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Nagothu

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2001

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2001

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Nagothu

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What do people assume

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That fuelwood and fodder extraction leads to deforestation

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The problem with assuming that fuelwood and fodder extraction leads to deforestation

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It ignores local-specific strategies which may reduce the impact on the environment

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How do communities next to forests use them

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Communities next to forests mainly use dry wood as fuelwood and greases for fodder that normally doesn’t involve cutting the trees

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What does this paper look at

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The extraction patterns in villages in and out of the Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in India

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What would be a good solution

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Co-management of forests would solve these conflicts and lead to a better management of natural resources

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Firewood crisis in India

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Has occurred as a result of increased demand and diminishing resources, along with illegal fuelwood consumption

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How do local people value the land

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In non-consumption values such as socio-cultural and religious links to forests

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Which knowledges are focused on

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Mainstream views. Despite informal institutions in forest areas having better local knowledge

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Why may people conserve land

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Due to religious sentiments, they may worship plants and animals and restrict use of the land

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How have Hardin’s ideas been challenged

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Tragedy of the Commons (Hardin, 1968) argues sustainable resource use can only occur with private property, however successful common property plans have shown that local people use resources for their subsistence needs

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Why have conflicts between state and locals occurred

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State intervention has disrupted the common property regimes

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What is the main argument of the paper

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Use of resources by local people is not the main cause of deforestation in all cases, and that local institutional arrangements can lead to better management

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How are people restricted from using the tiger reserve

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  • No grazing allowed
  • Ban on extraction of plant/resource that may damage the habitat
  • Ban on collecting fuelwood, fodder etc.
  • Ban on hunting wild animals
  • Restrictions to reside within the protected area
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What do the villagers continue to do

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Treat the forests within the protected area as part of the village commons