Tools for reaching forest dependent poor in three states in India
Modelling research-policy linkages, locating the poor and assessing cumulative regulation
impact on the forest dependent poor in India

New : Maps for Madhya Pradesh

The purpose of this project is to improve the understanding of the interaction between forests and people, to better target public investment and analyse regulation that affect the forest and forest-fringe dwellers in India.

This purpose will be achieved by developing and testing simple tools and techniques for (a) multi-scale forest-poverty mapping that helps locate the forest poor, (b) assessing cumulative regulatory impact of participatory forestry on the forest and forest-fringe dwellers via a policy plot, and
(c) characterizing participatory forest research-policy-implementation linkages.

This action-research project will be implemented in three states - Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Orissa.

Tools for reaching forest dependent poor in three states in India