Theme III: Community Forestry, Social Inclusion and Democratic Dovernance

Author Organisation Title Country of topic
Dr Mary Hobley Independent researcher Title to be confirmed International
G S Pandey FECOFUN, Nepal Title to be confirmed International
Other presenters Organisation Title Country of topic
R R Devkota et al Georg-August University, G öttingen, Germany Community forestry as a new mode of forest governance: Actors, power and interests as neglected factors Albania, Indonesia, Namibia, Nepal
Dr R Kotru & S. Sharma SNV Nepal Participatory forest management in testing mode: Are lessons on social inclusion and governance in Changar upscaleable and sustainable? India
C. Dionco Women's Initiatives for Society, Culture and Environment, Metro Manila, Philippines "But she said": Creating spaces for women's voice in community forestry Philippines
Dr B K Pokharel et al Nepal Swiss Community Forestry Project, Nepal Assessing social and economic sustainability of community forestry: Lessons drawn from experiences of Nepal Nepal
Blomley et al Independent consultant, UK Towards a conceptual framework for equitable benefit sharing in commnity forestry Tanzania & Nepal
Dr G R Dahal et al Rights and Resources Initiative, Bangkok, Thailand Forest tenure reform and its impact on livelihoods, forest condition and equity (LIFE) International
M Mbuvi et al Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya Emerging social and democratic institutions: Experiences from CF associations in Kenya Kenya
S K Minhas Independent researcher, India Local government experimentation with natural resource governance India
K Wickramasinghe & A Senaratne Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka Community forestry under conditions of low forest dependence: Experience from dry and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
R P Poudel et al Department of Forests, Nepal Community forestry for livelihood improvement. A case study from Sundar CF, Morang Nepal
Posters Organisation Title Country of topic
R Soriaga Asia Forest Network Coping with uncertainty and social change: Lessons from two programmes in Asia 9 Asian countries
Dr K Schmidt & KJ Temphel Participatory Forest Management Project, Bhutan Addressing governance for community forestry in Bhutan: development of good governance indicators Bhutan
Pattnaik B et al Mayurbhanj Swechhasebi Samkhya (MASS), Orissa, India From community forestry to community forests in landscapes: Mediating institutions in forest landscapes in Orissa India
N. Chapagain et al Livelihoods and Forestry Programme, Nepal Together with great achievements, a question to feed the CF achievements into national poverty reduction strategy: An experience from the Koshi Hills Nepal
R K Pokharel & A R Gyawali Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal Increasing benefits to poor through community forestry: Do women benefit? Nepal
Nahakul KC and S Shrestha Livelihoods and Forestry Programme, Nepal Promoting inclusive governance and local democracy in community forestry: An impact of LFP in midwest region of Nepal Nepal
K Risal Livelihoods and Forestry Programme, Nepal Policies and practices for gender, poverty and socially inclusive forest sector: learning from Nepal's community forestry Nepal
S K Pariyar Dalit Allaince for Natural Resources - DANAR, Nepal Dalits access in community forestry and natural resources: Outputs and challenges Nepal