Forest Management

Forest Management is the act of defining the forest boundary, protection and re-plantation. The objectives of forest management might be to maximize it's usefulness, to extract and utilize over-mature trees, fallen and dead trees,to fulfill the need of forest products, to help in reduction of poverty by creating employment, to maintain and enhance biodiversity, to increase social and national income, etc.
Forest Management may include :

• plantation of grasses and saplings,
• grazing in controlled manner in such a way that the growth of grass is not affected,
• nursery of desirable species,
• no illegal cutting,
• no forest fires,
• legal action taken as per rules and regulations against offenders who harm the forest,etc.

 Forest Management plan should be simple and could be developed on a 5-10 year management rotation based on selective filling and natural regeneration.