Alind Rastogi

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Alind Rastogi

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The present day ecological conflicts have their ischolar_mains in economic compulsions, sociological stresses, technological intensification, changing consumption patterns, scarce land availability and contending resource users. Making trade-offs between competing goals is thus a necessary skill for the officials. Inventory of conflicts relate to resource use, structures, roles, interests, socio-Iegal and cultural attributes. However to decipher, understand and resolve the conflicts through effective communication, negotiation, mediation and conciliation poses a challenge before the natural resource manager. The paper stresses that the conflict resolution mechanisms are to be evolved, institutions developed and structures harmonised with the needs of Joint Forest Management (JFM) in India.

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Alind Rastogi

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The negotiation skills with the foresters can playa positive role in shaping the institutionalization of Joint Forest Management (JFM) in India. The real challenge lies in the pace of transformation of organizational mandate into the institutionalized process of participatory management. The present day ecological conflicts have their ischolar_mains in economic compulsions, sociological stresses, technological intensification, changing consumption patterns, scarce land availability and contending resource users. Making trade-offs between competing goals is thus a necessary skill for the natural resource managers. The paper also discusses the quantity, quality and pace of negotiations in the process of JFM.

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Alind Rastogi , S. Srinivas

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Design is a stratcgic tool for popularising a particular agroforestry model. The creative potential of scientists shall concentrate upon the value engineering, methods of design optimisation, ergonomic considerations, synergic combinations of tree-crop interactions, designs innovation, and development of models, based upon needs, site capacity, economic returns, and above all, the environmental services. The model designs and preferences may be need (Product) specific, economic value specific, site specific, cultural value specific, technology specific and combination specific. The paper discusses the need to incorporate the design specificitics in agroforestry models because of their importance in participatory forest management and regional planning in India.

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Alind Rastogi

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The new Forest Policy 1988 envisages people's participation in management of existing treasure of biodiversity in the country. As per policy directive the concept of participatory forest management is sweeping the entire nation. Today the forest field functionaries have not only to act as natural resource managers but also as facilitators of community participation in sustainable development, protection and conservation offorest wealth. Forfacjlitating community participation and involving people in decision making and planning, a suitable communication strategy is to be evolved. The paper stresses upon the need for evolving effective communication systems by the Forest Department.

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Alind Rastogi

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The Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) have immense role in shaping the rural economy in India. With the changing forest management profile in favour of eco-friendly products and participatory management of forest areas, the NTFPs can have valuable contribution. Neem has an important place in utility canvass be it medicine, pesticide or bio-fertilizer. Suitable marketing efforts are needed to realise its true economic potential. The paper discusses the marketing mix architecture in favour of Neem as a desired effort on the part of forest managers and researchers.

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Alind Rastogi

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The Concept of Joint Fored Management is sweeping the entire nation with the advent of New Forest Policy. For effective institutionalization of JFM there is a need to equip the forest department officials with necessary technical knowledge, skill and attitudes. A stock of these necessary skills and knowledge has been evolved after a survey where view point of forest official, people and NGO₅ were accommodated and compiled. It is thus imperative to incorporate suitable chaneges into the syllabus for the training of foresters so as to equip them to manage the change in an effective manner.

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