Aoki, Masahiko
Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Professor, Economics Department, Stanford University, and Director General, Research Institute, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Government of Japan
Hayami, Yujiro
Director, FASID Graduate Programme, and Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Print publication date: 2001 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: August 2004
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-924101-9
doi:10.1093/0199241015.003.0011
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: August 2004
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-924101-9
doi:10.1093/0199241015.003.0011
11 Evolution and Consequences of Community Forest Management in the Hill Region of
This chapter analyses the feasibility and effectiveness of forest resource management under the community management system, based on a case study of community forests in Nepal. The factors affecting the formation of community management systems are identified. The impact of community forest management on forest conditions is examined. It is argued that the benefit of community management exceeds the cost of establishing such as system only when forest resources have become sufficiently scarce and valuable.
Keywords: evolution, consequences, community forest management, Nepal
Keywords: evolution, consequences, community forest management, Nepal
doi:10.1093/0199241015.003.0011
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