Tricks of diminishing returns
Submitted by rummykhan on Tue, 2011-08-30 14:18
The concept of JFM is alluring enough to keep people engaged in conservation for years. But when it comes to sharing the fruits it is a practical joke. For every hundred rupees earned from timber sale a JFM committee usually gets only Rs 17.5 in cash, thanks to the forest department’s talent for developing a benefit-sharing formula guaranteed to deliver skewed results.
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Sep 15, 2011
Publication Date:
15/09/2011