Community Voices in Sustainable Forest Management in Nepal

In Nepal, Indigenous Peoples, women, and Dalits, among other local communities, have been at the forefront of forest management, including adapting nature-based solutions for locally driven climate mitigation and resilience that have contributed to sustainable resource management, protection of forest resources, and ensuring that the future generations are also able to reap benefits from their forests. This video highlights three success stories in the Terai region of Nepal where communities have been able to enhance their livelihood opportunities and benefit from environmental services through sustainable management of forests. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/eICb50Pv9nR 💬 Subtitles (CC) available in English, Nepali 00:00 Forests in Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape 00:57 Deuki Community Forest, Dang : Communities living in harmony 01:11 Use of forest resources 01:31 Role of local communities in sustainable management of forests 02:30 Collective efforts to control forest fires 3:05 Community forests and women 03:34 Jhinjhari Community Forest 03:55 Women’s participation in forest conservation 04:51 Shiva Community Forest 05:09 Community-led efforts on the transformation of Shiva Community Forest 05:48 Forest as a source of community and household incomes 06:41 Engaging young generation on forest conservation ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. http://www.worldbank.org - - - - नेपालमा दिगो वन व्यवस्थापनमा सामुदायिक आवाज नेपालमा आदिवासी जनजाति, महिला र दलितहरू लगायत अन्य स्थानीय समुदायहरू वन व्यवस्थापनमा अग्रपङ्क्तिमा रहेको मात्र नभई जलवायु परिवर्तनको असर न्यूनीकरण तथा उत्थानशीलताका कार्यक्रमहरू स्थानीय रुपमा सञ्चालन गर्दै स्रोतको दीगो व्यवस्थापन गर्न र र भावी पूस्ताका लागि वनको संरक्षण गर्नमा समेत महत्वपूर्ण योगदान पुर्‍याएका छन् । यस भिडियोले नेपालको तराई क्षेत्रका तीनवटा सफलताका कथाहरूमा केन्द्रित रहेको छ जहाँ समुदायहरूले वनको दिगो व्यवस्थापन मार्फत आफ्नो जीविकोपार्जनका अवसरहरू र वातावरणीय सेवाहरूबाट लाभ उठाउन सक्षम भएका छन्। विश्व बैंक न्यून आय भएका देशहरूको लागि कोष र ज्ञानको विश्वको सबैभन्दा ठूलो स्रोत हो। यस अन्तर्गतका पाँच संस्थाहरूले गरिबी न्युनीकरण, साझा समृद्धि र दिगो विकासलाई प्रवर्द्धन गर्न संयुक्त रुपमा प्रतिबद्ध छन्। http://www.worldbank.org