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Roles of Social Forestry

Understanding Social Forestry

Social Forestry a forestry which aims at ensuring economic, ecological, and social benefits to the people, particularly to the rural masses and those living below poverty line, specially by involving the beneficiaries right from the planning stage to the harvesting stage.

Some Initiative In Social Forestry In BD

Rajshahi & Dhaka Project In 1962-63

1962-63, two forest extension divisions, one at Rajshahi and other at Dhaka.

The Programme activity initially was small and it never created impact on people. The activities failed to bring any change in the outlook of extension personnel.

Betagi And Pomora Model

Social forestry project in Bangladesh was taken up by entrepreneurs like Mahbubul Alam Chashi, Mohammad Eunus and Abdul Alim at Betagi and Pomora, two remote denuded hills in Rangunia thana of Chittagong district.

The number of participants reduced to 83 families from the initially inducted 101 families.

ADB Project in 1982-87

Social forestry in real sense of the term started with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) financed community forestry project.

Project activities started in 1982 and completed in 1987 in seven districts.

Green Belt Project In1994-95

Based on Afforestation and Nursery Development Projects theme.

The project area includes 10 districts of the coastal zone.

The objective of the project is to reduce loss of life and damage to property

Social Forestry In Sustaining Food Security

Physical access to food.

Economic access to food.

Physical Access To Food1 Social forestry

supplying for Nutrition

2 social forestry in agricultural production

3 Sustaining agricultural production

Physical Access To Food

Trees and forest products play an important role in ensuring adequate nutrition.

By providing nutrients, forest products help to improve health of rural people.

Social forestry for Nutrition

We can find Vitamin A in oil seeds.

Edible leaves or yellow fruits.

Forest products are used as curative rather than preventive medicines.

Social Forestry in agricultural production

provide a direct source of regularly utilized foods

supply essential nutrients and medicines.

Provide a store house of genetic resources.

Support fuel wood for cooking, preserving and processing foods.

Supplying Food In Time Of Famine

Fruits sometimes contain fewer nutrients since trees store their energy supply in their roots.

Trees or shrubs or different parts of the same plant may be eaten during famines.

Trees store their energy supply in their roots.

Role Of Social Forestry In Economic Solvency

Forests are a source of plants and animals.

Fruit-bearing trees may be grown as a source of cash income.

Under conditions of scarce land, capital or labour.

Achievements In Contemporary Bangladesh

Incremental Resources

The National Forest and Tree Resources Assessment (2005-2007) shows that almost 50% of the country is under some sort of tree cover, largely as a result of social forestry.

Employment

Employment opportunities in Bangladesh’s forestry sector is significant and about 0.335 million rural poor people are engaged in social forestry.

Poverty Alleviation: Poor people in remote areas are improving their socio-economic situation

Biodiversity Conservation

Trees planted on degraded forestland and in marginal areas are also conserving soil, water and biodiversity.

With the introduction of co-management in protected areas, the non-consumptive benefits are helping to reduce poverty and conserve biodiversity.

Social Forestry And It’s Challenges

Maintaining Climatically Change

Forests Can Help To Prevent :

landslides on steep

unstable slopes, minimize soil erosion,

and regulate hydrological flows during years with abnormally high rainfall.

Forest Degradation And Encroachment

A 1-meter rise in sea level would inundate 15% of Bangladesh, particularly low-lying floodplains and coastal areas. More people would become landless.

Inappropriate land use devastates coastal mangroves, including the Sundarbans, and the conversion of forestland to agriculture is a major threat to ecological stability.

Adaptationflood management schemes to raise agricultural productivity in low lying areas.

flood protection and drainage in urban areas .

coastal embankment projects to prevent tidal flooding and incursions of saline water.

cyclone shelters .

disaster management .

irrigation to grow crops in the dry season.

Social Forestry To Prevent Natural Disaster

Construction material like bamboos, small timber and fuel wood to the affected people can be supplied.

Temporary settlement of affected people in the degraded/open forest area can be provided.

Employment opportunities to the affected people in the forestry activities can be provided.

Immediate food supply under 'World Food Programme' and providing livelihood should be provided.

Soil Erosion

Soil degradation due to over-exploitation is another major challenge to sustainable agricultural.

