conflict over natural resources at the community level in nepal

More documents

Recommendations

Info

PREFACEThis assessment of community-level forest and water conflict in Nepal was conducted within thecontext of a task order under the Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry Indefinite Quantity Contract(BIOFOR IQC) entitled “Managing Conflict in Asian Forest Communities.” The purpose of the taskorder is to understand the types, causes, and impacts of conflicts over forest resources at thecommunity level in selected Asian countries and to assess current or proposed methods to avoid,reduce, manage, and monitor conflict to identify those methods that are broadly applicablethroughout the region. This assessment is intended to provide regionally relevant information whilealso identifying opportunities to address forest conflict in Nepal through the activities ofUSAID/Nepal and its implementing partners.This assessment was prepared by a team comprised of the following three people:• Jim Schweithelm, Ph.D., Senior Associate ARD, Inc.• Ramzy Kanaan, Associate, ARD, Inc• Pralad Yonzon, Ph.D., Chairman, Board of Directors, Resources HimalayaARD, INC.159 Bank Street, Suite 300Burlington, Vermont 05401Phone: 802-658-3890Fax: 802-658-4247Contacts: Jim Schweithelm (jschweithelm@ardinc.com)Ramzy Kanaan (rkanaan@ardinc.com)
CONFLICT OVER NATURALRESOURCES AT THECOMMUNITY LEVEL IN NEPALINCLUDING ITS RELATION TO ARMED CONFLICTDISCLAIMERThe author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the viewsof the United States Agency for International Development or the United StatesGovernment.
Page 1: CONFLICT OVER NATURALRESOURCES AT T
Page 7 and 8: ACRONYMS ANDABBREVIATIONSANEBIOFORB
Page 9 and 10: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYPURPOSE AND SCOPET
Page 11 and 12: while poorer CFUG members bear a di
Page 13 and 14: MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCE CONFLICT
Page 15: maintaining a very low profile in t
Page 18 and 19: 1.4 METHODOLOGY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Page 20 and 21: (UNDP) 2004 Human Development Index
Page 22 and 23: PRALAD YONZON, ARD, Inc.Logs harves
Page 24 and 25: poorest farmers in the Terai do not
Page 26 and 27: 3.0 FINDINGS3.1 MAJOR CAUSES OF THE
Page 28 and 29: 5. Forest Management and Biodiversi
Page 30 and 31: Wildlife:• There is conflict betw
Page 32 and 33: • Donors and NGOs are teaching me
Page 34 and 35: 5.0 PROGRAMMINGOPTIONS FORUSAID/NEP
Page 36 and 37: 6.0 WHAT HAS BEENLEARNED IN NEPALTH
Page 38 and 39: APPENDIX A. CASE STUDIESCase Study
Page 40 and 41: Case Study 2: Conflict between a Hy
Page 42: Kattel, B.K., K. Paudel, and H. Ojh

conflict over natural resources at the community level in nepal

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?