{"id":3700,"date":"2023-02-17T10:31:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T00:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primaryforestsandclimate.org\/?post_type=publications&p=3700"},"modified":"2023-02-17T10:46:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T00:46:27","slug":"forest-governance-for-sustainable-communities-and-red-panda-conservation","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/primaryforestsandclimate.org\/publications\/forest-governance-for-sustainable-communities-and-red-panda-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest governance for sustainable communities and red panda conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This study looked at issues confronting forest management and sustainability and focused on the governance of the community forest user group (CFUG) initiative in Nepal.<\/p>\n

It surveyed the historical impacts of unsustainable logging in Nepal, documented particularly in a World Bank Report, which both investigated and explored avenues for improving the forest situation, including community forestry. Nepal has undergone changes in its forestry management, from feudalism to state-based forestry and then to decentralized forestry. <\/p>\n

It also looked at the legislative, regulatory, and governance frameworks underpinning what is a unique system of community-driven forest management, which arguably has led to sustainable forest management (SFM). This SFM\u00a0 has engendered a market for sustainably-derived timber and labelling systems for \u2018good\u2019 wood.<\/p>\n

The study also analysed stakeholder attitudes towards the current forest governance situation in Nepal. Furthermore, it provided a small case study on how such standards might be applied in the local community context of protecting Nepal\u2019s Red Panda while simultaneously delivering sustainable forest management and community development.<\/p>\n

Perceptions of community forest governance differ between marginalised and non-marginalised people, with the former having significantly lower ratings due to their voices and opinions not being taken into account by those in power on the executive committee or because some powerful people on the committee are making decisions for them. <\/p>\n

The issues of inequitable benefit sharing, the dominance of affluent groups, a dearth of alternative livelihood options, and insufficient support for community enterprises are evidence of the failings of existing forest management systems, necessitating a re-evaluation of sustainable forest management. <\/p>\n

Building the capacity of marginalised groups by increasing their skills and raising awareness about sustainable forest management could have tangible impacts on the ground, including the protection and conservation of Nepal\u2019s unique flora and fauna into an uncertain and difficult future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Article authors<\/h2>
\"Tim<\/a><\/div>

Tim Cadman<\/a><\/h3>
Tim is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with the Law Futures Centre and the Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. Tim has been an academic researcher and teacher since 1996. <\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Upama Ashish Koju<\/a><\/h3>
Upama has expertise in Remote sensing and GIS, application of RS-GIS in natural resources management studies, Climate change, forest and disaster, ecosystem services, PES, Agriculture.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
\"Anita<\/a><\/div>

Anita Shrestha<\/a><\/h3>
Anita specialises in the governance of Red panda conservation and natural habitat protection, sociological perspective of climate change, natural resource management including forestry, red panda, institutional development of a community forest user group, gender and social inclusion.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Additional authors<\/h3>\n

Tek Maraseni\u00a0 and Sikha Karki<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Reference<\/h3>\n

Cadman, T., Maraseni, T., Koju, U. A., Shrestha, A., & Karki, S. (2023). Forest Governance in Nepal Concerning Sustainable Community Forest Management and Red Panda Conservation. Land<\/em>, 12(2), 493. https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2073-445X\/12\/2\/493<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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