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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Ministry to probe deforestation (kp 10/05/2008)

APF seizes 8.25 tons red sandalwood (kp 02/01/2008)

Forest encroachment in Kailali alarming: Study (kp 29/11/2007)

11 tons red sandalwood missing at DFO, by Pragati Shahi (kp 14/11/2007), 4 DFO staff among 6 held over sandalwood theft (kp 15/11/2007)

4,000 cubic feet simal seized, by Sudarshan Rijal (kp 09/11/2007)

Deforestation worsens, forest office mum (kp 29/10/2007)

Over 80,000 hectares of forest encroached in Nepal (Xinhua 28/09/2007)

Community forestry: the regreening of the Himalayas, by T.V. Padma (Science and Development Network 16/08/2007)

Dalit families left homeless as forest officials burn down homes (nn 12/07/2007)

Community forests to go to CFUGs (kp 08/07/2007)

Govt decision irks forest users, by Pragati Shahi (kp 23/06/2007)

State protecting timber thieves: Matrika (samn 18/06/2007)

Sandalwood smuggled in broad daylight (kp 13/06/2007), ‘Seized sandalwood India's property’ (kp 13/06/2007)

‘Forest officials, timber smugglers joining hands’ (kp 10/06/2007)

12 tons of red sandalwood seized (kp 07/06/2007)

Illegal group sells forest land to locals, by Binod Bhandari (kp 04/06(2007)

'People’s role must to conserve forests' (samn 03/06/2007)

20 tons more sandalwood seized in Kathmandu (nn 17/05/2007), YCL seizes 15 tons of red sandalwood (kp 18/05/2007), 10 tons sandalwood seized (kp 19/05/2007), Large cache of sandalwood in Butwal, by Amrita Anmol (kp 21/05/2007), Forest Minister Yadav to ‘expose’ sandalwood smugglers (nn 21/05/2007)

Illegal trade (kp 10/05/2007)

Logging in (nt 20/04/2007, originally in Himal Khabarpatrika, 14-30 April)

CIAA directs govt to check sandalwood smuggling (nn 19/04/2007), 7 tons of sandalwood seized (kp 19/04/2007), APF seizes red sandalwood worth Rs 15m, by Narayan Sharma & Chetan Adhikari (kp 20/04/2007), More red sandalwood seized (samn 20/04/2007), Yadav complains non-cooperation from Finance and Home Ministry (nn 20/04/2007), Yadav vows to take action against sandalwood smugglers (nn 23/04/2007)

Maoists fell 60,000 cu ft timber in 5 months, by Binod Tripathi (kp 08/04/2007)

Smuggling out of sandalwood unabated, by Rishi Ram Paudyal (kp 08/04/2007), Govt to talk with Indian, Chinese envoys (kp 13/04/2007)

Maoist tree felling brings fears of flooding, by Binod Tripathi (kp 03/03/2007)

Timber thieves on tree-felling spree (samn 06/02/2007), Timber smugglers attack patrol (kp 11/02/2007)

Tree felling NA captain in custody, by Kamal Panthi (kp 18/01/2007)

‘Timber smugglers freed under political pressure’, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 14/01/2007), Timber smugglers freed under Maoist pressure, by J Pandey (kp 21/01/2007)

Timber smugglers flee custody, DFO blamed (kp 11/01/2007)

Locals, forest users lock horns in Bara (samn 24/12/2006)

Forest resources: Time to act is now (kp 11/12/2006)

Finland to help satellite imaging (samn 22/11/2006)

Smuggling in timber goes on unabated (samn 26/09/2006)

Govt-user groups tension escalates, by Post B Basnet (kp 13/08/2006)

'Community forestry displacing Chepangs' (kp 11/08/2006)

Community forests rise above obstacles (One World South Asia 31/07/2006)

Maoists, DFO "milk" community forests, by Madhav Aryal (kp 21/07/2005)

Women suffer as forestry project idles, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 19/07/2006)

Illegal felling of trees rises (samn 15/07/2006)

Protest over forest ownership (kp 15/07/2006)

The greening of Nepal: The project that 40 years ago planted seeds of Nepal’s community forestry finally winds down, by Marty Logan (nt 07/07/2006)

