Emerging Topics in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management pp 114-123
Editors: Dr.R. S. Khoiyangbam
Dr. Ch. Raghumani Singh (2025)
ISBN: 978-93-94174-59-7
Chapter 11
Social Forestry
Nada Tadi
Rain Forest Research Institute, Sotai, Deovan, Jorhat, Assam-785010
Robert Panmei
Department of Forestry, Manipur University, Imphal – 795003
Salam Dilip
Department of Forestry, Manipur University, Imphal – 795003
RS Loushambam*
Department of Forestry, Manipur University, Imphal – 795003
Abstract
A program of land transformation aimed at multiple uses of lands and environmental rehabilitation in which the community is voluntarily involved as the prime beneficiary to harvest subsidiary gains other than conventional industrial raw material and, in the process, improved land, landscape, environment, and quality of life at large ensured. Social forestry service is 'social' in feeling socially designed, or at least versatile, dynamic, and receptive to unique situations and social climates. Social forestry projects take varying forms depending on the particular (political, economic, cultural, ecological) environment and remain flexible because of the social creativity of the participating interest groups shaping this forest management. Social forestry, a community for rural forestry, or people forestry are synonyms and involve the people (society or community) individually or collectively in forestry operations to create, manage, maintain, protect, and utilize forests for their mutual benefit.
Keywords
Community, Economic, Environment, Land, Rural.
Cite this Chapter: Nada Tadi, Robert Panmei, Salam Dilip and Loushambam, R. S. 2025. Social Forestry. In: R. S. Khoiyangbam and Ch. Raghumani Singh (Eds.), Emerging Topics in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management. Excellent Publishers, India. pp. 114-123. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/978-93-94174-59-7_11
