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A study on evolution of Forest Acts and community forest management in Middle Hills of Nepal
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Manandhar, A, |
| Journal Title | Journal of the Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University |
| Volume | 70 |
| Pagination | 129-246 |
| ISBN Number | 1345-6601 |
| Key Words | community forestry; deforestation; forest management; forest; policy; forest resources; forestry law; forests; history; resource conservation; rural communities |
| Abstract | This study deals with the changes in forest acts and their consequences in forest management in Nepal in the latter half of the 20th century. The provisions regarding management of various forest categories were studied with the help of Forest Acts and legislation so far formulated. This study focused on the evolution of community forestry policy which enable government to hand over a part of the national forest to the local users with the expectation of increased local participation in forest management and control deforestation while fulfilling their basic requirement of daily essential materials like fuelwood, fodder, leaf litter and timber. Two villages in the Mid Hills of Central Nepal were selected to study the implementation of community forest management in the local villages. Information on forest area and condition of each village and user group were found from field survey. The records and interviews with the users and concerned members provided the management practices of each user group. It was found that the users are more concerned towards economic benefit from forest management rather than fulfilling the daily needs, the point mentioned in operational plan guideline was achieved. The equal distribution of resources among the user members and the cost imposed for being member and limitation rules prevented a group of villages from using the resources. Forest management has been limited in conservation, technical assistance is needed in silviculture from government or non-government agencies and also care should be given to support those who depend most on forest utilizing their service in return of resources use. |
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