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Kazuyo NAGAHAMA
Forest Management, Utilization, and People's Perception of a
Van Panchayat in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
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BACKGROUNDVan Panchayat (VP) : Community based forest management,
self-governed institution of forestry in Uttarakhand state, India
Background Objectives Method Result
VPs are in quantitative and qualitative decline in the once dense and well-managed Van
Panchayat in the Kumaon hills. (Balooni et al., 2007)
Van Panchayat (VP) sare increasing the practice to gain people’s confidence.
(Gairola, H. & Negi, A.S. ,2011) Van Panchayat
How is the forest management and utilization and people’s perception in newly generated VPs on the Garhwal hills?
Why? ➢ Why are VPs on the decline, although VP’s number are increasing? This is the case of VP forest on the Kumaon hills in Uttarakhand.
Forest degradation
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5.Management committee In total 225
participants identified
Uttarakhand(UK)
Forest Department
Local People
〈 Objectives〉
〈Methodology〉
〈 Data collection 〉
InterviewDocuments, Acts and Rules
↓Review
41 household (HH) sampling from 51 HH in total
↓Structured interview
Impact of VP on sustainable forest management and livelihood improvement
4.Livelihood
VP leader
1.Forest utilization
2.Forest management
3.People’s perception
〈 Discussion〉
Background Objectives Method Result
OBJECTIVES & METHOD
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➢ The reason of selection D village :Present Sarpanch (VP head) is a Block Committee leader of 151 VPs in Mussoire, supporting VP association and the assumption of active VP.
➢ Number of household (HH) interview :41 HH data (80% HH in the village)
➢ Total area of the village : 137 ha
➢ Altitude : 1850 m ➢ Year the VP
established : 1993 ➢ Total VP area : 20 ha ➢ Total HH : 51
(Population : 348)
The VP name: D village Block: Mussorie
District :Tehri GarhwalState: Uttarakhand in India
Sampling
STUDY SITEStudy period: From July to August, 2012
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1. Forest utilization in D village VPLogging; Ban on felling of living treesGrazing animals; UnrestrictedGrass cutting ; UnrestrictedCollection of dry and fallen branches twigs and leaves;
Unrestricted
Type of forest ;Dominated forest With Oak (Quercus spp.),some patches of Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii):
RESULTS
Background Objectives Method Result
Oak(Author, 2012)
100% respondents utilize firewood which is necessary, 78% respondents collect firewood routinely,
for maintaining their livelihood.
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Background Objectives Method Result
Constitution of VP (UKF, 2005)
2. Forest management
MC has jurisdiction (duty) and responsible for managing to VP.
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Agriculture is their main livelihood.
All of the People in D village are listed as Below Poverty Line. (B.P.L. Survey, 2002)
Background Objectives Method Result
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Forest is important to maintain people’s livelihood, but not a direct source of income.
3. Livelihood activity
4. People’s perception
Respondents are satisfied with the activities of MC.
The current VP condition is highly improved.
After VP was formed…
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( Critical value: χ² >4.06 ( 5% ), p<0.05 )
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Relation between MC member’s composition and the factors
The consistence of caste is not fair to consider the proportion of the villagers.-LPG is the indicator of the independence of firewood,
MC members depend on firewood.
Background Objectives Method Result
Factors Explained valuable : MC members or not
χ² Fishers p Result Caste 4.04 - RejectedMigrant 0.303 0.27 AcceptedOutside study 0.74 0.23 AcceptedCell phone - 0.50 AcceptedDish TV - 0.17 AcceptedLPG - 0.0003 RejectedVP distance - 1.32 AcceptedCollecting firewood - 0.37 AcceptedGrazing animals - 0.29 Accepted
5. Characteristics of Management committee (MC)
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Background Objectives Method Result
DISCUSSION
1.Forest manage-
ment
2.Forest utilization
3.People’s perception
4.Livelihood activity
5. Manage-ment
Committee
Increasing VP number(Rawat, 1999; UFD, 2009 )
Livelihood improvement
Effective impact Low performanceB.P.L.
VP in Garhwal Division Forest degradation
(Ballabh et al., 2002)
⇒Grant for plantation VP in Kumaon Division
Support from Forest Department(FD)
⇒ Oppression
Sustainable Forest management Sustainable Development
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Thank you very much for your attention