Abbreviations and
Acronyms: |
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CFM |
Community Based Forest Management |
CPM
|
Computerized Management Programme |
DFID |
Department
For International Development |
DPIU |
District Programme Implementation
Unit |
DRDA |
District Rural Development Agency |
ESS |
Environmental Screening and Scoping |
FFS |
Farmer Field School |
IFAD |
International
Fund For Agriculture Development |
GSRMP |
Gram
Sabha Resource Management Plan |
JFM |
Joint Forest Management |
L&WMF |
Land
and Water Management Fund |
MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
NGO |
Non
Government Organization |
NTFP |
Non-Timber Forest Produce |
PRA |
Participatory Rural Appraisal |
PTG |
Primitive Tribal Group |
SHG |
Self-help Group |
TDS |
Tribal Development Society |
VCC |
Village Credit Committee |
VFC |
Village Forest Committee |
WDC |
Watershed Development Committee |
WSC |
Watershed Sub-committee |
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Glossary of Terms: |
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Gram Sabha: |
Village assembly comprising all resident adults with voting
rights |
Micro Watershed: |
Planning
units of area used by Government of India. Based on national
hydrological system with each numbered according to the main
watershed to which they belong and the sub-basin in which they
are contained. One micro watershed has an area of about 500
ha. and varies from 500 to 1000 ha. |
Milli or Mini Watershed
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A
number of micro watershed (target 100 make up a milli or mini
watershed which has an area of 5000 to 10,000 ha. |
Nala |
Stream |
Panchayat |
Local Government authority responsible for the running of all
rural and village affairs. |
Tola |
Traditional village |
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