Question

What is joint forest management programme ? which was the first state to adopt this programme ? in 3 marks

Answer 1

Explanation:

odisha was the first state to adopt this programme. ln this the people living nearby the village protects the trees and forests and in place of doing this they are provided some forest items which is given by forest department.

Answer 2

Joint forest management is concept of developing relationships between fringe forest groups and forest department on the basis of mutual trust and jointly defined roles and responsibilities for forest protection and development. Joint Forest Management originated in West Bengal in 1980's in Asia and Africa

Joint Forest Management (JFM) programme in the present form can be traced to the Arabari experiment initiated by foresters in the state of West Bengal.