Publisher: Winrock International

This report resulted from an assessment of second generation issues in community forestry. The content is based on a workshop “Equity Issues in Community Forestry for Sustainable Development” held in Kathmandu on October 4, 2002.

The workshop summarized findings of studies conducted in the past three years. The studies examined the impact of community forestry in the Terai, Mid-Hills, and High Mountains as well as leasehold forestry, watershed management, buffer zone management, and service providers in the forestry sector. Researchers used semistructured interviews, extensive interviews with various stakeholders, participatory rural appraisal, secondary sources,and published materials.

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