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GENDER PARTICIPATION OF JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (JFMC) MEMBERS IN FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
ISSN: 2277 - 7601
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GENDER PARTICIPATION OF JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (JFMC) MEMBERS IN FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
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Agriculture and Food Sciences
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ICC-0202
Publisher: Kiran Abasaheb More
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IAA.ZONE/2277392557601
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2277 - 7601
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Abstract
Local people and indigenous communities are dependent on forests for their livelihoods, it is important that the local communities be involved in forest management. Involving local communities could also harness the indigenous and traditional knowledge practices of the people in protecting and conserving the forest. Joint Forest Management (JFM) is an approach and programme initiated in the context of the National Forest Policy (1988), wherein the state forest department support local forest dwellers to protect and manage forests and share the costs and benefits from the forests with them. The present investigation was carried out in Uttara Kannada district to study the participation of JFMC members in different forest management activities. The sample size comprised of 232 JFMC members who were selected by proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Data was collected with structured interview schedule through personal interv...
