PRIA2025-04-222025-04-222001-08-20PRIA. (2001). People's Participation in Forest Management in Satara Region of West Bengal.http://192.9.200.215:4000/handle/123456789/450Joint Forest Management (JFM) is a people-centric forest conservation programme launched in India through a 1990 resolution, aiming to involve local communities in forest protection and management. Forest Protection Committees (FPCs), consisting of local and economically backward residents, work with forest officials to manage forests and share benefits. Despite initial enthusiasm, challenges such as tribal resistance and funding issues affected implementation. FPC members gain usufruct rights like collecting minor forest produce and receiving 25% of timber sales after protecting forests for five years.In Satara region of West Bengal the tribals' livelihood is dependent on the local forest. But t indiscriminate felling of trees by contractors and forest department's strict action (at tim leading to exploitative action) for stopping the tribals to enter the forest has created resentme among the tribals. In 1980 there was a violent confrontation between poor tribal people and t forest department. A local voluntary agency, 'Shanti Maitri' supported this agitation of triba Another political group 'Adivasi Sangharsh Samiti', also supported this struggle. As demands the tribals were not considered by the authorities the movement took a different turn. T tribals resorted to mass feeling of trees.enJoint Forest Management (JFM)Forest Protection Committee (FPC)Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)Beat Officer/Forest GuardCommunity DemandsWorking Paper