期刊名称：International Journal on Research and Development : A Management Review
印刷版ISSN：2319-5479
出版年度：2015
卷号：4
期号：2
页码：28-49
出版社：Institute for Research and Development India
摘要：The natural regeneration capacity of forests in Odisha has been remaining below than the deforestation caused by exploitation. Demand for forest products increased more than the recouping capacity of forests, made net loss of precious natural resources. Increase in population, demand for forest land by the community living in and around the forests on one hand and diversion of forests for development of agriculture, industry, mining, infrastructural improvement by building roads, railways, power transmission lines, necessity of achieving other obligations of government to restore peace and growth along with implementation of rehabilitation of displaced persons etc on the other hand results in shrinkage of the forest cover and biodiversity too. To overcome the problem of forest loss and ensure proper rehabilitation and reforestation by supplementing through artificial regeneration of forest by encouraging plantation in wasteland, village unutilized space, in the bank of river, canal, roadside, community land by strip plantation, barren hill plantation etc encouraged to meet the need of forest products by the villagers and at the same time facilitating the restoration and rehabilitation of natural forest. One of the vital point is pertinent to note that the objective of involvement of society in its attempt to meet the requirement of rural community. The Social Forestry Project (SFP) aims at achieving the goal of forest development by widespread plantation to be carried out by the people, with the participation of people and for the betterment of socio-economic status of the people. This paper is an attempt to outline various schemes implemented under the SFP and physical and financial achievements made during the project period in Odisha with certain crucial points
