Question

what were the objectives of the British colonial forest policy in India? ​

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Forest policy and management has been a subject of considerable debate and conflict ever since the British established a Forest Department and enacted legislations related to forestry in the century. The imperial needs dictated the British interests in the Indian forest resources, which resulted in the establishment of control over forest resources. In the process, at least two crucial aspects of forest management were ignored. First, the well-established traditional systems of conservation and sustainable use, and second, the critical ecological and social role that forests played. The colonial system of forest management was continued even after with little modifications, emphasising revenue generation and commercial exploitation, while its policing orientation excluded villagers who had the most longstanding claim on forest resources.

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