{"product_id":"9781032705620","title":"Restoring Forests and Improving Livelihoods in Nepal Four Decades of Community Forestry","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEarthscan Forest Library\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRestoring Forests and Improving Livelihoods in Nepal\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFour Decades of Community Forestry\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHemant Ojha | Krishna K. Shrestha | Naya S. Paudel | Rahul Karki | Dil Khatri | Sony Baral | Mani Ram Banjade | Ian Nuberg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eNature \/ Ecology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a comprehensive review of new research and practice-based insights from Nepal’s four decades of community forestry development, delving into when and how community-based management can lead to forest landscape restoration and equitable livelihoods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith over four decades of formal program history, Nepal’s community forestry is a rare case from the Global South showcasing the trajectories and outcomes of a community-based environmental management initiative. It offers historically proven lessons of what it takes to restore degraded forests in a way that empowers local communities to make decisions. The book showcases research and experiential insights of those who became part of Nepal’s community forestry movement from the early years to the current stage. Tracing stories of change from the era of \"Himalayan degradation\" in the 1970s to the globally hailed success of community forestry in the 2000s, the book demonstrates how the policy, political economy, and changing community dynamics have shaped the everyday practice of community forestry and its contribution to livelihoods and forest restoration. It reveals how small-scale work in the early years evolved into a complex system of community forestry, exposing the challenges associated with social exclusion, resource management, and policy environment. As such, it makes an important contribution to the global knowledge on community-driven forest landscape restoration in the Global South where forest ecosystems are inseparable from the everyday life and livelihoods of local communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners working on forest restoration and conservation, community development, environmental policy and planning, and sustainable development more widely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Open Access version of this book, available at http:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHemant Ojha\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor at Australian National University and the Principal Advisor of Global Development at the Institute for Study and Development Worldwide (IFSD), Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKrishna K. Shrestha\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Global Development at the University of New South Wales, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaya S Paudel\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Researcher and former Executive Coordinator at ForestAction Nepal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRahul Karki\u003c\/b\u003e is an Executive Coordinator at ForestAction Nepal, a Kathmandu based forestry research institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDil Khatri\u003c\/b\u003e is an Executive Director and Senior Researcher at the Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS), a Kathmandu based policy research organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSony Baral\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor at Tribhuwan University, Nepal and Executive Director of The Resource Nepal, a non-profit organization dedicated to building a sustainable future for Nepal and its citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMani Ram Banjade\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher at ForestAction Nepal. He holds a PhD in environmental governance and development studies from the Australian National University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Nuberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He is also the leader of the ten year EnLiFT project researching the improvement of livelihoods through agroforestry and community forestry in Nepal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAustralian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781032705620\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e348\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63773152772236,"sku":"9781032705620","price":58.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781032705620","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}