Nearly 5,000 community forest users including representatives from the Federation of community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN) and the Global Alliance of Community Forestry (GACF) took part in a sit-in on December 24 on the grounds of Nepal?s Constituent Assembly in further action to pressure government to halt the Forest Act amendment process. As a result of these grassroots efforts, select Constituent Assembly representatives from key political parties are now opposing the amendments.