Poffenberger, Mark

Second in the series, this Regional Profile focuses on five South Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This Profile seeks to explain why and how some of the earth’s poorest people have been able to establish effective management systems over millions of hectares of nationalized forestlands, facilitating their rapid regeneration.

The degree to which community involvement in forest management (CIFM) is recognised by governments and is integrated into state management goals varies widely.