Generating Knowledge for Educational Management: Community Forestry Approach

Abstract

The main objective of the paper is to present 'Community Forest Management Strategies and Livelihood Pattern' and to clarify the types of the government strategies and livelihood pattern based on community forest user group model. It was felt that the people in the community have knowledge about sustainable forest management and improvement of livelihood that is necessary to achieve quality life in the community. Global evidence and research fi ndings have shown that all the community forests are at risk, and vulnerable environment in hills, rural areas and in plain Terai regions as well as in inner Terai regions and livelihood is diffi cult to maintain quality life. Rural community people were found with little knowledge on managing resources of community forest and governance of forest management as compared to people in urban areas in the sample districts. The diversity of ethnicity, level of education, occupation, and religion were found with different levels of knowledge, practice and attitude of the respondents. Most of the community members were found with the knowledge about the importance of forest and benefi ts of forest products, social welfare and livelihood improvement. The attitude of people was found more positive towards the behavior of changing livelihood pattern in weak physical environment including school management.