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Kazuyo NAGAHAMA
Forest Management, Utilization, and People's Perception of a
Van Panchayat in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
BACKGROUNDVan Panchayat (VP) : Community based forest management,
self-governed institution of forestry in Uttarakhand state, India
Background Objectives Method Result
VPs are in quantitative and qualitative decline in the once dense and well-managed Van
Panchayat in the Kumaon hills. (Balooni et al., 2007)
Van Panchayat (VP) sare increasing the practice to gain people’s confidence.
(Gairola, H. & Negi, A.S. ,2011) Van Panchayat
How is the forest management and utilization and people’s perception in newly generated VPs on the Garhwal hills?
Why? ➢ Why are VPs on the decline, although VP’s number are increasing? This is the case of VP forest on the Kumaon hills in Uttarakhand.
Forest degradation
5.Management committee In total 225
participants identified
Uttarakhand(UK)
Forest Department
Local People
〈 Objectives〉
〈Methodology〉
〈 Data collection 〉
InterviewDocuments, Acts and Rules
↓Review
41 household (HH) sampling from 51 HH in total
↓Structured interview
Impact of VP on sustainable forest management and livelihood improvement
4.Livelihood
VP leader
1.Forest utilization
2.Forest management
3.People’s perception
〈 Discussion〉
Background Objectives Method Result
OBJECTIVES & METHOD
➢ The reason of selection D village ：Present Sarpanch (VP head) is a Block Committee leader of 151 VPs in Mussoire, supporting VP association and the assumption of active VP.
➢ Number of household (HH) interview ：41 HH data (80% HH in the village)
➢ Total area of the village ： 137 ha
➢ Altitude : 1850 m ➢ Year the VP
established : 1993 ➢ Total VP area : 20 ha ➢ Total HH : 51
(Population : 348)
The VP name: D village Block: Mussorie
District :Tehri GarhwalState: Uttarakhand in India
Sampling
STUDY SITEStudy period: From July to August, 2012
1. Forest utilization in D village VPLogging; Ban on felling of living treesGrazing animals; UnrestrictedGrass cutting ; UnrestrictedCollection of dry and fallen branches twigs and leaves;
Unrestricted
Type of forest ;Dominated forest With Oak (Quercus spp.),some patches of Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii):
RESULTS
Background Objectives Method Result
Oak(Author, 2012)
100% respondents utilize firewood which is necessary, 78% respondents collect firewood routinely,
for maintaining their livelihood.
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Background Objectives Method Result
Constitution of VP (UKF, 2005)
2. Forest management
MC has jurisdiction (duty) and responsible for managing to VP.
Agriculture is their main livelihood.
All of the People in D village are listed as Below Poverty Line. (B.P.L. Survey, 2002)
Background Objectives Method Result
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Forest is important to maintain people’s livelihood, but not a direct source of income.
3. Livelihood activity
4. People’s perception
Respondents are satisfied with the activities of MC.
The current VP condition is highly improved.
After VP was formed…
（ Critical value: χ² ＞4.06 （ 5% ）， p<0.05 ）
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Relation between MC member’s composition and the factors
The consistence of caste is not fair to consider the proportion of the villagers.-LPG is the indicator of the independence of firewood,
MC members depend on firewood.
Background Objectives Method Result
Factors Explained valuable ： MC members or not
χ² Fishers p Result Caste 4.04 - RejectedMigrant 0.303 0.27 AcceptedOutside study 0.74 0.23 AcceptedCell phone - 0.50 AcceptedDish TV - 0.17 AcceptedLPG - 0.0003 RejectedVP distance - 1.32 AcceptedCollecting firewood - 0.37 AcceptedGrazing animals - 0.29 Accepted
5. Characteristics of Management committee (MC)
Background Objectives Method Result
DISCUSSION
1.Forest manage-
ment
2.Forest utilization
3.People’s perception
4.Livelihood activity
5. Manage-ment
Committee
Increasing VP number(Rawat, 1999; UFD, 2009 )
Livelihood improvement
Effective impact Low performanceB.P.L.
VP in Garhwal Division Forest degradation
(Ballabh et al., 2002)
⇒Grant for plantation VP in Kumaon Division
Support from Forest Department(FD)
⇒ Oppression
Sustainable Forest management Sustainable Development
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