| ID | 076321 |
| Title Proper | Towards a sustainable joint forest management programme |
| Other Title Information | evidence from Western Midnapore division in West Bengal |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sarker, Debnarayan ; Das, Nimai |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article demonstrates that the resistance movement of forest communities in western Midnapore division in West Bengal, which acted as a key precursor to the joint forest management (JFM) programmes in India through a June 1990 Ministry of Environment and Forests circular, was based to a large extent on the successful experience of JFM in Arabari Hills under this division. In this particular locality, the resistance movement of forest communities had been mobilized for a long time by poor forest communities fighting for their community rights to forest resources as a matter of immediate survival, opposing top-down approaches to forest management. A detailed study of the existing four Forest Protection Committees (FPCs) of this area confirms that these immediate survival needs, generating mainly sustenance and income from non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for FPC members, are the key element for the long-term sustainability of a JFM system. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia Research Vol. 26, No.3; Nov 2006: p269-289 |
| Journal Source | South Asia Research Vol. 26, No.3; Nov 2006: p269-289 |
| Key Words | Bengal ; Environment ; Forests ; Joint Forest Management ; Sustainable ; Development |