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By SUSANTA BISWAS, University of Calcutta, October 14, 2011

The women folk living in the forest fringe areas of Mandu a village in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand have established and nurtured local temporary nurseries. As well as they protect and care the plantation done by them with a sustained effort.

By SUSANTA BISWAS, University of Calcutta, September 12, 2009

a proposition for saving forests by making the forest fringe dwellers self-reliant to wean them away from forest. Joint Forest Management is a viable concept and is perhaps the only means of eco-restoration under Indian context, where too many people are too much dependent on too little forests.

By SUSANTA BISWAS, University of Calcutta, September 12, 2009

a success story in establishing the first Small and Medium Forest Enterprise in India, at Potka under Dhalbhum Forest Development Agency, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Self-Help Groups of tribal artisans dwelling in the forest fringe villages forming well motivated Joint Forest Management Committees are actively getting involved with Small and Medium Forest Enterprises for preserving and protecting the forest.