R. S. Pathan

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In tribal dominant and poverty stricken Union Territory of Dadra&Nagar Haveli , various incentives have brought in large scale industrialisation. The goods manufactured have no relevance to local resources and the local market. An industrial culture has come face to face with the tribal culture. Having arrived , the industries have bigger role to play in ecological development , the very base for the people of the region. The programme has to go beyond the ceremonial planting of trees by industry. A location specific voluntary contribution from industry is vital for reciprocal growth.

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R. S. Pathan

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Participatory forest management Initiated in india has a better chance of success, if it is in tune with socio-cultural needs of local communities. The programme, that began with restoration of forests on degraded sites, can further develop into Joint management of natural resources in important watersheds. Site specific and transparent techn-extension strategis would motivate comntunities in self governance towards sustainable development. The paper discusses necessary inputs and potentials of community participation in forset management.

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R. S. Pathan

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Establishing organic unity through structural changes and devolution of authority in favour of communities, as envisaged under various schemes of Rural Development or National Afforestation Programme in India, appear to be challenging task as the activities are solely physical and confined to a brief period of a year or two. The community institutions, otherwise under severe external influences, may need reorientation through matching social inputs and inspiring follow-ups else the organic unity that anchored in institutional strength may remain at large. Reorienting the social institution, for the purpose, is a long drawn process and may have to traverse through the identification of the status of existing coherency and factors contributing the same, the activities those preferred for cooperation, inputs necessary to establish favourable conditions for preferred activities, augmenting those factors, experiencing the activities, confidence building, trying the activity of second preference, confidence building, repeat and extending the cooperation to long term activity of conservation. The paper attempts to suggest a fresh approach to explore the rural intricacies related to social relationships, to generate the valuable knowledge in shaping the methods of inquiry and application in rural situations and to help in sustaining the involvement of communities in participatory natural resource management.

Keywords

Structural Frame, Empowerment, Institutionalisation, Coherency, Reorientation

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