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Ford Foundation Funded Research

Joint Forest Management (JFM) is one of the thrust areas of research at IIFM. IIFM has received grants from the Ford Foundation under the Ford Foundation Research Grant (FFRG) scheme to carry out research in the area of JFM. Important components of this research project include :

Behavioural Analysis of the human component of Forest Protection Committees Marketing Aspects of Non-timber Forest Products and Economic Development of the people. Institutional frame work of the Forest Protection Committee and the Socio-economic Dimensions Ecological Aspects of Protected Forest and their productivity and Development of capacity in Gender Research and Training. The following are some of the case and research projects that have been completed by the Centre.

Interface between JFM and Eco-tourism. Participatory Development and Community Forest Management. Ecological study of Participatory Management in South Chhindwara. Challenges and Opportunities in JFM - A Case Study of West Bengal.