Community Forest Management by Joe Human - ISBN: 9780855984397
Paperback
This book analyses the achievements of the movement - ‘Friends of Trees and Living Beings’ - and considers its significance within the context of a national legal and policy frameworks; drawing on candid interviews with villagers, activists, NGO staff and forestry officials.

Community Forest Management

A Casebook from India

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    184 pages

  • Release Date

    15 December 2000

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Summary

Forests throughout India and the local communities whose livelihoods depend on them, are under threat from large commercial enterprises. This Casebook follows the development of a community-based forest-protection movement in the state of Orissa, as it grew from spontaneous local protests in the mid-1970s into a network of forest-management organisations with respected expertise and widespread influence. ‘Community Forest Management’ analyses the achievements of the movement - known as ‘Frien…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780855984397
ISBN-10:0855984392
Author:Joe Human, Manoj Pattanaik
Publisher:Oxfam Publishing
Imprint:Oxfam Professional
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:184
Release Date:15 December 2000
Weight:285g
Dimensions:215mm x 138mm x 10mm
Series:Oxfam Development Casebooks
About The Author

Joe Human

Joe Human taught for 20 years in Kenya, Papua New Guinea and England, following which he worked for Oxfam GB for 20 years, primarily in communications. He is Coordinator of Cumbria Fair Trade Network, an alliance of over 20 campaigning groups, of which 19 have attained Fairtrade status for their communities. Manoj Pattanaik is employed by the Regional Centre for Development Cooperation in Orissa and currently works as Oxfam Fellow in Community Forest Management

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