Forest types

Forest of Nepal can be divided into two kinds:

• National forest
• Private forest

National forest : National forest means all forest in Nepal except Private forest. It is classified into:

1. Government managed forest - It is managed by government of Nepal.
2. Protected forest - If government deem necessary that any portion of the national forest is of special significance, it may declare such forest as protected forest.
3. Community forest - It is managed by community themselves through forest user group.
4. Leasehold forest - Government may grant any part of national forest as leasehold forest to produce raw material for forest based industries, to plant trees to increase the forest products for sale or for distribution or for use, to operate tourism industry, to run agroforestry, to operate farm of insects, butterflies,etc. But, these purpose should be compatible with the conservation and development of forest.
5. Religious forest - National forest handed over to certain religious institution, group or community is religious forest.

Private forest : Private forest is planted or protected forest in any private land, owned by an individual under current law.All the rights and obligations of such forest belongs to the owner. The management, protection,development, and utilization of such forest products is performed by the owner as per prevailing rules and regulations.