REDD+ and community forestry: Implications for local communities and forest management-a case study from Nepal

M Poudel; R Thwaites; Digby Race; G R Dahal

doi:10.1505/146554814811031251

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REDD+ and community forestry: Implications for local communities and forest management-a case study from Nepal

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REDD+ and community forestry: Implications for local communities and forest management-a case study from Nepal

M Poudel, R Thwaites, Digby Race and G R Dahal

International Forestry Review, Vol.16(1), pp.39-54

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1505/146554814811031251

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community forestry

CFUGs

executive committee

piloting activities

REDD+

SUMMARY The REDD+ policy proposes to deliver multiple outcomes including emissions reduction, livelihood support and sustainable forest management, and thus appears largely compatible with Community Forestry (CF). However, the addition of a new value (carbon sequestration) to traditional values of CF (local livelihoods and ecological resilience) may have implications for communities and CF management approaches at local level. Based on primary data collected from three Community Forest User Groups (CFUGs) in Nepal, this paper explores local effects of REDD+ in pilot sites, where the program has been implemented since 2009. Data from in-depth interviews, focus groups and household survey indicates that REDD+ has generated both positive and negative outcomes. CF condition, CFUGs activities and network, and sources of CFUGs income appeared to be improved, whereas autonomy of CFUGs as independent decision making institutions and customary access rights to forests are both limited, and external political agendas are seen to be replacing the needs and interests of forest users.

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Title: REDD+ and community forestry: Implications for local communities and forest management-a case study from Nepal
Authors: M Poudel (Author) - Charles Sturt University
R Thwaites (Author) - Charles Sturt University
Digby Race (Author) - Australian National University
G R Dahal (Author) - Rights and Resources Initiatives (RRI)
Publication details: International Forestry Review, Vol.16(1), pp.39-54
Publisher: Commonwealth Forestry Association
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1505/146554814811031251
ISSN: 1465-5489
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450343402621
Output Type: Journal article

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