Forestry policy and poverty: the case of community forestry in Nepal

Bhubaneswor Dhakal, Hugh R. Bigsby and Ross Cullen

No 98500, 2005 Conference, August 26-27, 2005, Nelson, New Zealand from New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society

Abstract: Common forests in developing countries are valuable sources of raw material supplies, employment and income generation, particularly for low income households. This paper looks at the effect on income and employment when common forest resources have external policies that constrain their use. Using a mixed-integer linear programming model, this study examines the impacts of conservation-oriented community forest policies in Nepal on three household income groups. The results show that current community forest policies, which focus on environmental outcomes through forest use restriction for environment conservation and timber production, result in a large reduction in employment and income of the poorest households and largely explain the recent increase in poverty of rural areas.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20
Date: 2005-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.98500

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