Nature and Policy Evaluation for Social Forestry

Abstract

Population expansion over the past few decades has put a greater strain on the world's land and natural resources. The objectives of social forestry include the provision of food, fuel, and fodder; the amelioration of environmental conditions through the reduction of pollutants; and the safeguarding of agricultural pursuits from the damaging effects of climate change. Social forestry is also sometimes referred to as "community forestry." Some social forestry projects had been implemented on a small scale in India by the 1950s (BRD, 1985). The country has implemented social forestry, the largest and most innovative participatory forestry experiment, as well as the largest intervention design to increase common land production and utilization.