1995 | Agriculture Perspective Plan [25] | ○ Developed a long term plan for agriculture sector ○ Accounted for the linkage with forestry | REDD+ can learn from the interlinkages of agri-forest-livestock production systems. |
1999 | Revision of Forest Act, 1993 [26] | ○ Developed control mechanism for violation of Operational Plan by forest user groups (FUG) ○ Provision for spending the FUG fund in various developmental activities | Highly relevant to REDD+, this needs to be accommodated with the current PPPs, especially the payment mechanism development for REDD+. |
2000 | 1. Revision of CF Directives, 1994; 2. Revision of Forest Policy [27] | ○ Provision for compulsory inclusion of growing stock of CF and annual allowable cut in Operational Plan ○ Collaborative management of national forests on the basis of landscape planning approach | Important for REDD+ to get to the MRV process right cost-effectively. Needs to be tailed according to the need of proposed REDD+. |
2002 | Revised Forest Policy [28] | ○ Management of degraded and open forest areas in Siwalik and Terairegions | Important for REDD+ strategy in the Terai part of the country. |
2002 | Nepal Biodiversity Strategy [29] | ○ Development of Strategies to increase/conserve Biodiversity ○ Linkage with forest conservation | Little relevancy to REDD+, but the joint additional ecosystem service of BD can be claimed in the future. |
2002 | Leasehold Forest Policy [30] | ○ Simplified the process of handing over national forest to the private sector ○ Developed criteria for handing over Leasehold Forests | Relevant to REDD+ in the case of leasehold forests management situation, but REDD+ issues need to be included in the present policy. |
2004 | Herbs and NTFP Development Policy [31] | ○ Provisions for conservation, management and utilization of non-timber forest product (NTFP) ○ Linkage with forest management | Not directly relevant, but NTFP and REDD+ credit enhancement through more biomass growth can be planned with right mix of species in the ecosystem. |
2008 | Community Forestry Guidelines [32] | ○ Provision for including women, marginalize peoples and sustainable forest products harvest | Highly relevant to include IPs and marginalized groups in the REDD+ processes. |