Governance of forest resource use in western Nepal: Current state and community preferences.

ABSTRACT: Improved governance of natural resource use is critical to the sustainability and maintenance of environmental quality. In western Nepal, unsustainable resource extraction is seen by the local community as a major threat to forest sustainability. While most respondents to a survey of 243 households inside and outside a protected area (PA) thought the laws for managing resource use were adequate and appropriate, a far smaller proportion thought they were achieving their objectives. Disenchantment with the existing governance regime was strongest outside the PA, probably because there was greater investment in community engagement within the PA. The most likely reason for this failure is the deeply embedded corruption within the forest governance system. Devolution of power to local communit

SUBMITTER: Bhatta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9110619 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature