India : Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People in India, Volume 2, Appendixes
This study by the World Bank indicates that forests offer vast potential for poverty reduction and rural economic growth in India while also supporting critical national conservation goals. An estimated 275 million people in rural areas depend on forests for at least part of their livelihoods. Fores...
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This study by the World Bank indicates that forests offer vast potential for poverty reduction and rural economic growth in India while also supporting critical national conservation goals. An estimated 275 million people in rural areas depend on forests for at least part of their livelihoods. Forest dwellers, which include a high proportion of tribals, are among the poorest and most vulnerable groups in society. The government of India has adopted Joint Forest Management as a principal approach for community-based forestry. The program now covers 27 percent of the national forest area across 27 states, and encompasses 85,000 village committees. Over the past decade, the Joint Forest Management model has been evolving from an approach heavily oriented towards commercial timber managed by state forest departments (with communities providing labor), to an approach more supportive of forest conservation with communities sharing benefits in return for assisting with limited management activities. Although this transition has been successful by some measures, most communities still fail to utilize the full potential of forests to improve local livelihoods. Forests are mainly used as a safety net during difficult economic periods, or for seasonal subsistence products like fuelwood and fodder. For communities to better exploit the untapped potential of forests, wide ranging and carefully phased reforms are required at both the national and state levels addressing: 1) stronger forest rights and responsibilities for forest communities; 2) more effective management systems targeted at communities involved with forestry; 3) improved access to more efficient market systems for major and minor products; and 4) more effective and flexible institutions and capacities. |
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India : Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People in India, Volume 2, Appendixes |
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India : Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People in India, Volume 2, Appendixes |
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India : Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People in India, Volume 2, Appendixes |
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India : Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People in India, Volume 2, Appendixes |
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India : Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People in India, Volume 2, Appendixes |
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okr-10986-84142021-04-23T14:02:39Z India : Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People in India, Volume 2, Appendixes World Bank AGRICULTURE BAMBOO BASELINE INFORMATION BENEFICIARIES BENEFIT SHARING BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY FORESTRY COMMUNITY FORESTS COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODS CONSENSUS CONSULTATION CONSULTATIONS CULTURAL PRACTICES CULTURAL REASONS DECIDUOUS FORESTS DEGRADATION DEGRADED FOREST DENSE FOREST ENCROACHMENT FACTORIES FARM FORESTRY FIELD STUDIES FIELD STUDY FIELD SURVEY FIELD WORK FIGURES FLEXIBILITY FOREST FOREST AREA FOREST AREAS FOREST COMMISSION FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST COVER FOREST DEPARTMENT FOREST ENTERPRISES FOREST FRINGE FOREST FRINGE COMMUNITIES FOREST INDUSTRY FOREST INSTITUTIONS FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING FOREST MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOREST POLICY FOREST PRODUCT FOREST PRODUCTION FOREST PROTECTION FOREST RESOURCE FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCE USE FOREST RESOURCES FOREST REVENUE FOREST SECTOR FOREST TYPES FOREST USE FOREST UTILIZATION FOREST VILLAGE FORESTRY ENTERPRISE FORESTRY INSTITUTIONS FORESTRY ISSUES FORESTRY MANAGEMENT FORESTRY MODELS FORESTRY PROGRAMS FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS GRANTED ILLEGAL HARVESTING INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES INTERVIEWS LAND HOLDINGS LIVESTOCK MARKETING MEDICINAL PLANTS MIXED FORESTS MOIST DECIDUOUS FORESTS NATIONAL FORESTRY NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NGOS PAPER INDUSTRY PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL PLANT POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY REDUCTION PRA RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY NET SAWMILLING STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS STAKEHOLDERS STATE FORESTRY SUPPLY CHAIN TIMBER TIMBER FOREST TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS TOURISM VILLAGES WET EVERGREEN FOREST WET EVERGREEN FORESTS WILDLIFE WOOD WOOD-BASED INDUSTRIES This study by the World Bank indicates that forests offer vast potential for poverty reduction and rural economic growth in India while also supporting critical national conservation goals. An estimated 275 million people in rural areas depend on forests for at least part of their livelihoods. Forest dwellers, which include a high proportion of tribals, are among the poorest and most vulnerable groups in society. The government of India has adopted Joint Forest Management as a principal approach for community-based forestry. The program now covers 27 percent of the national forest area across 27 states, and encompasses 85,000 village committees. Over the past decade, the Joint Forest Management model has been evolving from an approach heavily oriented towards commercial timber managed by state forest departments (with communities providing labor), to an approach more supportive of forest conservation with communities sharing benefits in return for assisting with limited management activities. Although this transition has been successful by some measures, most communities still fail to utilize the full potential of forests to improve local livelihoods. Forests are mainly used as a safety net during difficult economic periods, or for seasonal subsistence products like fuelwood and fodder. For communities to better exploit the untapped potential of forests, wide ranging and carefully phased reforms are required at both the national and state levels addressing: 1) stronger forest rights and responsibilities for forest communities; 2) more effective management systems targeted at communities involved with forestry; 3) improved access to more efficient market systems for major and minor products; and 4) more effective and flexible institutions and capacities. 2012-06-19T15:14:28Z 2012-06-19T15:14:28Z 2005-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6552235/india-unlocking-opportunities-forest-dependent-people-india-vol-2-2-appendixes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8414 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia Asia South Asia India |