Private Sector Involvement and Investment in Nepal's Forestry Sector: Status, Prospects and Ways Forward
Title | Private Sector Involvement and Investment in Nepal's Forestry Sector: Status, Prospects and Ways Forward PDF eBook |
Author | Bhishma P. Subedi |
Publisher | Multi Stakeholder Forestry Programme |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2014-03-01 |
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This national level study conducted by Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB) and its consortium partners on behalf of the Multi Stakeholder Forestry Programme (MSFP) of Nepal, assesses and analyses the current status and future potential of developing economically viable and socially and environmentally responsible forest-based industries leading to sustainable, green and inclusive development model in Nepal. The study has prioritized forest enterprises along four major subsectors, namely, timber, non-timber forest products, ecosystem services (especially ecotourism and carbon) and forest bioenergy and developed a thorough understanding of the current status and future potential of the private sector involvement and investment in these subsectors along with the development of appropriate intervention strategies.
Increasing Private Sector Involvement and Investment in Forestry in Nepal
Title | Increasing Private Sector Involvement and Investment in Forestry in Nepal PDF eBook |
Author | Sony Baral |
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Analyzing the investment effects of forest rights devolution in Nepal’s community-managed forest enterprises
Title | Analyzing the investment effects of forest rights devolution in Nepal’s community-managed forest enterprises PDF eBook |
Author | Adhikary, A. |
Publisher | CIFOR |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2019-11-22 |
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Forest rights devolution in Nepal from the late 1980s created different types of community-based forest management institutions, in particular community forestry user groups. Effective forest regeneration led to a new focus on entrepreneurial opportunities for improving livelihoods and social equity, resulting in considerable if unstable enterprise growth. Employing the concept of enabling and asset investments, the study examines how user groups have established and managed forest-based enterprises, taking account of regulatory and non-regulatory factors. The study is based on primary data from interviews with 12 community-managed forest enterprises as well as secondary data from the published, government and grey literature. In light of the high export demand for non-timber forest products from India and elsewhere, there has been gradual policy support for enterprise development from the government. Enabling investments by the government, donors and non-governmental organizations have built momentum and contributed to success. Forest-based enterprises have the potential to change the face of Nepal’s rural economy. However, complex and poorly harmonized regulatory requirements have kept many community-managed forest enterprises in a state of informality and unable to attract asset investment. An emerging second generation of community-managed forest enterprises can benefit from reductions in regulatory burdens and attract asset investments capable of overcoming current obstacles to growth.
Privatising Sustainable Forestry
Title | Privatising Sustainable Forestry PDF eBook |
Author | Natasha Landell-Mills |
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Pages | 120 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Environmental policy |
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Forest Management in Nepal
Title | Forest Management in Nepal PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Hill |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 70 |
Release | 1999-01-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9780821344804 |
Forests play a vital role in maintaining Nepal's impressive biodiversity, which has global significance: With only 0.1 percent of the world's total area, Nepal contains 2 percent of the planet's flowering plants, 8 percent of its birds, and 4 percent of its mammals. As Nepal develops its forest resources, it needs to minimize the biotic pressures affecting the structure and dynamics of forest plant communities and wildlife populations and thereby reverse the current destructive pressures on the country's biodiversity. The study aims to provide a better understanding of the ways in which forest resources are used in Nepal. Its focus is to examine systematically the costs and benefits of present and possible future sustainable and biodiversity-friendly management practices from household, national, and global perspectives. The authors define the analytical framework and the costs of financial and economic alternatives. They also present the economic, social, institutional and legal issues, and recommend strategies for change. The report should be of use to national and donor agencies concerned with the management of natural resources and conservation of biodiversity in Nepal, providing a framework for possible future donor support to the sector. It highlights issues that are of importance in the formulation and implementation of natural resource management programs by government and non-government agencies.
Community Forestry in Nepal
Title | Community Forestry in Nepal PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Thwaites |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 207 |
Release | 2017-12-11 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 131544514X |
Community forestry focuses on the link between forest resources and livelihoods and contributes to forest conservation and reforestation. It is widespread in Nepal, with a very high proportion of the rural population involved, and is widely recognized as one of the most successful examples of community forestry in Asia. Through a combination of literature reviews and original research, this volume explores key experiences and outcomes of community forestry in Nepal over the last four decades as a model for improving forest management and supporting local livelihoods. The book takes a critical approach, recognizing successes, especially in forest conservation and restoration, along with mixed outcomes in terms of poverty reduction and benefits to forest users. It recognizes the way that community forestry has continued to evolve to meet new challenges, including the global challenges of climate change, environmental degradation and conservation, as well as national demographic and social changes due to large-scale labour migration and the growing remittance economy. In addition to examining the changes and responses, the book explores ways that community forestry in Nepal might move forward. Lessons from Nepal have relevance to community forestry and community-based approaches to natural resource management around the world that are also experiencing global pressures and opportunities.
Participatory Forestry
Title | Participatory Forestry PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Hobley |
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Pages | 364 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Community forests |
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