Question

What are recent developments in forestry

Answer 1

"we want to redefine “forestry” to mean “all contributions to sustainable development that are made possible through forests and trees”.

 Government has started giving importance to conserving forests, to involving local communities.

Answer 2

a. Government in India has become more concerned about the rights of forest communities.

b. They have realised that keeping forest communities away from forests have resulted in conflict.

c. Government has started giving importance to conserving forests, to involving local communities.

d. Environmentalist are today thinking of different forms of forest management that involves local populations.

e. For example in many forests in India villagers are protecting forests as scared groves like rai,kan, sarnas etc.

f. The central government has passed the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 which safeguards the rights of the forest dwellers.