Incorporating Stakeholder Perceptions in Participatory Forest

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................4
Glossary of Terms...........................................................................................................9
List of Abbreviations......................................................................................................11
CHAPTER –I- .............................................................................................................. 12
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 12
1.1 The Analytical Framework for Understanding Stakeholder Perceptions in PFM
and Its Relation with the Conceptual Frame for Legal Analysis.......................... 12
1.2 Context and Rationale....................................................................................... 14
1.3 Methodology:.................................................................................................... 15
CHAPTER- II .............................................................................................................. 16
THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON FORESTS IN MADHYA PRADESH.................... 16
2.1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 16
2.2 Indian Forest Act, 1927 (as applicable in the State of Madhya Pradesh)......... 16
2.3 Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ......................................................................... 22
2.4 Significant Rules under Indian Forest Act, 1927.............................................. 23
2.5 Specific Forest Produce Laws........................................................................... 26
2.6 Other important legislations which has a bearing on Forestry Management in
Madhya Pradesh............................................................................................................ 29
CHAPTER III .............................................................................................................. 32
THE ROLE OF PANCHAYAT AND ITS LINKAGE WITH FORESTRY .................. 32
MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................................... 32
3.1 Role of Panchayats in forestry management:.................................................... 33
3.2 Linkages between Panchayats Raj Institutions and Joint Forest Management
Committees: .......................................................................................................... 35
CHAPTER IV............................................................................................................... 39
THE ROLE OF COURTS IN FORESTRY MANAGEMENT IN M. P ....................... 39
4.1 Definition of Forest........................................................................................... 39
4.2 Working Plans................................................................................................... 39
4.3 Patta or Lease on Forest Land and Its Revocation............................................ 39
4.4 Encroachment over Reserve Forest: ................................................................. 40
4.5 Afforestation ..................................................................................................... 41
4.6 Concluding Remarks......................................................................................... 41
CHAPTER V ................................................................................................................ 42
JFM ORDERS IN MADHYA PRADESH-THE TRANSITION FROM 1991 TO 2001
...................................................................................................................................... 42
5.1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 42
5.2 Transitions in MP JFM ..................................................................................... 43
5.3 Legal Issues in Joint Forest Management:........................................................ 50
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