Journal of forest and livelihood
2010 - Journal of Forest and Livelihood Vol. 9(1)
Volume 9(1) of the Journal of Forest and Livelihood has brought together research and perspectives from professionals working in forestry, natural resources and the global change sector. We are indeed very pleased to receive a diversity of contributions on themes that are highly relevant to forests and local livelihoods. Over the past ten years, we have been able to mobilize commitments from outstanding researchers as well as the continued support from our read...
2009 - Journal of Forest and Livelihood Vol. 8 (2)
We are pleased to present a special issue of Journal of Forest and Livelihoods that captures some very useful lessons coming out of the DFID supported Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (LFP) in Nepal. The idea of the special issue emerged through discussion between editors of the Journal and the staff of LFP in late 2007. Recognizing the widespread distribution of the Journal in Nepal and internationally, LFP showed interests to disseminate its lessons gained through 10 years of actio...
2009 - Journal of Forest and Livelihood: Special Issue on Climate Change Vol. 8 (1)
Forests contain 60% of the total carbon reserves in the world's terrestrial ecosystems. Every year, deforestation of about the size of Nepal takes place globally, making up to 20% of the total greenhouse gas emissions. In view of these facts, there is now a growing realization that curbing deforestation is a highly cost‐effective way of climate change mitigation. Recognizing this, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), at it...
2008 - Journal of Forest and Livelihoods Special Issue on Forest Tenure Vol. 7 (1)
Tenure security for the forest-dependent communities has drawn increasing attention in recent years from development professionals, including advocates of poverty alleviation, forest conservation, environment- or climate-friendly human actions, as well as those speaking for human rights (Ellsworth and White 2004). A basic assumption of all such groups is that most of the forest-dependent people are poor and lack access to alternative property or asset...
2007 - Journal of Forest and Livelihood Vol. 6 (2)
Jouranl of Forest and Livelihood emerged during the preparation of a book by a joint team of researchers at ForestAction Nepal and the Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia. The purpose of the book is to draw lessons from six different communitybased forestry programmes in Nepal which are being implemented over the past three decades. While more detailed account is coming up in the form of a book within a year or so, we thought it would be useful to publish the k...