OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -CBFM is based on the concept of “People first and sustainable forestry will follow.” It gives organized and empowered communities the right and responsibility to directly manage and benefit from forest land resources.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maintenance, conservation and enhancement of ecosystem biodiversity. Protection of ecologically important forest areas. Prohibition of forest conversions. Recognition of free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples.

Detailed explanation-3: -It stresses that local communities have a mutual relationship with forests and could be partners in forest development efforts if the needs, desires, aspirations and perceptions of the various participants are accommodated in the planning and decision-making process.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sustainable Forest Management Practices Replanting forests after harvesting contributes to ecologically sustainable forestry. Selective logging and thinning prevent from felling the entire stand. Pruning saves from logging the whole trees for wood and stops pathogens’ spreading.