15.11 (b) Forest Department of the Government :
(i) Which owns the land and controls the forest resources.
(ii)People develop practices to ensure that forest resources are used in
a sustainable manner.
(iii) The forest resources were overexploited after the British took
control of the forest.
(iv)Forest department of independent India then owned the
land and control the resources of the forest but local needs such as
herbs, fruits and fodder were ignored.
(v) Monoculture of pine, teak or eucalyptus have been started
which can destroy the bio-diversity of the area.15.11 (c) Industrialist :
(i) Industries consider the forest as a source of raw material for its
factories.
(ii)These industries are not interested for the sustainability of
the forest in one area as they go to a different area after cutting
down all tree in one area.15.11 (d) Wildlife and Nature Enthusiasts :
(i) They are not dependent of the forest but conserve nature and take
part in its management.
(ii)Conservationists started with conserving large animals but are now
preserving biodiversity as a whole.
(iii) The local people, for instance the Bishnoi community
in Rajasthan worked for conservation of forest and wildlife as a
religious act. Thus management of forest resources has to take the
interests of various stakeholder into account.15.12 TRADITIONAL USE OF FOREST :
- Alpine grasslands in Himalayas were grazed by sheep in summer.