11.social forestry

social forestry

1. Social Forestry Rajeev Kumar MSW (TISS, Mumbai) M.Phil (CIP, Ranchi) Doctoral Fellow, IIT Kharagpur

2. Social Forestry in India

3. What is Social forestry? Social forestry is management and development of forest with afforestation on barren lands to achieve environmental benefit and rural development. The term was first used by National Commission on Agriculture, Government of India,in1976. The aim of taking the pressure of the forests and making use of all unused and fallow land. This concept of village forests to meet the needs of the rural people is not new. It has existed through the centuries all over the country but it was now given a new character.

4. Need of forestry in India Government forest areas that are close to human settlement and have been degraded over the years due to human activities needed to be afforested. Trees were to be planted in and around agricultural fields. Dominant rural population that still depends largely on fuel wood and other biomass for their cooking and heating. Social forestry also aims at raising plantations by the common man so as to meet these demands. Through the social forestry scheme, the government has involved community participation, as part of a drive towards afforestation , and rehabilitating the degraded forest and common lands

5. Objectives of social forestry in India Increasing forest area and restoring ecological balance Meeting basic rural needs: fuel, fodder, manure Ensure better land use; checking soil erosion, animal husbandry etc., Generation of employment Checking pollution

6. Component of social forestry Com m unity F o r est r y Rur a l F o r est r y Ag r o f o r est r y Social F o r est r y Exte n sion F o r est r y Farm F o r est r y

7.  Farm F o r es t r y o Ind i vi d u a l farm e rs a r e be i ng encou r a g ed t o p l a n t t r ees on their o wn farm l and t o meet the fami l y . dome s t i c needs of the o Shade f or the a g ricul t ural c r o p s , as wi n d shelters, s o il co n se r vati o n o r t o use wastela nd . o Eco n omic be n efit s .  E x tension F o r es t r y o P l a nting of t r ees on the sides of r oa d s, ca n a l s a nd ra i l w a y s , along wi t h planting o n was t ela n ds f or helping in i n c r easi n g b o u n d a ries o f f o r es t s .

8.  Rur a l F o r es t r y  Com m u n ity F o r es t r y o Co l lecti v e l y imp l emented on com m u n al l a n d . o Local po p ulati o ns p a r t i ci p ate i n t he p l a n n ing, es t a b l i shing, managing a nd ha r v es t ing o f f o r e s t c r o ps, and s o r ecei v e a major p r o p o r t i on o f the soci o - eco n o m ic a nd eco l ogical be n efits f r om the f o r es t .  Ag r o f o r es t r y Land use sy s tem wh i ch i n te g rat e s t r ees a n d shrubs on farml a nds a n d r ural l a nds c a pes t o en h a nce p r o d uc t iv i t y , p r ofita b i l it y , d i v ersity a n d ecosy s tem sus t a i n a b i l i t y . o

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