Determinants of participation in community forest management in Nepal / Buddi Sagar Paudel in BANKO JANAKARI - वनको जानकारी : A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal, 16 : 2 (July - December 2006)  

Public ISBD [article]  inBANKO JANAKARI - वनको जानकारी : A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal > 16 : 2 (July - December 2006) . - 25-29 p. Title : Determinants of participation in community forest management in Nepal Material Type: printed text Authors: Buddi Sagar Paudel, Author ; Maneesha Pandey, Author Publication Date: 2006 Article on page: 25-29 p. Languages : English (eng) Keywords: Participation  socioeconomic condition  community forestry  forest user group  decision making Abstract: This article attempts to determine the effects of socio-economic factors in participation in community forest management. The empirical data for this study was collected from six forest user groups of Syangja, Kaski and Tanahun districts. The selection of study sites and households was done by preparing a stepwise sample design to identify firstly, the forest user groups and secondly, the household units. A logistic regression model is used to determine the effect of socio-economic characteristics upon participation, where participation is considered as a function of caste, gender, and wealth ranks. It suggests that the wealthier and higher caste individuals are involved in higher level of decision making as opposed to poorer and lower caste individuals who participated in lower levels. Higher caste and rich individuals have got most of the opportunities. This paper thus concludes that the access and control of poor women and disadvantaged individuals in decision making process is minimal. Link for e-copy: http://lib.frtc.gov.np/elibrary/?r=643 [article] Determinants of participation in community forest management in Nepal [printed text] / Buddi Sagar Paudel, Author ; Maneesha Pandey, Author . - 2006 . - 25-29 p. Languages : English (eng) in BANKO JANAKARI - वनको जानकारी : A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal > 16 : 2 (July - December 2006) . - 25-29 p. Keywords: Participation  socioeconomic condition  community forestry  forest user group  decision making Abstract: This article attempts to determine the effects of socio-economic factors in participation in community forest management. The empirical data for this study was collected from six forest user groups of Syangja, Kaski and Tanahun districts. The selection of study sites and households was done by preparing a stepwise sample design to identify firstly, the forest user groups and secondly, the household units. A logistic regression model is used to determine the effect of socio-economic characteristics upon participation, where participation is considered as a function of caste, gender, and wealth ranks. It suggests that the wealthier and higher caste individuals are involved in higher level of decision making as opposed to poorer and lower caste individuals who participated in lower levels. Higher caste and rich individuals have got most of the opportunities. This paper thus concludes that the access and control of poor women and disadvantaged individuals in decision making process is minimal. Link for e-copy: http://lib.frtc.gov.np/elibrary/?r=643