Author: Bimal Regmi, Adrian Albano, Chetan Kumar.  2008.  Improving the livelihoods of the poor and marginalized in Nepal through Leasehold Forestry: A review of institutional constraints and opportunities.  Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD).

Summary:

The study detailed the various institutional constraints for LF in improving the livelihoods of the poorest. At the community and LFUG level, a primary issue is the exclusion of the poorest in the LF programme and the displacement of the poorest as a consequence of the implementation of LF. The primary reasons for these are the lack of awareness of the community about LF and the improper implementation of the programme. Intervention at this level should then mainly be ensuring that the process is strictly followed. This can be done by: a) increasing the awareness of the community about LF and the process of handover such as through illustrative posters in places or offices that are highly frequented by the poorest; b) improvement of the LFUG-members’ awareness of their rights and responsibilities, which implies organizing them into larger organizations so as to make it necessary for them to have a constitution and by-laws; and c) change in some design of the programme in order to include as many poorest even in communities with less degraded land.

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