The government of India in 1980s has introduced a concept to work closely with the local communities for protecting and managing forests. The concept is

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The correct option is B Joint forest management
Joint forest management or JFM is a programme launched by Government of India in 1988 and guidelines issued in 1990. It aims at establishing partnership between local communities and state forest departments. It is practised in 10.25 million hectares of degraded forests through 36,075 village forest protection committees. It is useful to local and tribal people as they become partners in conservation of forests.

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