Impacts of Forest Tenure Reform on Livelihoods: Experiences from Nepal

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/1232
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Type:	Conference Paper
Author:	Paudel, Naya Sharma; Banjade, Mani Ram; Dahal, Ganga Ram
Conference:	Governing Shared Resources: Connecting Local Experience to Global Challenges, the Twelfth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons
Location:	Cheltenham, England
Conf. Date:	July 14-18, 2008
Date:	2008
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/1232
Sector:	Forestry
Region:	Middle East & South Asia
Subject(s):	forests community livelihoods income distribution equity IASC
Abstract:	"This paper analyses the impacts of forest tenure reforms in Nepal on livelihoods, income, forest condition and equity (LIFE). Tenure reform process that began during late 1970s was institutionalised during early 1990s has promoted decentralised and participatory processes in forest management. These reforms towards increased community tenure have significant positive impacts on all the LIFE indicators but have relatively better results on forest condition and livelihoods. Though the impacts on equity and income are relatively small, institutional innovations on the ground and policy responses for increasing community tenure are showing optimism of addressing equity issues and increasing household income through community forestry."

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