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

Rather than considering users' local awareness and practises on forest management, the Nepalese government has implemented scientific forest management practises in community forests by incorporating the silvicultural scheme. Through the management of the productive land, this integrated forest management improves production and revenue.In the last year, managing Nepal's forest has been a major challenge, but little has been done to address the problem.As a result, Nepal's forest condition has deteriorated, exposing the ecosystem to a variety of problems.In light of this, the current study was conducted to determine the feasibility and constraints of incorporating scientific forest management in the community forest.For data collection, this study used a household survey,main informant interview, focus group discussion, and analysis of the operational plan. The benefit-to cost ratio of both conventional and scientific forest management projects was measuredin the report.Users are more likely to benefit from scientific forest management, according to an analysis of the Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) between conventional and scientific management. The study found that the biggest obstacles to scientific forest management were a lack of knowledge about the implementation procedure and methodology, a lack of financial resources, a lack of cooperation between stakeholders, and a lack of public involvement in every phase of SFM. Some users are able to engage in SFM, owing to the benefits they would get from carrying out the scientific plan.For the plan to be implemented effectively, users' capacity must be built through training, seminars, and awareness programmes, as well as financial support from the government.

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