"Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, no part of any national forest, which is suitable for being handed over to a users' group in the form of a community forest shall be given away in the form on a leasehold forest,' reads Nepal's Forest Act, 1993.
It defines a forest-users' group (FUG)
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/key-features
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-management
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/joint-forest-management-jfm
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-products
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/community-groups
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development
