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Participation and decisionmaking in Nepal
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Sushma Dangol, |
| Journal Title | The equitable forest: diversity, community and resource management |
| Pagination | 54-71 |
| Key Words | community forestry; community involvement; decision making; diffusion of information; forest management; forests; policy; social participation; training |
| Abstract | This chapter focuses on the importance of the participation of a wider range of stakeholders in local forest management in Nepal, using Arnstein's 'ladder of participation' as a conceptual framework. Disadvantaged groups in the context of Nepal's community forest management, with which this chapter is concerned, are those stakeholders who depend heavily on forest resources for their livelihood but have insufficient voice in decision making about the management and use of those resources. Lower-caste people, poor people, and most women are often marginalized in the community forest management system and are therefore referred to here as disadvantaged groups. The level of participation of disadvantaged groups in six adaptive collaborative management interventions is compared using before and after scenarios. The important examples of interventions include participation in forest management decision making, participation in meetings and training, policy making, information-sharing, participation in activities or implementation and benefit-sharing. |
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