Answer:
In
recent times, Asian and African Governments introduced social forestry and the
policy of keeping forest communities away from forests have only resulted in
conflicts. Conservation of forests rather than collecting timber became the
primary aim.
In order to meet this goal, the government realized that the involvement
of people living near the forests is must. Intact, across India from Mizoram to
Kerala dense forests have survived only because villagers protected them in
sacred groves known as Sarnas, Devarakudu, Kan, Rai, etc. Some
villagers patrolled their own forest with each household taking it instead of leaving
it to forest guards.
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