Assessment of Sustainability in Community Forests: A Study from Dolakha District, Nepal

Table 1

Social status of users in community forests (household & population).

Ethnic group/caste	No. of HH	Population gender
		Male	Female
Social composition in Simpani CFUG
Braman/Chhetri	75 (87%)	202	215
Indigenous (Janajati)	9 (10%)	21	26
Dalit	2 (3%)	5	6
Social composition in Bolde Setidevi CFUG
Braman/Chhetri	123 (54%)	368	366
Indigenous (Janajati)	105 (46%)	303	311
Social composition in Kalobhir CFUG
Braman/Chhetri	83 (35%)	44	39
Indigenous (Janajati)	145 (61%)	530	527
Dalit	10 (4%)	23	18