Power to the People: A Case Study on Participatory Local Land and Natural Governance in Nepal

From 2014 until 2016, the Community Self Reliance Centre piloted an adaptation of Namati’s legal empowerment approach to community land protection in 54 wards in Nepal. This report is an assessment of the project’s community impacts. We found that, when paired with legal education, local bylaws drafting processes can lead to genuine norm changes, authentic protections for the rights of vulnerable groups, and the alignment of national laws and local customary rules.