SOCIAL FORESTRY ENCOURAGE ECO-CONSERVATION, CULTURAL IMPORTANCE AND TRADITION FOR TRIBAL UPSHOT

Abstract

Indian forest and forestry was enhanced with various new steps. Community development, forest regenerations, forest management ushers a new way of live and livelihood sustenance. Forest was first priority for the socioeconomic pursuit to maintain economic upliftment for the people at large. India is a multi-ethnic society where people practices their traditional wellbeing with eco-conservation which encourage cultural importance. Social forestry encourages the management of forests for the benefits of local people. It emphasises on various aspects of which very few are- forest management, forest protection, and afforestation of deforested lands with the objective of improving the rural, environmental, and social development along with community protection. Every species of the forest bears a traditional approach with cultural values. Human existence could have been impossible if the forest was denuded. Environmental conservation is need to overcome the battle of global warming, climate change, loss of medicinal value of the natural species. It's a practice that paves the way for protection, conservation, manage the natural resources to encourage personages in adherence with social sway.The present investigation was peered into the Khagra Beat, Hijli Range of Kharagpur Forest Division with the involvement of people surrounded by way of social forestry explorations, plantation of Sal Trees to protect environment with traditional engagement of the local people which enhance cultural value orientations, encourage involvement of personages to adhere social see-saw.