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FOREST BASED LIVELIHOOD: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN INDIA: A REVIEW

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doi:10.51470/plantarchives.2024.v24.sp-gabels.051

Authors

Priti Singh · Shiv Shankar Dhuria · Neha Soan · Kuldeep Chauhan · Kamesh Kamesh · Shraddha Pandey

Reported year

2024

Reported language

en

Source type

review

First detected

2026-11-09T19:16:51.602144+00:00

Last metadata observation

2026-11-09T19:16:51.602144+00:00

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Institutions reported by the source

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya · Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

Documentary abstract — original language

Forests play a vital role in sustaining the livelihoods of over 300 million forest-dependent people in India.This review examines the opportunities and challenges presented by forest-based livelihoods.A wide range of sources indicate that non-timber forest products (NTFPs) like tendu leaves, bamboo, and medicinal plants contribute substantially to rural incomes and employment generation.Forests also provide essential provisioning services like fuel wood, fodder, and grazing land that support livelihoods.However, communities face pressures from unsustainable extraction practices and lack of secure tenure that degrade forests and undermine long-term incomes.Other constraints include dependence on single NTFPs, elite capture of benefits, low wages, and vulnerability to climate change impacts and market risks.Strategies suggested to promote sustainable use include strengthening community rights, diversifying productive tree species and alternative opportunities, restoring degraded forests through joint management programs, reviving traditional knowledge systems, and building rural capacities.Studies evaluating India's joint forest management program and forest rights recognition show these aim to balance conservation with development objectives but have had mixed outcomes.An analysis of evidence around factors influencing forest access, dependency trends, and successful approaches provides insights for policymakers to safeguard forest-based rural livelihoods.

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OPENALEX

W4403267480

DOI

10.51470/plantarchives.2024.v24.sp-gabels.051

Documentary context

Documentary family

Scholarship

Source-reported types

review

Jurisdictions studied — explicit sources

IN

Natural entities mentioned

Forest · Species

Entity mentions are not evidence of legal recognition. Jurisdiction studied is separate from author affiliation country.

Sources

OpenAlex · Record 1 · Record 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.51470/plantarchives.2024.v24.sp-gabels.051
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W4403267480

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