Baghmara Community Forest
Baghmara is a Buffer zone Community Forest (CF) managed by the local people. This forest is contiguous with Chitwan National Park and forms a part of Barandabhar Corridor Forest. The Forest covers an area of 215.6 ha. of which 52 ha. is purely a plantation and rest are regeneration site. The forest was handed over to the local users for management in 1995 by the Government of Nepal. Before mid 1980s the area was much degraded open grazing land and some part was under encroachments by the squatters. At present,Baghmara is a model community forest to show rest of the world how conservation can bring multifaceted benefits to the communities and how communities can take a stewardship to conserve the even endangered wildlife like Rhino, Tiger, Leopard and Crocodiles next to their yards.