Double whammy

Two proposed moves that could drastically alter forest management in India

High-yield variety

Bamboo is key to rural growth

Shrinking cover

Forests are disappearing at an alarming rate the world-over, says a recent study

Sacred flaws

Why the Odisha government's move to save sacred groves has enraged tribal communities

The people are covered

People's rights over forests are legally unassailable

Contentious credit

World Bank giving loan for anti-tribal forest project, say Andhra activists

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Three-year itch

The Centre's report card has little to show beyond an unfinished agenda

Suspect diagnosis

World Bank's take on Indian forestry sector motivated

Rely on people!

Opposition to AP government's move to involve industries in JFM gathers momentum

A bill in question

The Andhra Pradesh government's move to 'legalise' JFM kicks off a row

It's just the basic

But NEP has little to empower communities in resource use

Divine protection

Kumaon villagers discover that gods are the best forest guards

Patches of green

Even after 10 years, the joint forest management programme has made little headway

Blasted out

Gubraida gram panchayat scripts a success story by bringing illegal mining to a halt

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Reaping the benefits

CFM brings social and economic prosperity to several village communities

The bare essentials

To make community forest management a success

Community forest management THE NEPALESE EXPERIENCE

Nepal government decided to hand over certain forest areas to rural communities.

Not a bankable strategy

World Bank's forestry projects have not helped reduce poverty, says its own evaluator

Model development

Every village has its own way of protecting the forests, but each one is a success story

Jobs and the environment

Promised Moon, Paid Pittance - Madhya Pradesh

Forests for people

Newly democratic Bhutan pushes community forestry to tackle rural poverty  

Lost in interpretation - Maharashtra