Forest cover in Nepal has nearly doubled from 1992 to 2016, from 26 percent to 45 percent, thanks to community management of forests. The devolution of forest management in the country has proved to be a great success, conserving and regenerating forests while providing communities fruits and medicines, regenerated land for grazing, and fuelwood. Community forests now occupy nearly 2.3 million hectares—about a third of Nepal’s forest cover—and are managed by over 22,000 community forest groups with 3 million households.