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Abbreviation

AD Anno DominiADB Asian Development Bank

SharingAIPP Asia Indigenous Peoples PactCA Constituent AssemblyCBD Convention on Biological DiversityCBR Community Based RehabilitationCBS Central Bureau of StatisticsCEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all Forms

of Discrimination against WomenCERD Convention on the Elimination of All Forms

of Racial DiscriminationCOP Conference of the PartiesCPN Communist Party of NepalCRC Convention on the Rights of the ChildCSR Corporate Social ResponsibilityCSRDSP Committee for State Restructuring and

Division of State Power

DDC District Development CommitteeDFID Department for International DevelopmentEA Electricity ActEIA Environment Impact AssessmentFPIC Free, Prior and Informed consentGI Governance IndexGL Generation LicenseGoN Government of NepalGSI Gender and Social InclusionHDI Human Development IndexHLSRRC High Level State Restructuring CommitteeICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political

RightsICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social

and Cultural RightsICIMOD International Centre for Integrated Mountain

DevelopmentIEE Initial Environmental ExaminationIFAD International Fund for Agricultural

DevelopmentIFC International Finance CorporationILO International Labour OrganisationINC Indigenous and Nationalities CommissionIPPs Independent Power ProducersIPs Indigenous PeoplesIWGIA International Work Group for Indigenous

AffairsLAHURNIP Lawyers' Association for Human Rights of

Nepalese Indigenous PeoplesLGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender &

IntersexLTR Lands, Territories and ResourcesMAT Mutually Agreed TermsMoAD Ministry of Agricultural DevelopmentMoFSC Ministry of Forest and Soil ConservationMoFSC Ministry of Forests and Soil ConservationMoLJPA Ministry of Law, Justice & Parliamentary

Affairs

MoPE Ministry of Population and EnvironmentMW Mega WattNBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action

PlanNC Nepali CongressNEFIN Nepal Federation of Indigenous NationalitiesNESAC Nepal South Asia CentreNFDIN National Foundation for Development of

Indigenous NationalitiesNPC National Planning CommissionNTFPs Non-Timber Forest ProductsPES Payment for Ecosystem ServicesPI Poverty IndexSL Survey LicenseSOM/P Standard Operating Manual/ProceduresSRHLRC State Restructuring High Level

Recommendation Commission

UN United NationsUNCED United Nations Conference on Environment

and DevelopmentUNDP United Nations Development ProgrammeUNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of

Indigenous PeoplesUNPFII United Nations Permanent Forum on

Indigenous AffairsVDC Village Development CommitteeWB World BankWRA Water Resource ActWSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development

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Devasish Roy, ;f]xL lgsfosL ;lrjfnoaf6 kfNg' ePsL Ms.

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Affairs (IWGIA) af6 sfo{qmddf ;xefuL aGg cfpg' ePsfMr. Christian Ernik|lt nfx'lg{k cfef/L 5 . To:t} sfo{qmdnfO{;kmn kfl/lbg ;xof]u ug{'x'g] cd[t of]Ghg tfdfª, ozf]sfGtLe§rg, 8Dd/ nf]xf]?ª, 8Da/ t]Da] / gf/fo0f lgªn]v'k|lt klgwGojfb JoQm ul/G5 .

;f] sfo{qmd ;kmntfk"j{s ;DkGg ug{sf nflu dxTjk"0f{ ;xof]usfUnited Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues(UNPFII), International Work Group for IndigenousAffairs (IWGIA), International Fund for AgriculturalDevelopment (IFAD), United Nations Development

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Policy Analysis on Indigenous Peoples

and Forest Resources in NepalDhananjaya Lamichhane 289

Ensuring Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Policieson Forest, Water and other Natural Resources:Issues, Challenges and Way

Dr. Krishna B. Bhattachan 309

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Policies related to the ElectricityDevelopment in Nepal

Sagar Raj Goutam 383

Community Engagement inHydropower Development: Issue and Challenges

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Policy Analysis on IndigenousPeoples and Forest Resources

in Nepal

Introduction

Dhananjaya Lamaichhane

Dhananjaya Lamaichhane

Policy status

Forestry Sector Gender and Social InclusionStrategy, 2008:

Dhananjaya Lamaichhane

Herbs and Non-Timber Forest ProductsDevelopment Policy, 2004:

National Rangeland Policy, 2012:

Dhananjaya Lamaichhane

National Wetlands Policy, 2013:

National Forest Policy, 2015:

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan,2014-2020:

Dhananjaya Lamaichhane

The Fourteenth Plan (2073/74-75/76) ApproachPaper, 2073:

Implementation status

Dhananjaya Lamaichhane

Gaps

Challenges

Dhananjaya Lamaichhane

Conclusion and recommendations

Dhananjaya Lamaichhane

ReferencesNational Population and Housing Census

2011 (National Report)

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples

National Rangeland Policy

National Herbs and Non Timber ForestProducts Policy

Forestry Sector Gender and Social

Inclusion Strategy

National Wetlands Policy

Nepal Biodiversity Strategy and Action

National Forest Policy

Approach paper

Nagoya Protocol on Access toGenetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable

United Nations Declaration on the Rightsof Indigenous Peoples,

Dhananjaya Lamaichhane