Community forest management led to rapid local forest gain in Nepal: A 29 year mixed methods retrospective case study

Smith, Alexander C.; Hurni, Kaspar; Fox, Jefferson; Hoek, Jamon Van Den

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106526

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“…Increases in wildlife depredation of livestock and crops in general (e.g., by bears, civet cats, and red dog (dhole)) have been linked to the increasing numbers of abandoned farms and the increase in second-growth forest [26]. Elsewhere in Nepal, the return of forests over the past 40 years has been largely attributed to the success of community forestry programs initiated in the 1990s [97][98][99][100][101][102][103], where local control has reportedly been more effective than previous and traditional top-down management systems. However, attributing community forestry alone to the "greening of Nepal" ignores the important contributing factors of outmigration, farm abandonment, and subsequent growth of pioneering tree species, such as alder [26,101].…”

Section: Vegetation Changementioning

confidence: 99%

The Changing Ecology of a High Himalayan Valley: Challenges to the Sustainable Development of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal

Byers,

Shrestha,

Zackary

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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The Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) is a high mountain protected area (MPA) in eastern Nepal undergoing socioeconomic and environmental changes that are unprecedented in the region’s history. In the following paper, we discuss recent changes involving new road construction, climate change, adventure tourism, and the wildlife/forest cover/medicinal plant sectors. Our assessments are based on the collective results of past and recent field research, remote sensing analysis, oral histories, and literature reviews. While similar changes are occurring in MPAs throughout Nepal, it is suggested that the KCA differs from other regions in that it still retains the option of conducting detailed feasibility, environmental, and impact assessments prior to the implementation of major change-associated projects, particularly the construction of roads. In turn, the KCA might avoid many of the environmental, social, and economic problems experienced elsewhere in Nepal, while enhancing its status, income-generating capacities, and sustainability as a global destination for adventure, nature, and cultural tourism.

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