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Community Forestry in Western Indian Himalaya

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Community Forestry in Western Indian Himalaya

Van Panchayat in Uttarakhand, India

By: Nagendra Prasad Todaria, Dhanpal Singh Chauhan

£72.99

Born from resistance to British colonial rule, the Van Panchayat is India's unique community forest management system. For the first time, this book compiles all published work on the institution, exploring its history, policy, ecology, and social dimensions.

The Van Panchayat in Uttarakhand, India, is a unique community forest management system, the only one incorporated into the Indian Forest Act of 1927. Originating…

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Authors: Dhanpal Singh Chauhan, Nagendra Prasad Todaria ISBN: 1-0364-3413-3 Categories: Social Sciences, Multidiscipline, Multidiscipline, Sociology, Environmental Technology, Policy and Management

The Van Panchayat in Uttarakhand, India, is a unique community forest management system, the only one incorporated into the Indian Forest Act of 1927. Originating from local resistance against British colonial control of forest resources in the early 19th century, this system has evolved over the last 93 years. The book offers a comprehensive view of the Van Panchayat Institution, covering the British colonial policies on forest control and the subsequent developments. It compiles all published work on Van Panchayat, making it the first book dedicated to this system. The chapters explore various aspects like forestry, policy, management, environment, ecology, economics, and social and institutional dimensions, providing a holistic understanding of the subject.

Professor Todaria retired in 2016 after 34 years of service as a Professor of Forestry and Dean at HNB (Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna) Garhwal Central University, Uttarakhand, India. He was involved with the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and served on the Forest Advisory Committee of India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change. He has published two books and 200 research papers.

Professor D.S. Chauhan, also at HNB Garhwal Central University, holds a DPhil in Forestry and an MPhil in Natural Resource Management. His research focuses on community forestry, agroforestry, and forest ecology. Nine students have earned their PhD under his supervision. He has published one book and over 80 research papers. In 2021, he was awarded Fellow of the Indian Society of Agroforestry.

Hardback

ISBN: 1-0364-3413-3
ISBN13: 978-1-0364-3413-7
Date of Publication: 2025-03-05

Ebook

ISBN: 1-0364-3414-1
ISBN13: 978-1-0364-3414-4
Date of Publication: 2025-03-05

Categories: Social Sciences, Multidiscipline, Multidiscipline, Sociology, Environmental Technology, Policy and Management

Pages: 239

Subject Codes:

BIC: GT, JFSF, RNF
THEMA: GT, JBSC, RNF

Pages: 239

"The uniqueness of the book lies in its contents and lucid description of all possible aspects of Van Panchayat ranging from management, social science, political science, ecology and policy. The book, I am sure will be useful to, and appreciated by students, researchers and policy makers in the field of forestry, community forestry, environmental science, management, polity and social science. The book fills the knowledge gap which exists at present because of absence of good literature on the subject."
- Dr Jagdish Kishwan Former Member of Indian Forest Service and Chancellor FRI University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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Nagendra Prasad Todaria

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Dhanpal Singh Chauhan

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