| Abstract | This paper discusses the relationships between governance practices in natural resources and conflict in Nepal. Within the governance framework, the paper examines the roles of laws, policies, and practices in creating or minimizing scarcity and conflict and their impacts on society and resource management. It is argued that resource conflicts produce both positive and negative consequences and alter existing social relations. It is concluded that the existing approaches, strategies and discourses have not been able to address new challenges and, therefore, need a fresh paradigm. |