Publications
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Community Forestry in Nepal: Promoting Livelihoods, Community Development and the EnvironmentAbstractThis report shows that community forestry in Nepal is not just about forest conservation, but that Forest User Groups also foster sustainable and equitable local development. They do this through both active forest management and also effectively accessing external support and assets. Fore
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Armed Conflict and Safe and Effective Development: Learning from the Livelihoods and Forestry ProgrammeAbstract During the years of armed conflict in Nepal the Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (LFP) worked with the Risk Management Office to develop a way to continue working effectively with rural communities. The conflict lasted over 10 years and posed great hardship for rural people. It was caused
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Initiative Sharing Papers of the Livelihoods and Forestry ProgrammeThis is an ongoing collection of papers summarising LFP initiatives and best practice. Each initiative is outlined along with benefits and constraints, and is illustrated with quotes, case studies and photos. 1. Bottom-up planning in the forest sector2. Community forest land allocation to poor memb
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Journal of Forest and Livelihoods - special edition: Lessons from the Livelihoods and Forestry Programme. Vol 8 (2) August 2009This issue brings together experience from the work of the Livelihoods and Forestry Programme over 8 years with more than 4,500 Community Forest User Groups. The papers cover key issues in the forestry and livelihoods debate in Nepal and contribute to current discourse in forest governance, livelih
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Community Forestry for Poverty Alleviation: How UK Aid has Increased Household Incomes in Nepal’s Middle HillsAbstractThe latest phase of support to community forestry in Nepal from the UK government — the Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (LFP) — has focused on improving the livelihoods and incomes of the poorest members of community forest user groups. In 2008 a study was carried out to asses
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Impact of Climate Change on Forests and Livelihoods: Issues and Options for NepalAbstract This report provides an assessment of the nature and type of climate change impacts on forests and forest dependent people in Nepal, by reviewing available literature and compiling the observations and perceptions of local people. People in the plains and the hills have observed unexpected
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Seven Years of LFP Achivement and ContributionAbstractThe Livelihoods and Forestry programme focuses on reducing vulnerability and enhancing livelihood opportunities of rural poor people through active and sustainable management of forest resources. LFP supports over 4,500 Forest User Groups (FUGs) covering 527,000 households, which is about 70
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Can Nepal Benefit from Forest Carbon Financing?AbstractCarbon financing has emerged as a possible regulatory or voluntary market instrument to reward carbon sequestration. This report analyses whether Nepal’s forest sector can benefit from carbon financing opportunities, how, and under what conditions. Carbon financing is likely to opera
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Working with Local NGOs in the Forestry Sector: Improving Livelihoods of Rural PeopleAbstract Working with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) as key partners is part of the Livelihoods and Forestry Programme’s (LFP) multi-stakeholder approach to supporting and strengthening Forest User Groups (FUGs). Local NGOs work on district level coordination and support teams of commun
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LFP's Animation and Social Mobilisation, Empowering local communities to access benefits and resourcesAbstractThe social mobilisation programme of the Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (LFP) empowers rural people to more effectively participate in community forestry activities and access benefits and resources. Community facilitators work to develop awareness of issues and rights, and to increase p
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