Social Forestry
THAKUR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES & RESEARCH
Social Forestry: Issues Containing Deforestation and Afforestation
Submitted to- Prof. T. Shanthi Malaichamy
ByAshish Dalvi Shashank Hegde Dhiraj Dubey Gayatri Sisodiya - 24 - 27 - 32 - 39
Siddhesh Hemmady - 28
Index
Introduction Research Paper Deforestation Afforestation Government Initiatives Solutions Conclusion 1 4 5 8 10 12 13
Introduction
Social forestry programs in India have grown in importance and scale and now constitute a major element in India's overall programme of rural development. From modest beginnings over a decade ago, there has been an almost exponential growth in the human and financial resources devoted to social forestry. During the sixth Five Year Plan period which covered the first half of the 1980s approximately Rs.10 billion (one thousand crore) or nearly US$ 1 billion was spent on social forestry activities. . The term social forestry is difficult to define precisely, but is generally understood to mean tree-growing (including associated products, e.g. bamboo, grasses, legumes) for the purpose of rural development. As social forestry has a rural development focus and is heavily dependent on the active participation of people, it is also known as "forestry for local community development" or "participatory forestry". An up to date and comprehensive discussion of these terms and the role of social forestry in rural development is to be found in Tree Growing by Rural People, FAO Forestry Paper, 64, 1985. Although a wide range of activities are included in social forestry, five main components can be distinguished in India. With variations, they are: 1. Farm forestry (tree growing on private land), 2. Farmer leasehold, 3. Village woodlots or community forestry, 4. Strip plantations alongside roads, canals, railways, etc., and 5. Reforestation or rehabilitation of degraded forest areas. Social forestry programs usually include one or more of these components. There are
Social Forestry: Issues Containing Deforestation and Afforestation
Submitted to- Prof. T. Shanthi Malaichamy
ByAshish Dalvi Shashank Hegde Dhiraj Dubey Gayatri Sisodiya - 24 - 27 - 32 - 39
Siddhesh Hemmady - 28
Index
Introduction Research Paper Deforestation Afforestation Government Initiatives Solutions Conclusion 1 4 5 8 10 12 13
Introduction
Social forestry programs in India have grown in importance and scale and now constitute a major element in India's overall programme of rural development. From modest beginnings over a decade ago, there has been an almost exponential growth in the human and financial resources devoted to social forestry. During the sixth Five Year Plan period which covered the first half of the 1980s approximately Rs.10 billion (one thousand crore) or nearly US$ 1 billion was spent on social forestry activities. . The term social forestry is difficult to define precisely, but is generally understood to mean tree-growing (including associated products, e.g. bamboo, grasses, legumes) for the purpose of rural development. As social forestry has a rural development focus and is heavily dependent on the active participation of people, it is also known as "forestry for local community development" or "participatory forestry". An up to date and comprehensive discussion of these terms and the role of social forestry in rural development is to be found in Tree Growing by Rural People, FAO Forestry Paper, 64, 1985. Although a wide range of activities are included in social forestry, five main components can be distinguished in India. With variations, they are: 1. Farm forestry (tree growing on private land), 2. Farmer leasehold, 3. Village woodlots or community forestry, 4. Strip plantations alongside roads, canals, railways, etc., and 5. Reforestation or rehabilitation of degraded forest areas. Social forestry programs usually include one or more of these components. There are