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Ghan Shyam Pandey
Coordinator, GACF
Chairman, Green Foundation Nepal
Email: pandeygs2002@yahoo.com
CHANGING LANDSCAPES
THROUGH COMMUNITY FORESTRY
IN NEPAL
Community Forest
• "Community Forest" means a National Forest handed over to an users'
group pursuant to Section 25 for its development, conservation and
utilization for the collective interest
• The District Forest Officer may handover any part of a National Forest to a
Users' Group in the form of a Community Forest As Prescribed entitling to
develop, conserve, use and manage the Forest and, sell and distribute the
Forest Products independently by fixing their prices according to Work Plan
• The Users' Group to be a Corporate Body: (1) The Users' Group constituted
pursuant to Section 42 shall be an autonomous and corporate body having
perpetual secession. (2) The Users' Group shall have a separate seal of its
own. (3) The Users' Group as a person may acquire, possess or transfer or
otherwise manage movable and immovable property.
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No. of CFUGs In the last decade In the current decade
Rate of CFUG formation
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Community forests – at Present P{
present
4
Gray to Green
to Green Economy
Green- CF
Gray
Green
Enterprises
1970s Under Government
Management
Now Under Community Forest
Management
Success Behind……………………
Nepal’s hills in 1970s
Now after
Community Forest
 Practice, Pilot to Policy,
 Legal, Policy, Institutional and
Political Reform
 Gender Balance Action
 Local and National Government,
Donors and Media Support
Strong Federation and CSO
FOREST PEOPLES ISTITUTION
S
Development
Approach: Putting the
Last first. Policy reform to Secure
Tenure Rights
. Collective Action and Capacity
Building
. Support for Networking
. Climate Justice
. Technology transfer
. Market Service
. More Action than talking
. Focusing on Poverty Reduction
Lesson Learnt & WAYFORARD
THANK YOU !

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Community Forestry in Nepal

  • 1. Ghan Shyam Pandey Coordinator, GACF Chairman, Green Foundation Nepal Email: pandeygs2002@yahoo.com CHANGING LANDSCAPES THROUGH COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN NEPAL
  • 2. Community Forest • "Community Forest" means a National Forest handed over to an users' group pursuant to Section 25 for its development, conservation and utilization for the collective interest • The District Forest Officer may handover any part of a National Forest to a Users' Group in the form of a Community Forest As Prescribed entitling to develop, conserve, use and manage the Forest and, sell and distribute the Forest Products independently by fixing their prices according to Work Plan • The Users' Group to be a Corporate Body: (1) The Users' Group constituted pursuant to Section 42 shall be an autonomous and corporate body having perpetual secession. (2) The Users' Group shall have a separate seal of its own. (3) The Users' Group as a person may acquire, possess or transfer or otherwise manage movable and immovable property.
  • 4. Community forests – at Present P{ present 4
  • 5. Gray to Green to Green Economy Green- CF Gray Green Enterprises 1970s Under Government Management Now Under Community Forest Management
  • 6. Success Behind…………………… Nepal’s hills in 1970s Now after Community Forest  Practice, Pilot to Policy,  Legal, Policy, Institutional and Political Reform  Gender Balance Action  Local and National Government, Donors and Media Support Strong Federation and CSO FOREST PEOPLES ISTITUTION S
  • 7. Development Approach: Putting the Last first. Policy reform to Secure Tenure Rights . Collective Action and Capacity Building . Support for Networking . Climate Justice . Technology transfer . Market Service . More Action than talking . Focusing on Poverty Reduction Lesson Learnt & WAYFORARD