Journal Name:
- Indian Streams Research Journal
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Abstract (Original Language):
The Joint Forest Management (JFM) is a system to plan that a willing and active partnership between the
state and local communities to promote conservation through managing forest resources sustainably. It is a concept
of developing partnerships between extreme forest user groups and the Forest Department .Many countries have
now adopted forest tenure reforms to secure rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities over forests and
natural resources. Forest tenure reforms are happening against the background of growing evidence of the
importance of rights-based approaches to conservation, particularly in contrast to the conventional conservation
approach that is exclusive of rights and community participation. In the year 1990 Indian National JFM guidelines
were issued. 22 States are now implementing the programme. JFM system which had its roots in participatory
forestry JFM is the way for rural development and strategy for sustainable forest management because the
communities are involved in protecting and managing the forest. Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMC)
covers more than 22 million hectors of forests spread across 28 States of India and union territories. JFM cover more
than 18% of the total forest. Forests are very important for social, economic, ecological and environmental reasons.
They play an important role in ecosystem processes. Therefore, a serious attention to the factors that lead to
effective forest governance is essential to deal with forest re-establishment and management challenges in India.
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