Who has rights to forests and forest resources? In recent years governments in the South
have transferred at least 200 million hectares of forests to communities living in and around …

As the practice of Community Based Adaptation (CBA) to climate change in countries like
Nepal is growing, the literature has pointed out the need for more research in order to test …

The increasing incidence of forest and land degradation is affecting billions of people, and
causing loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Realizing the importance of forest …

After the introduction of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, existing
development institutions are being assessed for their roles in achieving SDGs. In this …

This paper evaluates the role of use of community-managed forests as a means of improving
economic well-being of rural Nepalese households. It utilizes a nationwide survey consisting …

This paper highlights the key role of community forestry in enhancing the sustainability of
forest ecosystems and their provision of environmental goods and services, while also …

A growing literature on collective action focuses on exploring the conditions that might help
or hinder groups to work collectively. In this paper, we focus on community-based forest …

The governance of environmental resources holds the key to the future of sustainable
development in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). 1. Institutional innovation—for landscape …

This paper examines the use and usefulness of inventory-based management planning to
practical forest management in processes of community forestry in Nepal. The paper is …

This paper is concerned with who benefits from taxation of forest products in Nepal's
community forests. The objectives of the study are two-fold; to document who benefits from …