FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Community Forestry Case Study 9

Tree and Land Tenure in the Eastern Terai, Nepal

A Case Study from the Siraha and Saptari Districts, Nepal

by Bhishma P. Subedi, Chintamani L. Das and Donald A. Messerschmidt
Edited by Daniel Shallon


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE
LISTS OF MAPS, TABLES AND FIGURES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1: Background
The study context
Tree and land tenure issues in the Terai
CHAPTER 2: Setting
The research districts
The research villages
CHAPTER 3: Findings
Private holdings
Commons
Government reserve
Gender and age issues in the Terai
CHAPTER 4: Conclusions and Recommendations
Conceptual issues
Some suggestions
APPENDICES
Appendix A
Methodology
Concepts and principles
Fieldwork and analysis
Appendix B
The research area - Comparative tables
Appendix C
Some products of the Churia Forest
Appendix D
Tree species of the Eastern Terai
Appendix E
Categories of cooking fuel
GLOSSARY OF NEPALI AND MAITHILI TERMS
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
REFERENCES

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