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1. Unit-8
FOREST PROTECTION SYSTEM IN COMMUNITY BASED FORESTRY
Prabin Pandit
Lecturer
Purbanchal University College of Environment and Forestry (PUCEF)

2.  Protection has remained a critical forest management issue, and FUGs have developed
various institutional arrangements to regulate unauthorized access to forest.
 FUGs have made various types of attempts to cope with destruction of forest resources
from natural as well as anthropogenic factors, sometimes in collaboration with other
institutions.
 Government or project paid systems of protection were common until the early 1990,s,
and are rarely in existence now.
 Recent policy arrangements do not encourage projects to cover the cost of protection. If
someone violates the regulatory arrangements, fines are imposed. Informal protection is
the least costly arrangement on the part of the FUG, and is practiced by FUGs that are
fully aware of their rights and are well-organized institutionally.

3. • CFUGs settle conflicts over access to and control over resources, land boundary and
disputes over land tenure.
• CFUG members guard forests by patrolling and protecting forests as regular work on
rotational basis.
• CFUGs are active in activities related to soil conservation and watershed
management.
• CFUGs support their members for income-generating activities such as vegetable
farming, livestock, horticulture, fishery and beekeeping.
• CFUGs construct community forest nurseries, establish plantations, protect and
manage natural forests in sustainable manner and establish forest-based enterprises.