(1) The Government of Nepal shall make the following provisions for the management, use and distribution of benefits of the environmental services to be obtained from the forest area:
(a) In the case of benefits derived from climate change adaptation and storage, and mitigation of emission, of carbon, the management, use and distribution of benefits thereof shall be made as determined by the Government of Nepal,
(b) The management, use and distribution of benefits of the environmental services other than the storage, and mitigation of emission, of carbon obtained from the forest
area shall be as provided in the work plan of the concerned forest,
(c) The amount to be derived from the environmental services by other body or industry including hydropower, drinking water supply and eco-tourism project and the management, use and distribution thereof shall be as prescribed.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Division Forest Office may make provision for the payment of grants or other kind of payment to the owner of a private forest that wishes to manage the environmental services by completing the prescribed conditions, by making invitation to environmental services tender, and upon making provision in its annual program.