Forest management has been defined as the practical application of the scientific, technical and economic principles of forestry. Forest management or forest maintenance is essential to achieve the two objectives. 1. For climatic or protective purposes which are sometimes referred to as indirect objectives. 2. For productive purposes or economic objectives which are sometimes referred to as direct objectives. The [...]
The word Agroforestry is a combination of two words: Agro = Agriculture and forestry. It is a part of social forestry programme under which tree plantation is done in private lands around agricultural fields, wasteland of houses in rural areas. The main objectives of agroforestry are as follows: (1) To reduce the dependence of farmers on forest for the purpose [...]
The National Commission on Agriculture has given serious thought to the problem of deforestation and recommended introduction of "Social Forestry" to create multipurpose wood lots in rural India. Social forestry may be defined as additional aid to wildlife conservation. Social forestry is a new revolutionary concept, a multipurpose programme and a mission which aims at ensuring ecological, economic and social [...]