FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF THE TRIBAL PEOPLE OF MEGHALAYA, NORTH-EAST INDIA

TIWARI BK, TYNSONG H & LYNSER MB. 2010. Forest management practices of the tribal people of Meghalaya, north-east India. The tribal communities of Meghalaya nurture forests in the vicinity of their habitations, near water sources, on steep slopes and other ecologically sensitive lands. Their forest conservation practices can be seen in sacred groves, village restricted forests, village supply forests, clan forests and other traditionally managed forests, which comprise about 90% of Meghalaya's total forest area. These forests are protected and managed by the tribal people through institutional arrangements developed to benefit the community as a whole. The classification, protection, regeneration and…