1. Sustainable Community Forestry for Sustainable Development: A case study of Forest Governance from Nepal Presented By: Rajesh Koirala Master student in Forest Science Presented At: World Student Community for Sustainable Development (WSCSD) University of Regina SK, Canada (May 12- May 16, 2008) Nepal
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9. Ministry of Education Support in scholarship, teacher’s salary, school building and furniture etc Ministry of Women and Social Welfare Focus on situation of women, dalit, members from ethnic minorities and from remote places Ministry of Communication and Information Public hearing, public auditing, information flow Both vertically and horizontally Ministry of Finance Management of CFUG fund, loan flow to the users, present annual record of income & expenditure in assembly Ministry of Physical Planning Construction and maintenance of community building, drinking water, bridge etc. Ministry of Agriculture Support to users in vegetable farming, livestock husbandry, fishery, bee keeping, construction of irrigation canal
10. Annual assembly (Evaluate annual activities, formulate new plans, prepare budget) “ With this success, Dalits are happy and feel honored. Their participation in the meetings has increased. They take interest in the community forest activities and volunteer for work. They communicate with other fellow users frequently. Above all, their trust and confidence on the executive committee has increased”. - Karna Bahadur B.K., Blacksmith and Member Secretary, Chauridanda CFUG www.usaid.gov/stories/nepal/ ss_nepal_forest.html
11. Achievements: 2. Sustainable Forest Management Forest User Committee discussing forest management plan Source: DOF
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13. Reference change Forest condition Koirala (2006) 405% increase in fuelwood Koirala (2006) 582% increase in fodder Koirala (2006) 134% increase in timber Branney and Yadav (1998) 3% -19% active forest management Branney and Yadav (1998) 29% basal area Branney and Yadav (1998) 51% total number of stems per unit area
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