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India : Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People in India, Volume 2, Appendixes
dc.contributor.author | World Bank | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-19T15:14:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-06-19T15:14:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study by the World Bank indicates that forests offer vast potential for poverty reduction and rural economic growth in India while also supporting critical national conservation goals. An estimated 275 million people in rural areas depend on forests for at least part of their livelihoods. Forest dwellers, which include a high proportion of tribals, are among the poorest and most vulnerable groups in society. The government of India has adopted Joint Forest Management as a principal approach for community-based forestry. The program now covers 27 percent of the national forest area across 27 states, and encompasses 85,000 village committees. Over the past decade, the Joint Forest Management model has been evolving from an approach heavily oriented towards commercial timber managed by state forest departments (with communities providing labor), to an approach more supportive of forest conservation with communities sharing benefits in return for assisting with limited management activities. Although this transition has been successful by some measures, most communities still fail to utilize the full potential of forests to improve local livelihoods. Forests are mainly used as a safety net during difficult economic periods, or for seasonal subsistence products like fuelwood and fodder. For communities to better exploit the untapped potential of forests, wide ranging and carefully phased reforms are required at both the national and state levels addressing: 1) stronger forest rights and responsibilities for forest communities; 2) more effective management systems targeted at communities involved with forestry; 3) improved access to more efficient market systems for major and minor products; and 4) more effective and flexible institutions and capacities. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6552235/india-unlocking-opportunities-forest-dependent-people-india-vol-2-2-appendixes | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8414 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Washington, DC | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURE | |
dc.subject | BAMBOO | |
dc.subject | BASELINE INFORMATION | |
dc.subject | BENEFICIARIES | |
dc.subject | BENEFIT SHARING | |
dc.subject | BIODIVERSITY | |
dc.subject | BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION | |
dc.subject | CIVIL SOCIETY | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY FOREST | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY FORESTRY | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY FORESTS | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODS | |
dc.subject | CONSENSUS | |
dc.subject | CONSULTATION | |
dc.subject | CONSULTATIONS | |
dc.subject | CULTURAL PRACTICES | |
dc.subject | CULTURAL REASONS | |
dc.subject | DECIDUOUS FORESTS | |
dc.subject | DEGRADATION | |
dc.subject | DEGRADED FOREST | |
dc.subject | DENSE FOREST | |
dc.subject | ENCROACHMENT | |
dc.subject | FACTORIES | |
dc.subject | FARM FORESTRY | |
dc.subject | FIELD STUDIES | |
dc.subject | FIELD STUDY | |
dc.subject | FIELD SURVEY | |
dc.subject | FIELD WORK | |
dc.subject | FIGURES | |
dc.subject | FLEXIBILITY | |
dc.subject | FOREST | |
dc.subject | FOREST AREA | |
dc.subject | FOREST AREAS | |
dc.subject | FOREST COMMISSION | |
dc.subject | FOREST CONSERVATION | |
dc.subject | FOREST COVER | |
dc.subject | FOREST DEPARTMENT | |
dc.subject | FOREST ENTERPRISES | |
dc.subject | FOREST FRINGE | |
dc.subject | FOREST FRINGE COMMUNITIES | |
dc.subject | FOREST INDUSTRY | |
dc.subject | FOREST INSTITUTIONS | |
dc.subject | FOREST MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING | |
dc.subject | FOREST MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES | |
dc.subject | FOREST POLICY | |
dc.subject | FOREST PRODUCT | |
dc.subject | FOREST PRODUCTION | |
dc.subject | FOREST PROTECTION | |
dc.subject | FOREST RESOURCE | |
dc.subject | FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT | |
dc.subject | FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | FOREST RESOURCE USE | |
dc.subject | FOREST RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | FOREST REVENUE | |
dc.subject | FOREST SECTOR | |
dc.subject | FOREST TYPES | |
dc.subject | FOREST USE | |
dc.subject | FOREST UTILIZATION | |
dc.subject | FOREST VILLAGE | |
dc.subject | FORESTRY ENTERPRISE | |
dc.subject | FORESTRY INSTITUTIONS | |
dc.subject | FORESTRY ISSUES | |
dc.subject | FORESTRY MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | FORESTRY MODELS | |
dc.subject | FORESTRY PROGRAMS | |
dc.subject | FORESTRY SECTOR | |
dc.subject | FORESTS | |
dc.subject | GRANTED | |
dc.subject | ILLEGAL HARVESTING | |
dc.subject | INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS | |
dc.subject | INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES | |
dc.subject | INTERVIEWS | |
dc.subject | LAND HOLDINGS | |
dc.subject | LIVESTOCK | |
dc.subject | MARKETING | |
dc.subject | MEDICINAL PLANTS | |
dc.subject | MIXED FORESTS | |
dc.subject | MOIST DECIDUOUS FORESTS | |
dc.subject | NATIONAL FORESTRY | |
dc.subject | NATURAL RESOURCE | |
dc.subject | NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | NATURAL RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | NGOS | |
dc.subject | PAPER INDUSTRY | |
dc.subject | PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL | |
dc.subject | PLANT | |
dc.subject | POPULATION GROWTH | |
dc.subject | POVERTY ALLEVIATION | |
dc.subject | POVERTY LEVELS | |
dc.subject | POVERTY REDUCTION | |
dc.subject | PRA | |
dc.subject | RURAL AREAS | |
dc.subject | RURAL DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | SAFETY NET | |
dc.subject | SAWMILLING | |
dc.subject | STAKEHOLDER | |
dc.subject | STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS | |
dc.subject | STAKEHOLDERS | |
dc.subject | STATE FORESTRY | |
dc.subject | SUPPLY CHAIN | |
dc.subject | TIMBER | |
dc.subject | TIMBER FOREST | |
dc.subject | TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS | |
dc.subject | TOURISM | |
dc.subject | VILLAGES | |
dc.subject | WET EVERGREEN FOREST | |
dc.subject | WET EVERGREEN FORESTS | |
dc.subject | WILDLIFE | |
dc.subject | WOOD | |
dc.subject | WOOD-BASED INDUSTRIES | |
dc.title | India : Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People in India, Volume 2, Appendixes | en |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.date.disclosure | 2006-01-25 | |
okr.doctype | Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study | |
okr.doctype | Economic & Sector Work | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6552235/india-unlocking-opportunities-forest-dependent-people-india-vol-2-2-appendixes | |
okr.globalpractice | Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience | |
okr.globalpractice | Governance | |
okr.globalpractice | Agriculture | |
okr.globalpractice | Environment and Natural Resources | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 000160016_20060124090011 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 6552235 | |
okr.identifier.report | 34481 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/01/24/000160016_20060124090011/Rendered/PDF/3448110vol02.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | South Asia | |
okr.region.country | India | |
okr.region.geographical | Asia | |
okr.region.geographical | South Asia | |
okr.sector | Sub-national government administration | |
okr.sector | Forestry | |
okr.sector | Public Administration | |
okr.sector | Law | |
okr.sector | Public Administration, Law, and Justice | |
okr.sector | Agriculture | |
okr.sector | fishing | |
okr.sector | and forestry | |
okr.topic | Rural Development Knowledge and Information Systems | |
okr.topic | Rural Development :: Forestry | |
okr.topic | Environment :: Wildlife Resources | |
okr.topic | Environment :: Forests and Forestry | |
okr.topic | Social Development :: Social Accountability | |
okr.unit | Agriculture & Rural Development (SASDA) | |
okr.volume | 2 of 2 |
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