Community forestry in Palpa district Nepal

This research is a study about the influence of Community Forestry on the community in Palpa district of Nepal. Community forestry (CF from now onCF) refers to the maintenance and management of forests by local communities. In Nepal most of the forests were nationalized in 1957 and they were supposed to be maintained and managed by the government. However as various problems rose due to nationalization to solve it the community using forest (Community Forest User Group: CFUG from now on CFUG) became the decision maker and started managing the forests themselves. As a result many community forests were born in various partsof Nepal.