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Social Forestry Program - An Antidote for Climate Change

Authors
Binita Behera1, *, Samapika Mohapatra2
1Assistant Professor, School of Law, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
2Associate Professor, Dept. of Development Studies, Central University of South Bihar, Patna, India
*Corresponding author. Email: binita.behera@kls.ac.in
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Binita Behera
Available Online 13 June 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-255-2_34How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Social Forestry; Decentralized Governance; Adaptive Collaborative Management; Biodiversity
Abstract

Since the 1990s, social forestry has been adopted in India. It aims at diverse outcomes, such as ensuring food security, afforestation, and availability of fodder and fuel wood. In the wake of the onslaught of climate change, it is considered one of the formidable methods to contain and curb the degradation of the environment. In this paper, a bird’s eye view is given of social forestry in the entire globe in general and India in particular. The paper through a discussion of successful models tries to advocate for decentralized governance to truly explore the benefits of adaptive collaborative management of forests’ resources. The paper looks at how different ideas from the stakeholders can be put together and work on a smaller scale and be wary of scaling up social forestry programs. It also pitches for keeping it flexible and working towards actual conservation of forests and refurbishing the biodiversity which is endangered due to near depletion. The study especially supports and calls for the success of community forests in Indonesia which should be emulated in terms of their governance.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the NDIEAS-2024 International Symposium on New Dimensions and Ideas in Environmental Anthropology-2024 (NDIEAS 2024)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
13 June 2024
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978-2-38476-255-2
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-255-2_34How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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