February 2006 issue of Journal of Forest and Livelihood is now available online. This issue focuses on the problems and opportunities of the forest-dependant poor in Nepal and in Asia.
This issue includes 8 articles that highlight the problems faced by the forest-dependent poor, spell out the causes underlying those problems, present empirical evidences on pro-poor approaches for addressing those problems, and analyze the linkages between the pro-poor objectives in governance and community-based natural resource management.
The contents of the issue available online at Forest Action website:
- Exploring Priority Problems of the Forest Dependent Poor in Nepal (Article) -Harisharan Luintel and Basundhara Bhattarai
- Caught in the Crossfire: Forest-Dependent Poor People in Nepal1 (Article) -Krishna Prasad Paudel and Balkrishna Kattel
- Transforming Agency and Structure for Facilitating Pro-Poor Governance in Community Forestry (Article) -Mani Ram Banjade, Netra Prasad Timsina, Hari Raj Neupane, Kamal Bhandari, Tara Bhattarai and Sushila Kumari Rana
- Experiences and Challenges of Promoting Pro-Poor and Social Inclusion Initiatives in User Group Forestry (Article) -Bimala Rai Paudyal, Peter Neil and Gaia Allison
- The Livelihood Improvement Process: An Inclusive and Pro-Poor Approach to Community Forestry – Experiences from Kabhrepalanchok and Sindhupalchok Districts of Nepal (Article) -Murari Joshi, Lokendra Dhakal, Gopi Paudel, Raghu Shrestha, Arun Paudel, Padam Bahadur Chand and Netra Prasad Timsina
- Reconstructing the Concept of Forest-Based Enterprise Development in Nepal: Towards a Pro-Poor Approach (Article) -Bharat Pokharel, Dinesh Paudel, Peter Branney, Dil Bahadur Khatri and Mike Nurse
- From Protection to Poverty Reduction: A Review of Forestry Policies and Practices in Nepal (Article) -Ram B. Chhetri
- Reducing Poverty through Community Based Forest Management in Asia (Article) -Sango Mahanty, Jane Gronow, Mike Nurse and Yam Malla
