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Presentation by Dr. K.D. Singh,
Retiree
of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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Dr.
Singh made a presentation titled 'Criteria and Indicators (C&I) of
Sustainable Forest Management with special reference to Non-wood Forest
Produce'. He stated that there is a need for integrating criteria and indicators
for forest and tribal development. He highlighted the criteria as evolved under
IIFM's Bhopal-India Process. He also stated that the Market mechanisms should be
linked with inventory/regeneration. He suggested that promotion of
entrepreneurship and investment will improve marketing of NWFP. He also stated
that economy of scale could be maintained through formation of Federation of
villagers who would undertake cultivation of high demand produces. He also
mentioned that the community should be empowered through the certification
programme. For this, there should be an integration of technical aspects of
forest management with institutional, social and cultural dimensions of the
community. Legal and financial backing were also cited as important. Conflict
resolution, protection of forests from grazing, fire and unplanned collection
were also issues to be resolved. |
