This paper is based on three case studies, each belonging to one of the three types of institutional structures: self-initiated, NGO-promoted, and government sponsored JFM. The basic objectives of three instutitional structures have been strengthening ecological security and meeting the subsistence biomass needs of the local people.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/books/ensuring-collective-action-participatory-forest-management
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rucha-ghate
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/joint-forest-management-jfm
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
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