1. Table 7. Status of CF in Nepal as of 2009
Total land area of Nepal
14.7 million ha
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Total forest area
5.5 million ha
37% of total land area
Potential CF area
3.5 million ha
64% of total forest area
Forest area under CF
1.2 million ha
22% of total forest area
Number 0f forest patches handed over
14,569
Household involved
1.67 million
35% of total population
Source: Dof (2009).
Bhattarai Binod et al. Community Forest and Forest Management in Nepal. American Journal of Environmental
Protection, 2016, Vol. 4, No. 3, doi: /env-4-3-3
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