Community forestry (CF) signaled the institution of governance mechanisms for forest
management and community livelihoods. Till date, there is still a strong debate on the …

The provision of ecosystem services is directly related to the type of land use and land cover
and management practices in a given area. Changes in land use and land cover can alter …

Forests are the most productive terrestrial ecosystems across the world. They can play both
a direct and indirect role in global poverty alleviation through their social, economic and …

Land cover and its change analysis across the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is
realized as an urgent need to support diverse issues of environmental conservation. This …

Nepal is going through a major socio-economic transition in rural areas and hence in forest
management practices, leading to changes in and evolution of new forest-people …

Community-managed forests (CMF) provide vital ecosystem services (ES) for local
communities. However, the status and trend of ES in CMF have not been assessed in many …

Mountain ecosystems are increasingly being affected by global environmental change,
challenging the ubiquitous agro-ecosystem-based livelihoods of the people. This article …

Community-managed forested landscapes are complex social-ecological systems that
supply a variety of ecosystem services (ES) to society. The flow of these services depends …

Land cover (LC) is one of the most important and easily detectable indicators of change in
ecosystem services and livelihood support systems. This paper describes the decadal …

Community-based Forestry (CBF) is now a popular approach for landscape restoration,
forest management, biodiversity conservation and support for rural livelihoods worldwide …