Transforming Agency and Structure for Facilitating Pro-Poor Governance in Community Forestry

Banjade, M.R.; Timsina, Netra Prasad; Neupane, H.R.; Bhandari, Kamal; Bhattarai, Tara Nidhi; Rana, Sushila Kumari

doi:10.3126/jfl.v5i1.1978

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“…Access of the poorest in the community to forest resources is still a matter of discourse (Pokharel and Nurse 2004). Many authors fear that poor people are deprived of getting economic benefits from community forestry and that the benefits are channelled to the better-off households (Banjade et al 2006, Malla et al 2003. This is not only the case in Nepal.…”

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Commercial management of non-timber forest products in Nepal's community forest users groups: who benefits?

Gauli¹,

Hauser²

2011

int. forest. rev.

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Forest policies in Nepal encourage community forest users to commercialise non-timber forest products for income generation. This study sought to understand the ability of forest users to increase their household income benefit through commercial non-timber forest product management by conducting a multiple linear regression analysis. Furthermore it compares the income generation potential of traditional to enterprise-oriented approaches. Results indicate that, in the enterprise-oriented approach, low wealth category households derived income benefits only when they had equitable access to forests and a reliable market. The findings also show that, under the traditional approach, income benefits are the highest for rich households and the least for female-headed poor households. In contrast, the enterprise-oriented approach strengthens the role of disadvantaged poor households. The study concludes that commercialisation of non-timber forest products does not automatically result in equitable income benefits for everyone, whereas, locally-crafted rules and norms do.Gestion commerciale des produits forestiers autres que le bois dans les groupes d'utilisateurs des forêts communautaires du Népal: qui en profite? K. GAULI et M. HAUSERLes politiques forestières au Népal encouragent les utilisateurs des forêts communautaires à commercialiser les produits forestiers autres que le bois comme source de revenus. Cette étude a cherché à comprendre comment les utilisateurs de la forêt peuvent accroître leur bénéfice de revenus des foyers à l'aide d'une gestion commerciale des produits autres que le bois, en utilisant une analyse de régression linéaire multiple. Il compare également le potentiel de la génération de revenus des approches traditionelles jusqu'à celles orientées vers l'entreprise. Les résultats indiquent que, dans l'approche orientée vers l'entreprise, la catégorie des foyers à faibles revenus ne dérivaient des bénéfices financiers que lorsqu'ils jouissaient d'un accès équitable à la forêt et d'un marché sûr. Les résultats montrent également que, dans l'approche traditionelle, les bénéfices financiers sont les plus importants pour les foyers aisés, et les moindres pour les foyers démunis tenus par des femmes. En contraste, l'approche orientée vers l'entreprise fortifie le rôle des foyers désavantagés. L'étude en conclut que la commercialisation des produits forestiers autres que le bois ne résulte pas automatiquement en des bénéfices de revenus équitables pour tous, alors que des règles et normes conçues localement peuvent elles aboutir à un résultat équitable.El manejo comercial de productos forestales no madereros entre los grupos de usuarios de los bosques comunitarios de Nepal: ¿quiénes son los que más se benefician?K. GAULI y M. HAUSER Las políticas forestales en Nepal fomentan la comercialización de productos forestales no madereros entre los usuarios de bosques comunitarios, con el fin de generar ingresos suplementarios. Este estudio intentó comprender la capacidad de los usuarios forestales para aumentar ...

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Commercial management of non-timber forest products in Nepal's community forest users groups: who benefits?

Gauli¹,

Hauser²

2011

int. forest. rev.

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“…Other institutional factors in the successful evolution of community forestry included efforts to improve the inclusion of all social groups (especially after the mid-1990s, when the Maoist movement also gained momentum through the agenda of inclusion), concomitant democratic processes (Pokharel et al 2007), and provision of adequate time and space for frequent discussion, exchange, adaptation, inclusion, and interaction among stakeholders (Banjade et al 2006).…”

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Community Forestry in Nepal

Poudel¹,

Rana²,

Thwaites³

2017

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“…In addition, most CFUGs have a minimal concern for resilient forest ecosystems and biodiversity [99,143]. These situations can be mitigated through education campaigns and equitable representation in decision-making groups [146][147][148].…”

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Critical Review of the Millennium Project in Nepal

Vaidya

Mayer

2016

Sustainability

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"Our Common Future" harmonized development policies around a new sustainable development (SD) paradigm, and experts also emphasize the importance of a democratic and equitable approach to define and achieve sustainable development. However, SD targets and indicators are often defined by a suite of experts or a few stakeholder groups, far removed from on-the-ground conditions. The most common expert-led development framework, the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), promoted one set of targets and indicators for all developing countries. While progress towards these targets was routinely reported at the national scale, these targets may not reflect context-specific sustainable development. We evaluated the relevance and comprehensiveness of MDG 7 (environmental sustainability) for Nepal. Although Nepal has met most of the MDG 7 (e.g., forest cover, protected areas coverage, water and sanitation), on closer inspection these indicators do not provide adequate context for ensuring that these targets provide the intended levels of development. Simple forest cover and protected area indicators belie the dearth of ecological conservation on the ground, and water and sanitation indicators do not reflect the inequality of access based on poverty and regions. While the Millennium Development Goals align with broad sustainability concerns in Nepal, these indicators do not reveal its true development conditions.

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Transforming Agency and Structure for Facilitating Pro-Poor Governance in Community Forestry

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Commercial management of non-timber forest products in Nepal's community forest users groups: who benefits?

Commercial management of non-timber forest products in Nepal's community forest users groups: who benefits?

Community Forestry in Nepal

Critical Review of the Millennium Project in Nepal

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