Explaining the performance of state-community joint forest management in India

Bhagirath Behera

Ecological Economics, 2009, vol. 69, issue 1, 177-185

Abstract: This paper seeks to identify and analyze the factors that explain differential outcomes of joint forest management (JFM) in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Factors affecting the performances of JFM communities are analyzed using an ordered logit model. The results indicate that JFM communities are more likely to perform well when they are smaller in size and when forest resources in the JFM community are scarce. Presence of social capital and high value forests are also likely to promote good forest growth. Effective protection of forests is likely to contribute to the growth of forests. JFM communities that were initiated by NGOs are more likely to manage forests effectively than the one initiated by the Forest Department.

Keywords: Collective; action; Devolution; Property; rights; Joint; forest; management; Andhra; Pradesh; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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