Women's participation in community forest management : a case study of Sundari Community Forest Nepal | |
| Author | Shakya, Nikita |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GD-16-05 |
| Subject(s) | Women in development--Nepal Community forests--Nepal--Management |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no.GD-16-05 |
| Abstract | Forest are the essential source of income to the many people in the country Nepal where about one fourth of the total population live below poverty line and are not too far from the forest. Being geographically varied and thus becoming the biological storehouse of many species that place has been supreme interest of various interest groups ranging from environmentalists, resource economists and of course socioeconomics. Sandwiched between the idea of conserving forest and enhancing socioeconomic status of the people, the country and its government has faced many new ideas amid women’s and underprivileged caste’s right issues. Forest has so far been identified as prime resources that can be derived into financial and economic benefits. But the most important thing is its proper harvest and its distribution in equitable basis. As of yet, community managed forestry system been very successful in Nepal both at conservation and people livelihood enhancement perspectives, but there are few problems associated that has to be overcome timely. The country is dominated by women only in population. Males are migrating abroad in search of employment since past two decades. Many villages are devoid of males as females have been playing significant role in getting into the forest and bringing out resources. Irony is, it is male who have been governing and managing forest with significantly less participation of women. This study done in one of the successful community forestry site attempts to look at the scenario regarding male-female relation and responsibilities in managing, operating and sharing the forest resources. Also this study analyzes why and how women have not been able to get included in major decision making in forest management as well as in the distribution of its resources and benefit. In this study, conducted in Sundari Community Forest in Gaindakot Municipality in Western Tarai of Nepal, both secondary and primary data sources have been used. Primary data comprising both quantitative covering questionnaires at individual level and qualitative at in depth interview, interview key informants interactions and focused group discussions. Finally the study has come out with some vital information regarding how and why women participation has not been up to the mark and various social, economics, educational and political dimensions have been used to analyze all these. |
| Year | 2016 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no.GD-16-05 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Gender and Development Studies (GD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kusakabe, Kyoko; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Shrestha, Rajendra Prasad;Chatterjee, Joyee S.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technolog Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2016 |