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I am Basan Shrestha from Kathmandu, Nepal. I use the term 'BASAN' as 'Balancing Actions for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources'. I am a Design, Monitoring & Evaluation professional. I hold 1) MSc in Regional and Rural Development Planning, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2002; 2) MSc in Statistics, Tribhuvan University (TU), Kathmandu, Nepal, 1995; and 3) MA in Sociology, TU, 1997. I have more than 10 years of professional experience in socio-economic research, monitoring and documentation on agricultural and natural resource management. I had worked in Lumle Agricultural Research Centre, western Nepal from Nov. 1997 to Dec. 2000; CARE Nepal, mid-western Nepal from Mar. 2003 to June 2006 and WTLCP in far-western Nepal from June 2006 to Jan. 2011, Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI) from July to Sep 2011, UN Women Nepal from Sep to Dec 2011 and Mercy Corps Nepal from 24 Jan 2012 to 14 August 2016 and CAMRIS International in Nepal commencing 1 February 2017. I have published articles to my credit.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Equity and Gender Consideration in Watershed Management: An Experience with Community Development and Forest / Watershed Conservation Project Phase-II

Shrestha, B. (2003). Equity and Gender Consideration in Watershed Management: An Experience with Community Development and Forest / Watershed Conservation Project Phase-II in Western Hills of Nepal. A paper presented at the national seminar on "Management of Common Property Resources and Equity: Exploring Lessons from Nepal" held on 28 April 2003. Kathmandu, Nepal: ForestAction Nepal.

In Nepal, caste, ethnicity and gender remain important issues. Despite constitutional rights for equality, disparities based on caste, ethnicity and gender persist. This case study examines the caste/ethnic and gender dimension of the structure of people's groups as reflected in representation in committees and leadership development, meetings and decision-making, and training and study tours. The article concludes that a sense of ownership of local people to protect-supported activities leads to better participation in meetings, decision-making and other collective activities, irrespective of caste, ethnic and gender differences.

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