Explain the importance of z
social forestry.
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Answer:
Social forestry refers to the management of forests for the benefits of local communities. It includes aspects such as forest management, forest protection, and afforestation of deforested lands with the objective of improving the rural, environmental, and social development.
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Social forestry is the practice of forestry on lands outside the conventional forest area for the benefit of the rural and urban communities.
The term was coined by J.C. Westoby. It was first recognized as an important component of forestry for meeting rural needs in the interim report of the National Commission on Agriculture (NCA, 1976).
The objectives of social forestry adopted by the NCA were to fulfill the basic and economic needs of the community.
The scope of social forestry defined by the NCA included farm forestry, community woodlots and reforestation in degraded lands. By mid-1980, the concept of social forestry was firmly established as forestry of the people, by the people and for the people.