This document contains three sections. The first is a paper on the evolution of the forest protection committee programme in Gujarat, India. It documents the history of state forest management, traditional resource use patterns, and forestry/community conflict issues. It details the author's experiences since 1978 of joint forestry management and community organising, leading to the formation of forest protection committees in each village. The forest protection and production activities of foresters and village committees are described. The second paper presents three case studies of joint forest management in three villages. A concluding section discusses the rationale of joint forest management committees and issues requiring further efforts.
Interest groups:
This paper may interest those involved in community forestry initiatives, particularly in South Asia.
Pages:
26
Publisher reference:
Ford Foundation