Community Well-being in the State-run Forest Management System
A Case of Limited Capability in Himachal Pradesh, India
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 12984037 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Kritishnu Sanyal (0009-0005-2521-6531, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi), Shyamasree Dasgupta (0000-0002-2004-1155, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2026 |
| Volumen | 27 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 1-30 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2026-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of Human Development (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1464-9888 • E-ISSN: 1469-9516 |
| Editorial | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19452829.2026.2634163 |
| OpenAlex | W7133770253 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 83 |
Forests not only provide a pool of natural resources, but they can also foster responsible agency among forest communities through managing them. Based on a case study in Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, India, this work investigates how the existing forest management policies and practices in India create a platform for the community to achieve its well-being in the context of natural resource management. It extends the framework of the Capability Approach to empirically examine the freedom of the community to participate in forest management, their role as agents of change and their participation in effective public deliberation. Findings suggest that the policy primarily grants “paper freedom” to the community to participate in forest management, and the effective community participation is largely crippled in the absence of individual and social conversion factors, such as education and inclusivity. Community perceives themselves as “beneficiary” with dominant extraction motives, rather than as an “agent” who can contribute to forest management. The study emphasises the role of freedom to participate in public discussion towards the co-creation of knowledge by policymakers and the village community.
Community forestry · Forest management · Sustainability · Sustainable forest management · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Forest Management and Policy · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
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