What is CFUG (Community Forest User Group)?
सामुदायिक वन उपभोक्ता समूह
A CFUG is a Community Forest User Group — a local body that manages a patch of national forest handed over by the government under Nepal's community-forestry programme. Nepal's CFUG model is world-renowned for restoring forest cover while supporting rural livelihoods.
Over 22,000 CFUGs manage a large share of Nepal's forests, deciding harvesting, protection and benefit-sharing rules locally.
Community forestry helped raise Nepal's forest cover to about 45% of the country — a globally cited conservation success.
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