11. The New Forest Policy and Joint Forest Management in India

  1. Julian Evans OBE BSc, PhD, DSc, FICFor
  1. Naresh C. Saxena

Published Online: 21 JAN 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470757079.ch11

The Forests Handbook, Volume 2: Applying Forest Science for Sustainable Management

The Forests Handbook, Volume 2: Applying Forest Science for Sustainable Management

How to Cite

Saxena, N. C. (2008) The New Forest Policy and Joint Forest Management in India, in The Forests Handbook, Volume 2: Applying Forest Science for Sustainable Management (ed J. Evans), Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470757079.ch11

Editor Information

  1. T.H. Huxley School of Environment, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, The University of London, United Kingdom

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 21 JAN 2008
  2. Published Print: 18 JAN 2001

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632048236

Online ISBN: 9780470757079

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Keywords:

  • forest policy;
  • resource degradation;
  • forest management;
  • subtropical forests;
  • timber production

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • Introduction

  • Forest Policy Before 1988

  • The 1988 Forest Policy

  • The June 1990 Guidelines and Joint Forest Management

  • Internal Factors in Community Mobilization

  • Constraints of Government Policy and Action

  • Changes in Silviculture

  • Summing UP

  • References