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Revisiting Participatory Forest Management in India


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1 Independent Consultant on Forest Ecology and Management, 216 A, Ranka Colony, Bilekahalli, Bengaluru 560 076, India
 

Participatory forest management (PFM) in India was initiated mainly with the objective of restoring degraded forests and to support livelihood of forestdependent communities. PFM can help achieve India’s mitigation targets such as the Paris Agreement in the forest sector, and improve livelihood of forestdependent communities and biodiversity. However, there are several limitations in the current PFM policies and programmes to achieve such outcomes. This article, based on a review of the literature and examining government reports, discusses the current challenges in PFM and possible ways to strengthen its policies and programmes to achieve better forest management outcomes.

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Biodiversity, Mitigation Targets, Participatory Forest Management, Stakeholders.
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G. Dhanapal
Independent Consultant on Forest Ecology and Management, 216 A, Ranka Colony, Bilekahalli, Bengaluru 560 076, India

Abstract


Participatory forest management (PFM) in India was initiated mainly with the objective of restoring degraded forests and to support livelihood of forestdependent communities. PFM can help achieve India’s mitigation targets such as the Paris Agreement in the forest sector, and improve livelihood of forestdependent communities and biodiversity. However, there are several limitations in the current PFM policies and programmes to achieve such outcomes. This article, based on a review of the literature and examining government reports, discusses the current challenges in PFM and possible ways to strengthen its policies and programmes to achieve better forest management outcomes.

Keywords


Biodiversity, Mitigation Targets, Participatory Forest Management, Stakeholders.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi7%2F1161-1166