Indian forest and wood certification scheme
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme. This national forest certification scheme offers voluntary third-party certification
Forest Management
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UNITED NATIONS
Delegates representing more than a hundred governments have agreed to set-up a permanent United Nations ( un ) body to protect forests. This was decided at the Fourth Session of the
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JFM panels empowered
village-level Joint Forest Management (jfm) committees
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Reaping the benefits
CFM brings social and economic prosperity to several village communities
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Institutional set up
A three tier system has been developed to oversee the management of forests
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Chronicling CFM
Community forestry, as it is practiced today, is a result of the government s willingness to learn from its past mistakes. Also, traditional management practices helped the government achieve its goal
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Key features
The 1993 Forest Act gives exclusive rights to villagers to use and sell forest products without any tax liability
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An organised front
Forest users groups have formed a national level federation to effectively fight for their rights
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A troubled frontier
A government circular aimed at ending commercialisation of forests in the <i>terai </i> affects the hills, too. In the process, it threatens to derail the CFM movement
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A lesson for India
Despite disputes over commercialisation of forest produce, experts believe the movement will not be derailed. Meanwhile, India can take a lesson or two from its neighbour s success
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Miles apart
What distinguishes Nepal s community forest management from India s?