECOFTC, Bangkok.

The proceedings contain following papers related to Nepalese forestry:

• Unlocking the Value of Pine Forests for Sustainable Livelihoods: A Case Study from Hile Jaljale Community Forest in Kabhre Palanchok District of Nepal
  Padam B. Chand and Kalpana Ghimire
• Managing the Risks of Community-based Processing: Lessons from two Community-based Sawmills in Nepal
  Mark Kelly and Prabhesh Aryal
• Can Timber Rents Better Contribute to Poverty Alleviation through Community Forestry in the Terai Region of Nepal?
  James Bampton and Bruno Cammaert
• Small Wood-based Enterprises in Community Forestry: Contributing to Poverty Reduction in Nepal
  Krishna Acharya and Sushanta Acharya

The papers are available at Front Cover, Part I, Part II, Part III.