Environment & Ecology · Protected Forest Management
In the co-management model of Protected Forests, what specific function do Village Forest Committees (VFCs) serve?
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- 1They exclusively manage the legal settlement of territorial rights before issuing a final forest notification.
- 2They serve as autonomous bodies that independently ban the quarrying of stone and burning of lime.
- 3They act as the central authority for recording traditional Nistar rights in the village record of rights.
- 4They function as participatory institutions where locals and the Forest Department jointly decide on harvesting cycles and protection duties.✓
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They function as participatory institutions where locals and the Forest Department jointly decide on harvesting cycles and protection duties.
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