Title: Co-management of Forests in the Tribal Regions of Andhra Pradesh, India: A Study in the Making and Unmaking of Social Capital
Abstract: The debate surrounding natural resource management in South Asia is no longer centred on the issue of whether management is to be participatory or non-participatory. That question appears settled: natural resource management is to be participatory. For almost a decade now, participatory management philosophy has been the dominant guiding force in the forestry sector in India, Nepal and Bhutan. For instance, community and private forestry are the dominant components in Nepal’s Master Plan for the Forestry Sector. These two components are expected to absorb 47 per cent of all investments made in the forestry sector until 2010 (CPFD 1997). The Joint Forest Management programme (JFM) is an effort in participatory natural resource management (PNRM). JFM occupies a central place in India’s efforts to conserve, manage and regenerate forests via state and community partnership arrangements. Our chapter looks beyond the basic arguments for and against co-management of forests. We will focus on the unique problems and prospects of deploying forest co-management in tribal communities in the Eastern Ghats region of Andhra Pradesh, India. In so doing, we will explore the problems and prospects of successfully involving tribal communities in JFM, and the relevance of social capital to that process.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 3
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot