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Journeys To The Brink Of Hope: A Case Study Of Tropical Forest

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In the book Tropical Forest and The Human Spirit; Journeys to the Brink of Hope goes into different case studies and the type of solutions that are being put forth by different communities and people that is being utilized to preserve the tropical forests that is in the area. The case study that I will be focusing on the village forests in India and the organizations and local people who are typing to use the forest and also preserve the precious land and resources that the different type of forests in India provides. Some elements that needs to be addressed that contributes to the solution that is addressed in India. One of the elements that adds to the solution for conserving the rainforest in India is the people who are involved and the role that they play, and how the trees are …show more content…

Prodyut Bhattacharya, and enhanced the talk of discussing trends in forest policy and development and creating roles that encourages and provides community engagement in managing the forest. In the solutions that are being put forth to manage and the preserve the forest in Madhya Pradesh is to create a strong network between “software” and “hardware” to that they can work interchangeably together. Having the technology that can be provided by the world bank and being donating to saving the forest in India can only go so far, there is a strong need for people to want to focus on the “Hardware” side of the solution, but the that software which is discussed by Dr. Bhattacharya and other professors. “ Both professors lamented the continued obsession of forest officials with what they called “hardware’- technology- when what the foresters need to focus on is “software”-human relationships. They argued that the foresters need to develop real human relationships with the villagers, understand their point of view, and learn the skills required for participatory management.” (pg. 89, Stone,

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