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Describe the participation of people in the conservation of forests in India by taking Bishnoi community incident and Chipko movement as examples. Add a note on Joint Forest Management.

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A case study of people’s participation in forest conservation 

  • A king of Jodhpur wanted to arrange wood for his new palace in 1731. 
  • Few Bishnois hugged the trees and asked to cut them first rather than cutting trees. 365 persons lost their lives in this act 
  • A small temple is now present there in remembrance of this act 
  • Amrita Devi Bishnoi Wild Life Protection Award is instituted for individuals of rural areas who take keen interest in protecting wild life.

Chipko movement 

  • It was started by local women of Garhwal, 
  • They hugged the trees to protect them from the axes of contractors. Joint forest management (JFM) 
  • Started by Government of India in 1980 
  • To involve local communities with the government for protecting and managing forests, inturn communities get forest products for their encouragement.


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