Role of Local Communities for Forest Management in India
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Communities, Forest, Management, IndiaAbstract
Forests are one of the key natural resources that have been facing continuous degradation due to over exploitation. This is attributed to absence of property rights. India has witnessed the rise of various community based management institutions for optimum utilization of natural resources. Government of India formalized the guidelines for an institution called Joint Forest Management, following the establishment of the National Forest Policy of 1990, to change the previously held roleof the state forest department (FD)with the local communities along the forest areas from an authority into that of a facilitator. This institution aims to involve the active and voluntary participation of the local communities. It also emphasizes that in absence of this, the overall effectiveness of JFM in terms regeneration of degraded forests would not be gained.
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