Joint Forest Management: Critical Issues
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Date of publication
december 2008
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3
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The Joint Forest Management circular that took the National Forest Policy (1988) as its basis for people’s involvement in the development and protection of forests, issued more than 18 years ago, has failed in its attempt to utilise forest wealth to improve local livelihoods. The structure of the JFM is skewed towards the forest department and needs to be balanced with equal opportunities and rights to the participating communities.
Author pesents the critical issues of Joint Forest Management in this article.
