USER’S PERCEPTION ON SCIENTIFIC FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY FOREST OF NEPAL |

Rather than recognising users' local knowledge and practises on forest management, the Nepalese government has implemented scientific forest management methods in community forests by integrating the silvicultural system. Through the management of the productive forest, this integrated forest management improves productivity and revenue. In the last year, managing Nepal's forest has been a major difficulty, but little has been done to address the issue. As a result, Nepal's forest quality has deteriorated, exposing the environment to a variety of challenges. In light of this, the current study was done to determine the feasibility and restrictions of applying scientific forest management in the community forest.

For data gathering, this study used a household survey, key informant interview, focus group discussion, and assessment of the operational plan. The benefit-to-cost ratio of both conventional and scientific forest management projects was determined in the study. Users are more likely to gain from scientific forest management, according to a comparison of the Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) comparing traditional and scientific management. The study found that the biggest obstacles to scientific forest management were a lack of knowledge about the implementation procedure and technique, a lack of financial resources, a lack of coordination between stakeholders, and a lack of public participation in every phase of SFM. Some users are willing to join in SFM, owing to the benefits they would receive from carrying out the scientific plan. For the strategy to be implemented effectively, users' capacity must be built through training, workshops, and awareness programmes, as well as financial support from the government..

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