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BAN UDYAM: Protecting Forests and Increasing Rural Incomes Through Community-Based Forest Enterprises

Type: Document

Author: Biodiversity Support Program
Year published: 1997
Research focus: Biodiversity
Keywords: Decentralization, Local Governance, Forests, Nepal, Civil Society
Abstract: This synopsis provides a brief overview of the Ban Udyam project, a five-year project initiated in 1997 to support development of community-based forest enterprises in Nepal's mid-west development region (MWDR). Funded by USAID, Ban Udyam supported communities to develop enterprises dependent on maintaining or improving their forests.
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