According to
the district forest office of Dang, western Nepal there are altogether 507
district community forest, of which 38 forest has been registered for storing
and selling forest carbon. A research conducted by Plan Vivo Foundation has
stated that the forests spread in area of 9,670 ha stores around 12,834 metric tons
of carbon every year which costs between $6-$15 in the international market.
The 38 community forest user groups have formed a carbon fund in the VDC level
by depositing more than NPR. 400,000 by each of them.
October 17
http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/10/17/national/community-forest-comes-as-a-boon-for-dang-folk/396485.html
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