Theme IV: Community Forestry and Economic Development

Author Organisation Title Country of topic
Dr Augusta Molnar Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Alternate tenure and enterprise models: Adding value and equity to forests International
Other presenters Organisation Title Country of topic
B Bhattarai ICIMOD, Kathmandu Engendering value chain: The case of community-based bay leaf enterprise in Nepal and India Nepal, India
M Meijboom & S Peldon SNV Bhutan Community forestry and economic development: opportunities and challenges for NTFP development in Bhutan Bhutan
S Bose et al Winrock International, India Role of forest based institutions in promoting NTFP enterprise to attain sustainable livelihoods India
S B Pokharel et al SNV Nepal Promotion of NTFPs through community forestry: Improving livelihoods in C Terai by applying innovative value chain approach Nepal
B Rana & R Subedi Livelihoods and Forestry Programme, Nepal Contribution of community forests in reducing economic poverty Nepal
B Mohns Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal Small scale forest harvesting systems to enable market access for community forest user groups in N. Lao PDR Lao PDR
Y B Thapa et al Department of Forests, Nepal A pro-poor perspective to common forest management: evidences from leasehold forestry in Central Nepal Nepal
Posters Organisation Title Country of topic
B P Subedi et al Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB), Nepal Transforming community forest user groups for economic security of poor and improved forest management in Nepal Nepal
N Pokharel Lord Buddha Education Foundation, Department of Biotechnology, Nepal Assessment of the fuelwood resources and utilisation from forest: a case study of Deutiko Than CF, Palpa District Nepal
Dr M Dhakal Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Nepal Low pricing strategy of forest products in community forestry programme: Subsidy to the forest users or loss of economy? Nepal
K Kipemboi Millennium Villages Project, Kenya Assessment on adoption of tree nursery practices as startegic commercial enterprise on community forestry and economic development by farmers within Millennium villages, Yala Siaya District, Kenya Kenya
A R Sharma Department of Forests, Nepal Impact of community forestry on income distribution in Nepal Nepal
Dr A K Sharma Forestry Research Institute, Dehradun, India Role of community forestry in production/cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants India
R Cozens Intercooperation, Bangladesh The 6-step marketing extension tool Bangladesh
Dr K R Tiwari Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal Enhancing the sensitisation of CF management through agriculture intensification in middle mountains region of Nepal Nepal
R. Chhetri & N. Thapa Department of Forests, Nepal Yasagumba and rural livelihoods in Dolpa/Rukum Nepal