Social Forestry:
- Meaning of Social forestry is the management and protection of forests and afforestation of barren lands to help the environment, society, and development.
In India, The National Commission on Agriculture 1976 classified social forestry into three categories:
- Urban Forestry
- Rural Forestry
- Farm Forestry
Urban Forestry:
Raising and managing forests around urban centers such as roadside, around industries, in colonies, green parks, and making green belts on both private and public land comes under Urban Forestry.
Benefits of Urban Forestry:
- It reduces air pollution and noise pollution
- It reduces the effect of heat island
- It helps in water recharging, water recycling, and waste disposal.
Rural Forestry:
Rural forestry means growing forests along with agriculture.
Benefits of Rural Forestry:
- It helps in enriching the soil with humus which leads to enhancement of soil productivity.
- Combining the production of crops and forests helps in diversifying the farm income.
- A community such as landless classes can get benefits from raising on village pasture, temple lands, roadside, river and canal side, and railways lines.
Farm Forestry:
- The commercial and non-commercial purpose of growing plants comes under farm forestry.
- In India, the Forest department of various states distributes the seedling trees free of cost to small or marginal farmers.
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