Key strategic elements include land zoning, preventing soil and land loss through improved agronomic practices and river training works, land reclamation in the coast

Cyclone And Coastal Environment

Cyclone And Coastal Environment

to the Bay of Bengal have been grouped into the coastal zone in terms of three geo-physical characteristics: interplay of tidal regime, salinity in soil and water, and cyclone and storm surge.

. Bamboo and other hardy trees should be planted to act as windbreaker in coastal area against cyclone Contribution of Social Forestry after Disaster.

Following Steps Can Be Taken By Foresters

The Following Steps Can Be Taken By Foresters After The

Time Of DisastersConstruction material like bamboos, small timber and fuel wood to the

affected people can be supplied.

Also fodder for the cattle can be made available.

Temporary settlement of affected people in the open forest area can be provided.

Employment opportunities to the affected people in the forestry activities can be provided.

Immediate food supply and livelihood should be provided

Recommendation

Plantation along the banks of rivers, sea coast to prevent soil/sea erosion.

Plantation in the steep slop areas to prevent landslides.

encouraging the rural people/cattle owners for stall feeding and improve the cattle breed.

Steps to prevent loss of bio-diversity, wildlife & awareness creation should be taken up.

Climate Change Threats To The Local Community

Rising sea levels

Increase in salinity intrusion

Soil erosion

Reduced water quality

Changing seasonal water distribution

Stagnation of saline water

Coastal inundation

Adverse Impact & Developing Capacity Of Social Forest

ResourcesCommunity disaster preparedness and mitigation strategies

Planning processes and systems.

Community based adaptive strategy builds confidence among individuals, households, communities in undertaking disaster adaptation, preparedness and mitigation.

This leads to self-independent, self-reliance and community empowerment

Sustainable Development, Climate Change

By implementing the capacity building‐Preparation of REDD readiness road map.

Development of village forestry training center

Introduction of effective village forest management mechanism along with wet land fisheries management.

Introduction of co‐management in developing homestead forests and community forests to address the adverse effect of climate change

Formation of co‐management committee for sustaining village forest resources

Generate alternative income generating activities with the support of village forest resources

Some Important Means Of Village Based Adaptation To Climate

ChangeCapacity development through utilizing village based biomass and other

resource

Enhancement of resilience capacity

Specific and appropriate development intervention

Community participation in risk response and risk reduction

Scientific initiative to protect ecosystem

Ensure distributive justice in sharing resources

Enhancement of institutional capacity

Gather scientific knowledge to address climate related vulnerabilities

Traditional Adaptation Technology

Physical

Financial

Human

NaturalSocial

Role of social forestry Contingency

Reconstruction Of Housing

Before long-term plans for the reconstruction of housing .

The available resources (land, labor power, skills, materials, equipment, access to transportation, and financial resources to support self-help).

Remaining hazards that may be faced by people settling on certain sites.

Economic data(previous rent levels, land prices, costs of materials

Role Of Social Forestry In Society

The social functions of forests are often more difficult to measure and can vary considerably among countries, depending on their level of development and traditions.

For example, in developed, post-industrial societies, the benefits of forests for recreation and amenity values or the maintenance of a rural way of life may be most important

Four Measures of Socio-Economic Functions:

Employment in social forestry

Ownership of forest and

other wooded land

Value of wood and non-wood forest product

removals

Areas of forest

designated for social services

Role of Social Forestry in Household Needs

Rural households which use wood fuels can respond in several ways to wood scarcity or to the rise in the real price of wood. Households may continue to consume the same amount of wood by spending a larger fraction of their income

A rise in the price of wood also may cause households to substitute other fuels for wood.

Communal Benefits

Large growing trees can come in conflict with utilities, views, and structures that are beyond the bounds of the owner’s property.

With proper selection and maintenance, trees can enhance and function on one property without infringing on the rights and privileges of neighbors. City trees often serve several architectural and engineering functions.

Role Environmental Benefits

The larger the tree, the greater the cooling effect. By using trees in the cities, we can moderate the heat-island effect caused by pavement and buildings in commercial areas. Wind speed and direction is affected by trees.

The more compact the foliage on the tree or group of trees,. Air quality is improved through the use of trees, shrubs, and turf. Leaves filter the air we breathe by removing dust and other particulates. Rain then washes the pollutants to the ground.

Conclusion

Social forestry has increasingly become the tool to establish multipurpose plantations and to maximize returns from social forestry as a land use.

Social Forest communities are the most marginalized and vulnerable to climate change and their capacity to adapt depends not merely on limited benefits or livelihood options but on secure access to resources

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