Benefits to Nepal

Some of the direst benefits of planting sugar maple saplings in Nepal include, fuel, fodder, wood, bedding for animals, compost, and maple syrup (Thoms, 2008). Important ecological services are an indirect benefit of planting sugar maple saplings in Nepal, which reduces soil erosion and increases soil fertility (Thoms, 2008). Another indirect benefit of planting these seedlings is the potential social interaction, which comes with forming a community forest, and a chance for developing more skills (Thoms, 2008).

These trees will also be able to generate some income for the users of the community forest through excess timber and the eventual production of syrup (Thoms, 2008). Another indirect, but very important benefit of planting these trees is the positive impact it has on the Nepalese women who are in the user group along with the poor (Government of Nepal, 2016). This gives them an opportunity to develop skills, generate an income and socialize (Thoms, 2008).

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