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The Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (LFP) works in 15 districts in the hills and Terai plains of east, west and far-west Nepal. The map shows working areas:

• Eastern Koshi Hills: Dhankuta, Terhathum, Sankhuwasabha, and Bhojpur 
• Western Dhaulagiri hills: Baglung, Parbat, Myagdi 
• Terai Lumbini zone: Nawalparasi, Kapilvastu, and Rupandehi 
• Mid-Western Rapti zone: Rukum, Rolpa, Salyan, Pyuthan, and Dang.

The programme and its partners work directly with more than 5,400 Forest User Groups and natural resource management groups, covering more than 660,000 households (13% of total national households). On average, LFP covers 75% of the population in its programme districts.

LFP Hills programme began in April 2001 and a Hills Baseline Study was conducted during 2002/03. The programme conducted a Social and Geographical Audit (SAGA) in 2005 that monitored its social and geographical coverage and effectiveness. Based on the SAGA report, baseline study and other programme reviews, Hills Sustainability Plans are developed and are under implementation.

LFP started its programme in three western Terai districts in September 2001. It conducted  a baseline study there too and contributed to developing District Forest Sector Plans. Currently the Terai programme focuses on national forest, public and institutional land and other (private) land. The cross-cutting areas of work include social mobilization and alternative energy.

In the Mid-west districts, where LFP has operated since 2002, a multiple partnership approach was adopted with local NGOs along with District Forest Offices. The main objective of the partnership is to implement the programme in inaccessible and remote areas focusing on poor and excluded people. LFP conducted a baseline study after it started its partnership programme and subsequently has revised and developed the programme. (See partnership paper.)

As recommended by the Output to Purpose Review in 2009, some of LFP's most effective practices are being implemented in 11 adjoining districts (Taplejung, Sunsari, Morang, Palpa, Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Syangja, Mustang, Jajarkot, Surkhet and Dolpa) with an additional fund received from DFID during the financial year 2009/10.