Abstract
This paper aims to identify the diversification of livelihood strategies of community forest users of different ecological regions in Nawalparasi district. This paper basically based on primary and secondary sources of information primary information have been collected from focus group discussion, key informant survey and household survey. All the primary data are concerned with forest users of the study area. The forest users of the study area have adopted mainly three types of livelihood strategies i.e. farm based, forest based and off-farm based. The finding of the study shows that livestock farming has occupied major role to achieve the average income from farm based livelihood. The linkages between community forest and livelihood of rural people have been found different in the different ecological regions in the study area. The changing life style of members of community forest users can help to manage the forest and improve the livelihood of rural people with the support of such livelihood options in the study area. Nepalese Journal of Development and Rural StudiesVol. 14 (Joint issue) (1&2), 2017, Page: 21-27
Highlights
Community forest is one of the strategies adopted for the protection, conservation and development of forest resources and improvement of environment and livelihood
It is a group of people with the common interest of getting a sustained supply of forest products (Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation [MFSC], 1989)
This paper aims to identify the diversification of livelihood strategies of community forest users residing different ecological regions in Nawalparasi district
Summary
Community forest is one of the strategies adopted for the protection, conservation and development of forest resources and improvement of environment and livelihood. Over the past few decades, Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) has evolved as the key strategy of conservation as well as promoting local livelihood, especially in developing countries like Nepal. In Nepal, community forestry policy was originally, introduced for environmental conservation, which may have reduced the forest resources necessary for the livelihood of disadvantaged or marginalized people (Dhakal, 2005). Past studies show that the community forest strategies became more effective in the Hills and less in the Terai (Mahat, 1998).
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