Participatory Forest Management in India: An overview and some emerging issues

Social Change ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 156-164
Author(s):  
V. K. Misra ◽  
S. N. Shabbeer
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Joint Forest Management ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Participatory Forest Management ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Forest Users

Joint Forest Management (JFM) represents a radical departure from the tradition of centralised forest management in India. Forest Department (FD) all over the country has started to forge alliances with local communities to regenerate degraded forests adjoining villages. The strides it has made in less than a decade-with 20 states issuing JFM orders; large numbers of forest officers, NGOs and villagers experimenting with new approaches and relationships; and between four to five million hectares of degraded forests regenerating under local care are remarkable. The local community is given more formal access and usufruct rights over a forest patch which they regenerate by protection and plantation. Given its potential of restoring both the health of our forest and the self respect and dignity of impoverished forest users through assured access to forest resources for securer livelihoods, enthusiastic supporters of JFM have understandably tended to monitor positive impacts of achievements through studies and research. A set of studies were conducted during 1995-96 on self-initiated Community Forest Management (CFM) and Joint Forest Management (JFM) systems, with the aim to largely serve as the benchmark or baseline studies to gain a preliminary understanding. Juttadapalem, a small tribal village in the district of Vishakapatnam, A.P., is one of the sites where SPWD supported a research programme in collaboration with Andhra University, Vishakapatnam. The present paper discusses the findings of the sub-network on ecology and economics with Juttadapalem as a case study.

Developing capacity of forest users through participatory forest management: Evidence from Madhupur Sal forest in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khondokar H. Kabir ◽  
Andrea Knierim ◽  
Ataharul Chowdhury ◽  
Beatriz Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Participatory Forest Management ◽  
Sal Forest ◽  
Forest Users

scholarly journals An Incomplete Information Static Game Evaluating Community-Based Forest Management in Zagros, Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Zandebasiri ◽  
José António Filipe ◽  
Javad Soosani ◽  
Mehdi Pourhashemi ◽  
Luca Salvati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Incomplete Information ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Analytical Strategy ◽  
Static Game ◽  
Participatory Forest Management ◽  
Landscape Protection

The present study adopts a game theory approach analyzing land-use planning in Zagros forests, Iran. A Static Game of Incomplete Information (SGII) was applied to the evaluation of participatory forest management in the study area. This tool allows a complete assessment of sustainable forest planning producing two modeling scenarios based on (i) high and (ii) low social acceptance. According to the SGII results, the Nash Bayesian Equilibrium (NBE) strategy suggests the importance of landscape protection in forest management. The results of the NBE analytical strategy show that landscape protection with barbed wires is the most used strategy in local forest management. The response to the local community includes cooperation in conditions of high social acceptance and noncooperation in conditions of low social acceptance. Overall, social acceptance is an adaptive goal in forest management plans.

Biodiversity conservation: Officials' perceptions and discord with community forest management in Nepal

2005 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-391
Author(s):  
Uma Acharya ◽  
R. John Petheram ◽  
Rowan Reid
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Development Workers ◽  
Forest Users

Two topics receiving much attention in design of forest policy and management in Nepal are conservation of biodiversity and participation of forest-local people. Government officials, forest users and development workers are all involved in shaping policy for the management of forest for biodiversity and other values. It is therefore crucial to understand the different viewpoints about biodiversity among these stakeholders. This paper is derived from a broad case study on the views of various stakeholders in community forestry in Nepal, but is focused on understanding the views of policy-level government officials in regards to biodiversity conservation. Using a grounded theory approach, qualitative data were collected on two field visits in 2002–2003 to the study area. The results of interviews with officials indicate diverse perspectives in interpreting biodiversity conservation. These include perceptions of forest users' understanding about diversity, and strong beliefs about definition of biodiversity and about dependence of users on forest for their livelihood. Implications of the results include an obvious need for better understanding by staff at various levels of government and other agencies involved in community forestry, of the different concepts and views held about biodiversity conservation. A broader understanding among officials of biodiversity and deeper knowledge of other's views on biodiversity conservation could help in designing and implementing policies and programs in the context of community forest management. Key words: views, perceptions, understanding, community, forestry, users, government officials, policy, qualitative method

scholarly journals Factors affecting people’s participation in joint forest management programmes in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1530-1533
Author(s):  
Chaman Lal ◽  
Chandresh Guleria ◽  
R.S. Prasher ◽  
Ravinder Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Joint Forest Management ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Participatory Forest Management ◽  
Planning Implementation ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Similar Kind

The present investigation examined the various factors affecting people's participation in the planning, implementation and maintenance of JFM programmes in the tribal distrct (Kinnaur) of Himachal Pradesh. In total, 10 factors were identified that influence people’s participation in Joint Forest Management (JFM) activities in the study area, which were independently affecting in all of three development blocks. District as a whole factors affecting in decreasing order were Lack of awareness about participatory forest management (66%), lack of co-ordination with forestry officials (64%), non availability of routine funds (56%), lack of training and visit programme (56%), clash between agriculture and JFM activities (54%), lack of emphasis on quick economic activities (49%), improper usufruct sharing (43%) etc. were some of major factors that influenced people’s participation. Policy and development emphasis on these factors, particularly taking into consideration the geography and need based activity in the various development blocks will increase the people’s participation in similar kind of projects.

scholarly journals Management, Growth, and Carbon Storage in Miombo Woodlands of Tanzania

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. J. Lupala ◽  
L. P. Lusambo ◽  
Y. M. Ngaga
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Support Function ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Miombo Woodlands ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Participatory Forest Management ◽  
Local Livelihoods ◽  
Woodland Products ◽  
Change Mitigation

Despite the local livelihoods support function provided by miombo woodlands of Tanzania under participatory forest management, its growth still has potential for carbon storage and sequestration attractive to REDD+ initiatives. This study has revealed the average growth to be significant, despite the local community livelihoods support function. However, climate change mitigation strategy needs to be more innovative to optimize carbon storage and local livelihoods’ potentials in forest-dependent communities like miombo woodlands. Carbon credits resulting from the increased carbon stock and sequestration should contribute to sustainable development. This should also help promote participatory forest management and secure miombo woodland products and services upon which billions of people depend.

scholarly journals Impact of Joint Forest Management on Rural Livelihoods in the Kalam and Siran Forest Divisions, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (I) ◽  
pp. 225-237
Author(s):  
Yahya Sheikh ◽  
Muhammad Ibrar ◽  
Javed Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Joint Forest Management ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Forest Department ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Active Involvement

Forest management policies in Pakistan have been generally following conventional approaches without considering the role of local community’s participation. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, Joint Forest Management (JFM) was introduced in 1996 with the active involvement of local communities for both sustainable forest management and community livelihoods. This study analyzes the impacts of JFM on rural livelihoods in Pakistan using a sample from 10 villages of Siran and Kalam Forest Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Data were collected through interview schedule and focus group discussions from the local community members & forest department personnel. Results of the study revealed that the JFM played a key role in livelihoods improvement and forest development. Also, JFM improved relationship between local communities and forest department. This study recommends for introduction of policies that help in building trust and friendly relationships between forest department and local communities for sustainable forest management.

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