2013.2.15 nagahama.pptx

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

Thank you very much for your attention