Transparency in Nepal's forestry Sector: A Baseline Assessment of ...

Glimpses of Illegal LoggingLogging in Terai CFLogging in CommunityManaged ForestLogging in Govt. Managed ForestLogging in Mid Hills

Illegal Logging in the name of InfrastructureDevelopment in Community Managed Forest

Constraints and Challenges• Political instability/State inTransition phase• Land use policy yet to beimplemented• Policy overlap Illegal logging more likely. Contribution of forest .sector not realized.• Lack of awareness andcapacity of stakeholders• Sustainable forestry incommunity and governmentmanaged forests sub-optimal.

Current Government InitiativesCentral Level:• Parliamentary Committee for NaturalResources• Judicial Commission for Inquiry• Commission for the Investigation of Abuse ofAuthority (CIAA)• National Vigilance CentreStakeholder Engagement:• District Forestry Coordination Committee(multi-stakeholder forum)• Citizen Charter

Possible Ways Forward to reduce illegal logging• Initiate multi-stakeholderprocess to improveeffectiveness of forest laws• Develop action plan to reduceillegal logging and ensureimproved forest governance• Strengthening Result BasedMonitoring of implementation• Collaboration amongGovernment, Civil Society andPrivate sector to fight illegallogging.

Thank YouKiran DongolUnder SecretaryMinistry of Forests and Soil ConservationSingha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal(Nepal IFG Group)URL: www.mfsc.gov.npEmail: kiran1965@gmail.com