'Forest mafia’ having a field day in Banke (nn 20/06/2006), Timber smuggling (kp 21/06/2006), Wood entrepreneurs affected (samn 21/06/2006), Deforestation in Banke: SPA demands high level govt, Maoist probe (kp 28/06/2006)

‘Ministry probe shielded mafia’, by J Pandey (kp 11/06/2006)

Hacking off democracy’s limbs: Both sides in the conflict target community forest groups, threatening their conservation success story, by Marty Logan (nt 07/04/2006)

‘Govt destroying community forestry’, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 28/03/2006)

Forest users take to streets, by Janak Nepal (kp 27/02/2006)

Royal govt destroying forests: leaders (samn 19/01/2006)

Regional administrator sends DFO to jail on charge of corruption (nn 14/01/2006)

Forest fire continues in eastern Nepal (TMC Net 09/01/2006)

Locals protest Administrator's decision to clear forest (nn 06/10/2005)

Save forests (kp 04/10/2005)

Consumers’ body flays intervention in community forests (nn 21/09/2005)

Reg Adm order results in Rs 500m loss, by D R Panta (kp 18/09/2005)

Community Forestry: Under Threat, by Keshab Poudel (sp 27/05/2005

Forests For Users (rn 28/01/2005)

DAO bans entry into forests, by J Pandey (kp 17/01/2005)

User groups fighting a losing battle, by Paras Kharel (kp 10/01/2005)

Herbs being cultivated in Ilam (rn 17/12/2004)

Timber smuggling rampant in Chure forest area, by Kumar Luintel (ht 28/11/2004)

Challenges Of Benefit-Sharing, by Keshab Poudel (sp 26/11/2004)

Community forestry goes pro-poor with a glitch, by Paras Kharel (kp 17/11/2004)

DFO amazed to find sal forest in Morang (kp 05/11/2004)

Community forests being certified (rn 05/11/2004)

Gearing to meet int’l certification standard, by Paras Kharel (kp 02/11/2004)

Forest in Dharan suitable for herbs (kp 28/10/2004)

Morang DFO issues appeal to nab timber smugglers (rn 20/10/2004)

Sisau dying as depts pass buck to one another, by Paras Kharel (kp 15/10/2004)

Police manhandle, arrest 25 women (kp 14/10/2004)

Locals rue army ‘takeover’ of Dang community forest, by Uday GM (ht 05/10/2004)

Efforts paying off, by Shankar Acharya (kp 04/10/2004)

Agro-forestry practices being evaluated (ht 11/09/2004)

Complaint against illegal tree felling (kp 30/08/2004)

Forest users accuse RNA men of indiscriminate felling of trees (ht 26/08/2004)

Cops torch 600 squatters’ huts (ht 20/08/2004)

Community forests aim to reduce poverty (ht 05/08/2004)

Forest land encroached (ht 05/08/2004)

Local Bodies in Collaborative Forest Management, by Krishna Man Pradhan (sp 23/07/2004)

Meet to draft strategic plans on community forests (rn 23/07/2004)

Thieves turn into guards, thanks to community forest (rn 18/07/2004)

Not seeing the forest for the trees: With no government and little law enforcement, the famous pine forests of western Nepal are vanishing, by Umid Bagchand (nt 25/06/2004)

Deforestation in Lumbini a threat to wildlife (ht 11/06/2004)

Forests As Valuable Resources, by Tirtha Raj Pandey (rn 10/06/2004)

Karma Doma helps conserve forest, by Kripa Sharma (ht 03/06/2004)

Govt’s new guidelines irk forest user groups (ht 12/05/2004)

Trees fill area once dotted by shops (ht 01/05/2004)

Daman could be rhododendron sanctuary, by Pratap Bista (kp 27/04/2004)

Forests For Communities (rn 11/04/2004)

Forest ministry calls on donors to hike grants (ht 05/04/2004)

Scouting for third-generation benefits, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (kp 05/04/2004)

Community Forests: Conservation At Grassroots, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 27/03/2004)

Govt revising Community Forestry guidelines (kp 11/03/2004)

Why the insurgency has protected forests: Out-migration and security fears have increased forest cover in Nepal’s midhills, by Pragya Shrestha (nt 23/01/2004)

For older links see archive

Background

Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN)

Vital Asset of Eco-Environment in Nepal (Nepal Today, May-June 2000)

Community forestry in Nepal