Two decades of community forestry in Nepal: What have we learned?

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document is the product of a “capitalisation” process that began in early 2010, and took shape during a number of subsequent sharing events. It was started during a meeting of NSCFP staff members, who were asked to brainstorm on project experiences, and to list and prioritise the main topics on which a project “capitalisation” should focus. “Capitalisation” in this sense means a self-refl ection and identifi cation of lessons learned. Nine topics came to the fore. A list of key project stakeholders was then drawn up, and representatives of each stakeholder group contacted to elicit their opinions about the project. They were particularly asked to highlight what, in their view, had been the successes and the failures related to the nine topics identifi ed – and to suggest any other topics that they though important to cover. As there was no strong recommendation on further topics, the original nine were retained. In August 2010 some of these stakeholders – chiefl y ones with a district-based perspective - came together in Kathmandu for a mini-workshop. This was followed by a larger one-day workshop in September, at which the results of the stakeholder comments were presented and discussed separately, by topic. Important points were recorded – both ones on which there was general agreement, and ones on which opinions differed. The inputs of these resource persons were further complemented by project-commissioned studies and reports on specifi c issues, as deemed necessary. The material thus collected was brought together in the current document, which has been through a series of drafts to which contributions and further comments have been made by project staff. It is thus an NSCFP production, containing both the potential biases and the insights of those closely engaged in current project implementation. Much effort has been placed, nevertheless, on incorporating a wider stakeholder perspective, including a historical overview. For this we are very grateful to all those persons listed in the annex for their contributions. The quotes of some of these individuals, given in text boxes through the document, were chosen to show a range of views. Not all these views are shared by project staff. We take this opportunity to thank the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC for their long support to NSCFP – and in particular, Elisabeth von Capeller and Bimala Paudyal-Rai for their very close collaboration over the last phase of NSCFP. We trust that this document represents an accurate portrayal of NSCFP and different stakeholder perspectives. Nevertheless, it is not necessarily an expression of the views of SDC. Thus any errors that may be unwittingly contained are our responsibility. Bharat Pokharel Rudriksha Rai-Parajuli on behalf of the NSCFP team Jane Carter Intercooperation, Bern II
List of Abbreviations AIDS : Acquired Immune Defi ciency Syndrome ANAR : Alliance for Natural Resource Management B.Sc : Bachelor of Science BOG : Basic Operational Guidelines CBO : Community Based Organisation CC : Cluster Coordinator CEEPARD : Community Environment Education and Public Awareness Association for Rural Development CF : Community Forestry CECI : Centre for International Studies and Cooperation CFF : Community Forestry Facilitator CFMS : Community Forest Management School CFUG : Community Forestry User Group CHURDEP : Community Human Resource Development Programme CIFOR : Center for International Forestry Research COFSUN : Community-based Forestry Supporters’ Network COOF : Cooperation Offi ce (of SDC at country level) CSPM : Confl ict Sensitive Programme Management CTA : Chief Technical Advisor DAG : Disadvantaged Group DANAR : Dalit Alliances for Natural Resource DANIDA : Danish International Development Agency DDC : District Development Committee DFO : District Forest Offi cer DG : Director General DFID : Department for International Development DoF : Department of Forests ECARDS : Ecology, Agriculture and Rural Development Society FECOFUN : Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal FINNIDA : Finnish International Development Agency FORD : Friendship for Rural Development GPSE : Gender, Poverty and Social Inclusion HIMAWANTI : Himalayan Grassroots Women’s Natural Resources Management Association HIV : Human Immunodefi ciency Virus I.Sc : Intermediate of Science IHDP : Integrated Hill Development Programme III
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