Can community forestry survive and contribute to peace building at local level?
By Dr Bharat K. Pokharel and Dinesh Paudel Armed conflict in Nepal started in 1950 when the leadership of the Nepali Congress Party (NC) attempted to restore democracy and write a new constitution through a constitutional assembly. NC abandoned its policy of armed fight and gained power in 1960 by peaceful means. However, the late King Mahendra regained power in 1962, imposed a non-party Panchayat system and ruled for 30 years. Some 20 years after the original armed conflict, the Marxist- Leninist Nepal communist party (ML) started armed fights. ML put forward almost the same demands of constitutional assembly and establishment of a republican nation, but it abandoned the fights. A democratic student movement backed by NC and student unions backed by ML forced the late King to announce a referendum in 1980 that resulted in a reformed Panchayat system. In 1990 the Panchayat system was abolished and a multi-party system was established through a people’s movement, led jointly by NC and M
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