MAHARASHTRA FORESTRY

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The main goal of the project would be to achieve institutional, economic and environmental improvements in the forestry sector of Maharashtra. The project will therefore undertake a number of sector reforms through : (a) reorganization of the public forest administration and seeking a more active role of the NGOs, village panchayats, cooperatives and the private sector in the development of the sector; (b) improvement of the state's technical capability particularly in the field of seed production, genetic planting material, including monitoring of the forest resource base and training; and (c) rationalization of the policies and regulations constraining the sector. The project would also support five discrete investment activities related to land treatment: (a) village eco-development and joint management; (b) rehabilitation of wasteland and degraded lands; (c) production forestry; (d) biodiversity and conservation; and (e) pasture and fodder development.