Traditional practices for conservation of natural resources in odisha?
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Odisha is home to a wealth of natural resources – it is rich in forest reserves, water, land and minerals.However, the path of natural resource based industrialisation has been controversial.Natural resource deprivation and alienation, through forced diversion and acquisition of land, is emerging as a big socio-economic problem in the state. Vast numbers of people still do not have secure rights and entitlements to resources. Their rights are not always fully recognised, recorded, exercised and protected.
Effective community-based management is crucial
We recognise that in order to secure rights, protect and conserve precious natural resources and the ways of life of those who rely on them, effective management is crucial. Our work seeks to improve management and governance of natural resources from top government levels to the grassroots community level - but our core approach maintains that, for sustainability, local communities are best placed to manage their own resources.
We also know that community interest in NRM can only be sustainable when the resources generate a meaningful livelihood for the people who depend on them and when they play a central role in the management of these resources.
NRM is a broad programme area that includes Forest, Land and Water. It also touch on other cross themes, including Sustainable Agriculture, Bioresource Governance and Mining & Industrialisation.