community conservation in india

7/18/2019 Community Conservation in India

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"hy is community conservation

such a hot topic#

Failure of the old ‘top-down’ system of Wildlife & Forest Management.

Isolation of the communities can only create hostility.

ocal communities !now the forest "etter than any forest guard.

#he reali$ation that without the support of the local communities% forests

cannot "e protected.

#he communities are the highest sta!eholders of a forest and therefore% "est

candidates for its protection.

#he recognition of traditional wisdom.



istory of community conservation

in India

'eligion & rituals

(gricultural practices li!e shifting cultivation% khazans

)ustaina"le e*tractions from forests

)ustaina"le fishing +ractices

)ustaina"le gra$ing practices



)acred ,roves



hanging trends.

,rowing +opulations

Increase in demand of resources

(lienation "y the #op-down governance

hange in education system

hange in value system



Mendha e!ha

Mawa Mate% Mawa 'a/0.

1In our village% we are the government0 $ituation%

Forest ta!en over "y Forest

2epartment

Forest access to village restricted

2enying rights to tri"als

(llowing outsiders to harvest

"am"oo & 3#F+.

+roposed dam that wouldsu"merge village and surroundings



#he village revolts 4.

Mass struggle over proposed

dam & victorious

Forms a Forest +rotection

ommittee 5F26

+rotects 7%899 hectares of

forest land

:mpowered ,ram )a"ha

demands to !now all ,ovt.development schemes and

monetary allocations



;ee/ ;achao (ndolanof <ttaranchal

In the and of the hip!o Movement

ollection of seeds.

)ustaina"le agricultural practices.

:mpowered locals.



1Jote Boye Jo Zameen,

Beej Usi ke Rahe Adheen,

Evam Mitti Paani Beej Aur

Pedh,

Band Karo Tum Unse

Chhedh

1e who tills and cultivates the land%

the seeds "elong to him alone%#he earth% water% seeds and trees%

)top messing with these resources.0



#he dou"le storeyed village

=o!!are- ;ellur%

=arnata!a $ituation %

)pot "illed +elicans

and +ainted )tor!s

visit every 3ovem"er

>illagers "elieve

them to "e

har"ingers of good

rain and crops

ive in harmonyusing their guano as

fertili$er.

Forgo tamarind

harvest to shelter

"irds.



&roblems%

oss of tree cover

Increase in num"er of death of fledglings

)iltation and pollution of neigh"oring water "odies

'oung $olutions %

Formation of Mysore (mateur

3aturalists

reating ;ird hospitals

reating /o"s %involving children

Involving Forest 2ept. in #ree

+rotection

+racticing :cotourism



+eriyar 3ational +ar!%

=erala

$ituation%

2eclaration of 3+

ed to

(lienation of local

communities

+oaching for tiger s!in

sandalwood smuggling



+oachers turn protectors

Collaboration

between (orest

)ept. and poachers

apacity "uilding

onduct nature

trails and patrol the

forest

Formation of :co-

2evelopment

ommittees



+rofit sharing of #raditional Wisdom

( colla"oration of =anis and )cientists of #ropical

;otanical ,ardens 'esearch Institute 5#;,'I6.

Jeevani ! "harin# $ene%its o% &nte''e(tua' Pro)erty Ri#hts*



#urtle conservation in ,oa% =erala



Ways (head4

oint Forest Management

ommunity Forest Management

:co-development ommittee

Intellectual +roperty 'ights for #raditional

Wisdom



ow to use case studies in

education. :ncourage discussions. (n incomplete story activity.

What would you do?

'ole +lay.

@"/ectiveA

#o understand shades of grey in conservation.

Importance of "ringing the old with the new.

#o understand the importance of participatory and sustaina"le living.

#o nurture ‘thin!ing’ minds.



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