ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY SECTOR OUTLOOK STUDY
WORKING PAPER SERIES
Working Paper No: APFSOS/WP/32
by
Department of Forest
Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation
His Majesty's Government of Nepal
Forestry Policy and Planning Division, Rome
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok
December 1997
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The Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study is being undertaken under the auspices of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission. This report comes under Workplan Number C16. |
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INFORMATION NOTE ON ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY SECTOR OUTLOOK STUDY
2. CONTEXT IN WHICH THE FORESTRY SECTOR IS DEVELOPING
2.1. Highlights of social and economic situation
2.2. Objectives
2.3. Role of Nepal in the regional context
2.4. Major issues
3. THE STATE OF FORESTRY IN NEPAL
3.1. Status and trends of forest resources
3.2. Policies and institutions
3.3. Environmental initiatives, protected areas and wildlife resources
3.4. Wood energy
3.5. Wood based industries
3.5.1. Timber Harvesting
3.5.2. Sawmilling
3.5.3. Furniture industry
3.5.4. Plywood
3.5.5. Wooden handicrafts
3.5.6. Papermills3.6. Non-wood forest products
3.7. Forests as service industry
4.1. Supply and Demand
4.2. Future Developments and their Implications
ANNEX I: LIST OF EXISTING RELEVANT STUDIES
ANNEX II: NEPAL - STATISTICS RELATED TO FORESTRY - GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING