Economic impact of community forestry in Nepal: A case of mid-hill districts of Nepal

The main objective of this study is to find the economic impact of community forestry. Specifically the study aims to indentify the elements of cost and benefits of community forestry and estimate the monetary value of costs and benefits. This study is basically based on secondary information including unpublished documents of Nepal Swiss Community Forestry Project (NSCFP). Due to the lack of refined data on the benefits and costs, first elements of costs and benefits were identified and estimation of monetary benefits and costs has been estimated with certain assumptions.