The conference papers of the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons "Governing shared resources: connecting local experience to global challenges" are now availabe online. IASC Conference 2008 will be held at Cheltenham, England from July 14 to July 18, 2008.

Some of the conference papers on Nepalese Forestry at IASC 2008

K. P. Acharya and Gentle, P. Improving forestry governance through advocacy: evidences from Nepal

S.P. Dhungana. Can Carbon better contribute to poverty reduction? Prospects of community­based leasehold forestry in Nepal

Ambika P. Gautam, Mukunda B. Karmacharya , Birendra K. Karna. Community Forestry, Equity and Sustainable Livelihoods in Nepal

E.E. Kerkhoff, K.P. Aryal, S. Webster. Defending shifting cultivators' rights to common property resources: how applicable is ILO Convention No. 111 (Employment and Occupation)?

Maksha R. Maharjan. Participatory Action Research into the Poverty Impacts of Community Forestry in Nepal

Shiva Shankar Pandey. Home garden : A traditional agroforestry practice in Nepal

Naya Sharma Paudel, Mani Ram Banjade , Ganga Ram Dahal. Impacts of Forest Tenure Reform on Livelihoods: Experiences from Nepal

Ridish K. Pokharel. Pro­Poor Programs of Nepal's Community Forestry: Who Benefits? 

Indu Bikal Sapkota, Bhesh Raj Oli. Local Communities in Nepal Himalaya - Towards Meeting International Standard of Sustainability on NTFPs Management

S. C. Staddon. Environmental Monitoring, Community Participation and Governance of the Commons: Insights from Nepal

Other papers and details about the conference is at IASC Conference Website.