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Empowerment or marginalization: a debate in community forestry in Nepal
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Timsina, N, |
| Journal Title | Journal of Forest and Livelihood |
| Volume | 2 |
| Pagination | 27-33 |
| ISBN Number | 1684-0186 |
| Key Words | community development; community forestry; community involvement; decision making; empowerment; forest management; forest policy; forests; marginalization; poverty; rural development; social; participation; women; man |
| Abstract | The impact of the community forestry programme in Nepal is debated around the potentials for empowerment and risk of marginalization. This article draws some evidences of both scenarios. Evidences in the field show that the community forest management process can be a forum for all users including women, the poor and lower castes on the one hand, and equally it can be a vehicle for the elite group of people to legitimize their interests by the unconscious consent of the users, on the other. This articles concludes with a recommendation for monitoring policy implementation and democratizing the Forest User Groups at the local level in a way that enables the poor and marginalized to articulate their interests and needs to the decision making process of the forest resource management. |
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